INSAT-3B

INSAT-3B
Mission typeCommunication
OperatorINSAT
COSPAR ID2000-016B
SATCAT no.26108
Mission duration12 years
Spacecraft properties
BusI-2K
ManufacturerISRO
Launch mass2,070 kilograms (4,560 lb)
Power1,712 watts
Start of mission
Launch date21 March 2000 (2000-03-21)
RocketAriane 5G
Launch siteKourou ELA-3
ContractorArianespace
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric
RegimeGeostationary
Longitude83° East
Perigee altitude35,743 kilometres (22,210 mi)
Apogee altitude35,829 kilometres (22,263 mi)
Inclination0.01 degrees
Period1,436.06 minutes
Epoch23 April 2000

INSAT-3B is an Indian communications satellite which was built by the Indian Space Research Organisation and operated by Indian National Satellite System. It is the first Geostationary satellite by India.