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aliases:
  - context: missionID
    lexicon: ceos
    term: 438
    url: http://database.eohandbook.com/database/missionsummary.aspx?missionID=438
  - context: Mission
    lexicon: ceos
    term: INSAT-3A
    url: http://database.eohandbook.com/database/missionindex.aspx#I
  - context: resource
    lexicon: dbpedia
    term: INSAT-3A
    url: http://wikipedia.org/wiki/INSAT-3A
cited_by: []
contributors:
  - display_name: 'Contributor : Indian Space Research Organisation '
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    id: 3726
    organization:
      country_code: IN
      display_name: Indian Space Research Organisation
      identifier: indian-space-research-organisation
      name: Indian Space Research Organisation
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      url: http://www.isro.org/
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description: 'The INSAT-3 series of ISRO (Indian Space Research Organization) is a multipurpose spacecraft with an all Ku-band transponder layout for direct-to-home television and roof-top data communication. The satellites incorporate state-of-the-art communication technology such as high power antennas, steerable beam and digital compression/decompression capabilities. The solar panel of the INSAT-3A spacecraft uses an advanced rigid deployable sun-oriented array of GaAs/Ge cells with an area of 26.5 m.'
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display_name: indian-national-satellite-3a
end_date: 2015-11-01T00:00:00
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identifier: indian-national-satellite-3a
instruments:
  - description: High resolution optical imager
    description_attribution: High resolution optical imager
    identifier: charged-coupled-device-camera
    name: Charged Coupled Device Camera
    uri: /instrument/charged-coupled-device-camera
  - description: Data collection system
    description_attribution: Data collection system
    identifier: drt-sr
    name: DRT-S&R
    uri: /instrument/drt-sr
  - description: Multi-purpose imaging Vis/IR radiometer
    description_attribution: Multi-purpose imaging Vis/IR radiometer
    identifier: very-high-resolution-radiometer-2
    name: Very High Resolution Radiometer
    uri: /instrument/very-high-resolution-radiometer-2
name: 'Indian National Satellite - 3A'
parents: []
platform_type_identifier: spacecraft
references: []
start_date: 2003-04-04T00:00:00
type: platform
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url: http://www.isro.org/