INSAT 4CR

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INSAT 4CR is classified as:

Geostationary
TV

NORAD ID: 32050

Int'l Code: 2007-037A

Perigee: 36,076.2 km

Apogee: 36,107.4 km

Inclination: 6.2 °

Period: 1,451.3 minutes

Semi major axis: 42462 km

RCS: 7.9621 m² (large)

Launch date: September 2, 2007
Source: India (IND)
Launch site: SRIHARIKOTA (SRI)

INSAT-4CR is the third satellite in INSAT-4 series. It carries 12 high-power Ku-band transponders designed to provide Direct-To-Home (DTH) television services, Video Picture Transmission (VPT) and Digital Satellite News Gathering (DSNG). It was built to replace an identical satellite, INSAT-4C that was lost due to the failure of GSLV-F02 in July 2006.

1 32050U 07037A   25290.26518392 -.00000170  00000-0  00000-0 0  9990
2 32050   6.2468  72.7025 0003677 159.3296 357.7172  0.99217983 48764

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC