INSAT-3DS Weather Satellite (ISRO)
India's INSAT-3DS watches weather, land and oceans from geostationary orbit and carries a search-and-rescue transponder (ISRO).
Image: NASA (STS102-357-031, March 18, 2001).
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Explain Like I'm 10
- INSAT-3DS is an Indian weather satellite that stays over the same place above Earth.
- It takes pictures of clouds, rain, fog and fires.
- It also passes on distress calls so rescuers can find people in trouble.
The Five W's of INSAT-3DS
Who
ISRO built and launched it; India's Ministry of Earth Sciences fully funded it. IMD and other institutes use the data.
Source: ISRO, GSLV-F14/INSAT-3DS mission
What
A weather satellite with a 6-channel Imager and a 19-channel Sounder, plus data relay and satellite-aided search and rescue.
Source: ISRO, INSAT-3DS imaging Earth
When
Launched on Feb. 17, 2024, on GSLV-F14 from Sriharikota. Its first images came on March 7, 2024.
Source: ISRO, INSAT-3DS imaging Earth
Where
In A high orbit, about 22,000 miles up, where a satellite moves with Earth's spin and stays over the same spot. Glossary, alongside India's INSAT-3D and INSAT-3DR satellites.
Source: Press Information Bureau (Ministry of Earth Sciences), INSAT-3DS launch
Why
It is designed for weather forecasting and disaster warning by monitoring land and ocean surfaces.
Source: ISRO, GSLV-F14/INSAT-3DS mission
Connected Solutions
- SARSAT How satellites relay distress-beacon alerts to rescuers.
Impact Statement
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INSAT-3DS payloads generate more than 40 geophysical data products, including rainfall, sea-surface temperature, fog, fire and smoke (ISRO).
Source: ISRO, INSAT-3DS imaging Earth
For Further Information: ISRO, INSAT-3DS imaging Earth
INSAT-3DS had a lift-off mass of 2,275 kg and is built on ISRO's I-2k bus (Ministry of Earth Sciences).
How This Saves People & the Planet
For People
INSAT-3DS supports weather forecasts, disaster warnings and satellite-aided search and rescue (ISRO).
Source: ISRO, GSLV-F14/INSAT-3DS mission
For Nature
Its data track ocean temperature, rainfall, vegetation health, fires and smoke (ISRO).
Source: ISRO, INSAT-3DS imaging Earth
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