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NORAD 20643

INSAT 1D

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Its orbit in 3D

Goes round Earth once every 23.9 hours, on an orbit tilted 14.6° from the equator, between 35,732 and 35,857 km up. Earth is drawn to scale.

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About INSAT 1D

INSAT 1D is a satellite from India, launched on Jun 12, 1990 from Air Force Eastern Test Range.

It sits in geostationary orbit about 35,800 km above the equator near 78°E, turning with Earth so it stays over the same spot.

The map shows where it is right now; the pass list tells you when it next comes over your location.

INSAT-1D · 20643

Operated by
Indian Space Research Organisation
Mass
1,190 kg

Wikipedia article ↗ · Names and facts: Wikidata (CC0).

Orbit height over the past year

Over the last 17 days its lowest point went from 35,718 km to 35,717 km. Sudden rises are engine burns that lift the orbit; slow declines are drag from the thin upper atmosphere.

Lowest point (perigee)Highest point (apogee)
35,75035,80035,850

From Space-Track element sets, one point a day.