Insat 1A

Launch data Designation: 13129 / 82031A Launch date 10 Apr 1982 - 06:47 UT Launch site CC, LC17A Launch vehicle: Delta-3910/PAM-D (#647/D161) Mission: Communications and meteorology Geostationary orbit: Perigee / Apogee   km Eccentricity   Inclination   deg Period   min Location 74°E

Credit: ISRO

Spacecraft data: Prime contractor  Ford Aerospace Platform  INSAT Operator   Mass at launch  1152 kg Mass in orbit  650 kg Basic shape   Dimension (m)  2.18 x 1.42 x 1.55 m Solar array  asymmetric panel, 11.5 m² Stabilization  3-axis DC power  1185 W Design lifetime  7 yrs

Credit: ISRO

Decay:

Mission details:

• The Insat-1A was launched by a Delta in April 1982 but was abandoned in September 1983 when its attitude control propellant was exhausted.
• Insurance paid $64 million for the failure.