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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). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets 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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INSAT 1B details

Identifier	14318, 1983-089B
Orbit	GEO
Last TLE update	1 day ago
Origin	ISRO (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 (41 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 1 day ago

0 INSAT 1B
1 14318U 83089B   24325.09280354  .00000004  00000-0  00000-0 0  9996
2 14318  11.9608 330.9279 0014609 233.5471 308.7963  1.00375860119458

Epoch: 2024-11-20T02:13Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-11-20T02:13:38.225Z)

Latitude	-0.46807°
Longitude	60.08207°
Altitude	35,718.692 km
Speed	3.079 km/s
True Right ascension	10h 12m 20s
True Declination	0° 28' 03"
Sunlit	Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude	-11.09553°
Longitude	125.44925°
Altitude	35,699.317 km
Speed	3.08 km/s
Apparent Right ascension	14h 39m 56s
Apparent Declination	-14° 47' 34"
Sunlit	Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time	03:32:08
Azimuth	28.113° NE
Elevation	-62.406°
Doppler factor	1

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude	35,820.005 km
Perigee altitude	35,696.891 km
Semi-major axis	42,136.585 km
Eccentricity	0.0014609
Inclination	11.9608°
RAAN	330.9279°
Arg. of periapsis	233.5471°
True anomaly	308.66568°
Mean anomaly	308.7963°
Eccentric anomaly	308.731°
Mean motion	0.25093 °/min
BSTAR	Unknown
Orbital period	1434.66 mins