INSAT 3B, 26108
Orbit data source: Space-Track
INSAT 3B, 26108 is a payload satellite owned by ISRO (IN) in GEO that was launched on Tue, 21 Mar 2000 UTC via an ARIANE 5G launch vehicle from the French Guiana (FRGUI). 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
Orbit
Country
IN / INDRelated business
Manufacturer
ISRO
Mission
Non-operational Civil Communications
Bus & Motor
I2K, ISRO LAM
Mass
2,070 kg wet, 970 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 7.3 m
Radar Cross Section
10.621 m², Large (>1 m²)
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0 INSAT 3B
1 26108U 00016B 26093.60725921 -.00000065 00000-0 00000-0 0 9998
2 26108 10.7061 46.1657 0007316 245.1833 126.8313 0.99663550 50693Epoch: 2026-04-03T14:34Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-03T14:34:27.195Z)
Latitude
2.23155°
Longitude
7.4976°
Altitude
35,975.702 km
Speed
3.067 km/s
True Right ascension
03h 52m 11s
True Declination
2° 13' 45"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
01:41:47
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
35,989.958 km
Perigee altitude
35,928.01 km
Semi-major axis
42,337.121 km
Eccentricity
0.00073
Inclination
10.7061°
RAAN
46.1657°
Arg. of periapsis
245.1833°
True anomaly
126.89837°
Mean anomaly
126.8313°
Eccentric anomaly
126.86484°
Mean motion
0.24915 °/min
Orbital period
1,444.91 mins
BSTAR
0
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Other satellites on launch #16 in the year 2000 (2000-03-21 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.INSAT 3B Visibility
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