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METSAT (renamed as Kalpana - 1 on February 5, 2003 after the Indian born American Astronaut Dr. Kalpana Chawla, who died on February 1, 2003 in the US Space Shuttle Columbia disaster) is the first in the series of exclusive meteorological satellites built by ISRO.

It provides the first set to transponders for Swaran Jayanti Vidya Vikas Antariksh Upagraha Yojana (Vidya Vahini) for interactive training and developmental communication giving fillip to the training and developmental Communication channel of INSAT.

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प्रमोचन भार / Launch Mass:
1060 Kg
मिशन कालावधि / Mission Life :
7 Years
शक्ति / Power:
550 W
प्रमोचक राकेट / Launch Vehicle:
PSLV-C4 /KALPANA-1
उपग्रह का प्रकार / Type of Satellite:
Communication
निर्माता / Manufacturer: ISRO
स्‍वामी / Owner: ISRO
अनुप्रयोग / Application:
Climate & Environment
Communication
कक्षा का प्रकार / Orbit Type: GSO (Geosynchronous Orbit)

Mission Meteorological
Spacecraft Mass
  • 1060 kg mass (at Lift – off)
  • 498 kg (Dry mass)
Onboard Power 550 W
Payload Very High Resolution Radiometer (VHRR)
Data Relay Transponder (DRT)
Launch date
12 September 2002
Launch site SHAR, Sriharikota
Launch vehicle PSLV – C4
Orbit Geostationary (74 deg East longitude)
Mission 7 Years

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