INSAT-1B

Summary

INSAT-1B is a communications satellite^[1]. INSAT-1B ranks in the top 7% of communications_satellite entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• INSAT-1B is in the country of India^[3].
• INSAT-1B's image is recorded as Insat-1B.jpg^[4].
• INSAT-1B's instance of is recorded as communications satellite^[5].
• INSAT-1B's instance of is recorded as weather satellite^[6].
• INSAT-1B's instance of is recorded as geostationary satellite^[7].
• INSAT-1B's operator is recorded as Indian Space Research Organisation^[8].
• INSAT-1B's manufacturer is recorded as Ford Aerospace^[9].
• INSAT-1B's COSPAR ID is recorded as 1983-089B^[10].
• INSAT-1B's part of is recorded as Indian National Satellite System^[11].
• INSAT-1B's Commons category is recorded as INSAT-1B^[12].
• INSAT-1B's space launch vehicle is recorded as Space Shuttle^[13].
• INSAT-1B's SCN is recorded as 14318^[14].
• INSAT-1B's powered by is recorded as spacecraft solar array^[15].
• INSAT-1B's powered by is recorded as R-4D^[16].
• INSAT-1B's type of orbit is recorded as geostationary orbit^[17].
• INSAT-1B's UTC date of spacecraft launch is recorded as +1983-08-30T00:00:00Z^[18].
• INSAT-1B's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0z8dt5l^[19].
• INSAT-1B's significant event is recorded as rocket launch^[20].
• INSAT-1B's significant event is recorded as service retirement^[21].
• INSAT-1B's start point is recorded as Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A^[22].
• INSAT-1B's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+2.18'}^[23].
• INSAT-1B's height is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1.42'}^[24].
• INSAT-1B's width is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1.55'}^[25].
• INSAT-1B's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11570', 'amount': '+1152'}^[26].
• INSAT-1B's NSSDCA ID is recorded as 1983-089B^[27].

Why It Matters

INSAT-1B ranks in the top 7% of communications_satellite entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month).^[2]