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INSAT 4A, 28911

Orbit data source: Space-Track

INSAT 4A, 28911 is a payload satellite in GEO that was launched on Wed, 21 Dec 2005 UTC via an ARIANE 5GS 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

28911, 2005-049A

Orbit

GEO

Last TLE update

9 hours ago

Origin

Indian Space Research Organization (IN)

Manufacturer

ISRO SAC/Banga

Mission

Non-operational Civil Communications

Bus & Motor

I3K, ISRO LAM

Mass

3,081 kg wet, 1,425 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2005-12-21 (19 years ago)

Launch vehicle

ARIANE 5GS

Launch site

French Guiana (FRGUI)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 15.4 m

Radar Cross Section

14.802 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 9 hours ago

0 INSAT 4A
1 28911U 05049A   25155.38297600  .00000075  00000-0  00000-0 0  9994
2 28911   5.4710  76.3666 0004109 102.3761 284.3306  0.99195720 41685

Epoch: 2025-06-04T09:11Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-04T09:11:29.126Z)

Latitude

2.4697°

Longitude

71.99171°

Altitude

36,085.938 km

Speed

3.064 km/s

True Right ascension

06h 51m 43s

True Declination

2° 28' 02"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

1.74099°

Longitude

-153.27162°

Altitude

36,081.225 km

Speed

3.064 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

15h 52m 21s

Apparent Declination

-3° 21' 51"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

04:06:58

Azimuth

6.113° NNE

Elevation

-53.299°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

36,109.479 km

Perigee altitude

36,074.577 km

Semi-major axis

42,470.165 km

Eccentricity

0.00041

Inclination

5.471°

RAAN

76.3666°

Arg. of periapsis

102.3761°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

284.3306°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

0.24798 °/min

Orbital period

1,451.73 mins

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Other satellites on launch #49 in the year 2005 (2005-12-21 UTC)

METEOSAT 9 (MSG 2), 28912

ARIANE 5 R/B, 28913

ARIANE 5 DEB (SYLDA), 28914

MSG 2 DEB (COOLER COVER), 29106

MSG 2 DEB (BAFFLE COVER), 29676

INSAT 4A Visibility

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