INSAT-1B
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| Launch date | August 30, 1983, 10:32 AM GMT+4 |
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| Speed on orbit | 3. 07 km/s |
| Orbit height | 35,786 km |
| Launch site | Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39 |
| Manufacturers | Ford Aerospace |
| Mission type | Communications satellite |
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| ID | 2097262 |
About INSAT-1B
INSAT-1B was an Indian communications satellite which formed part of the Indian National Satellite System. Launched in 1983, it was operated in geostationary orbit at a longitude of 74 degrees east. At the end of its seven-year design life it was replaced by the newly launched INSAT-1D, dropping to backup status.