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INSAT-3D and Indias new emphasis on meteorology

On July 26, 2013, Indias dedicated meteorological satellite INSAT-3D was successfully launched into a geosynchronous transfer orbit (GTO) by an Ariane 5 from Kourou, French Guiana. India already has two operational meteorological satellites in space: the KALPANA and INSAT-3A satellites of India have been in service in geostationary orbit for the past decade. The article puts in context Indias overall investments in the field of metrological satellites at the backdrop of successful launch of INSAT-3D.

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Advanced weather satellite INSAT-3D successfully launched

India's advanced meteorological satellite INSAT-3D was successfully launched by an European rocket from the spaceport of Kourou in French Guiana early on Friday, giving a boost to weather forecasting and disaster warning services.
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Arianespace to launch India's INSAT-3D spacecraft on July 26

European space consortium Arianespace would launch India's INSAT-3D, an exclusive meteorological satellite, from its spaceport of Kourou in French Guiana on July 26.
NSAT-3D is configured with advanced meteorological payloads - a six Channel Imager, 19 Channel Sounder along with data relay transponder and satellite aided search and rescue payloads, an official of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) told PTI here today.
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INSAT 3D to boost weather forecasting accuracy

05 January 2010
India is expected to launch the INSAT 3D satellite later this year to boost its weather forecasting accuracy, Shailesh Naik, Secretary in the Ministry of Earth Sciences, said here Tuesday.
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