Arabsat 1C --> Insat 2DT

Saudi Arabia --> India

Spacecraft n°:

Saudi Arabian satellite n°: 3

Launch data:

Designation	21894 / 92010B
Launch date	26 Feb 1992
Launch site	Ko, ELA-2
Launch vehicle	Ariane-44L (V49)
Mission	Communications
Geostationary orbit on:
Perigee / Apogee	km
Eccentricity
Inclination	deg
Period	min

Was sold to Insat in late Nov 1997 for $40 million. At that time it is said to have still 5 lifetime years. Replaced the failed Insat 2D and was renamed Insat 2DT.

Spacecraft data:

Prime contractor	Aerospatiale, MBB
Platform	Spacebus-1000
Customer	Arab Satellite Communication (Arabsat)
Mass at launch	1360 kg
Mass in orbit	800 (BOL) --> 600 kg
Dimension	1.5 m by 1.6 m by 2.3 m
Basic shape	box
Solar array	2 deployable solar arrays, span 21 m
Equipment	25 C-band transponders, 2 S-band transponders
DC power	1,4 kW
Design active lifetime	7 yrs

Location:

Begin	End	Position
L: 26 Feb 1992	Dec 1997	31°E
Jan 1998		55°E

Arabsat 1C was launched by Ariane on 26 February 1992 and was still on station near 31 degrees E at the end of 1994. Later it was transferred to Insat as Insat 2DT.
Beacons: 3.7031 & 4.1999 GHz

Ref.: #3(SD307), #14, #78a - update: 13.11.11

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