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INSAT 1B, 14318

Orbit data source: Space-Track

INSAT 1B, 14318 is a payload satellite owned by ISRO (IN) in GEO that was launched on Tue, 30 Aug 1983 UTC via an SPACE SHUTTLE launch vehicle from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.

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Identifier

14318, 1983-089B

Orbit

GEO

Last TLE update

7 hours ago

Origin

Indian Space Research Organization (IN / IND)

Manufacturer

Ford Ae

Mission

Non-operational Civil Com/Cal

Bus & Motor

INSAT, R-4D-11

Mass

1,194 kg wet, ~550 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1983-08-30 (42 years ago)

Launch vehicle

SPACE SHUTTLE

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Hex Poly + 1 Pan, 2.18 m

Radar Cross Section

2.690 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 7 hours ago

0 INSAT 1B
1 14318U 83089B   25158.88809212 -.00000359  00000-0  00000+0 0  9991
2 14318  11.6823 329.5325 0010032 222.7832 147.5582  1.00316843121430

Epoch: 2025-06-07T21:18Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-07T21:18:51.159Z)

Latitude

2.10712°

Longitude

123.48216°

Altitude

35,808.766 km

Speed

3.073 km/s

True Right ascension

22h 38m 52s

True Declination

2° 06' 18"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

11.07604°

Longitude

-137.60826°

Altitude

35,790.226 km

Speed

3.074 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

04h 55m 31s

Apparent Declination

5° 08' 11"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

13:58:15

Azimuth

307.081° NW

Elevation

-29.281°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,817.263 km

Perigee altitude

35,732.687 km

Semi-major axis

42,153.112 km

Eccentricity

0.001

Inclination

11.6823°

RAAN

329.5325°

Arg. of periapsis

222.7832°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

147.5582°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

0.25078 °/min

Orbital period

1,435.5 mins

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