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INSAT Full Form
INSAT Full Form: INSAT stands for Indian National Satellite System, a series of multipurpose geostationary satellites launched by ISRO for the purpose of telecommunications, broadcasting, meteorology, and search and rescue operations. INSAT has the honor of being the largest domestic communication system in the Indo-Pacific Region. The first INSAT was launched in 1988, and the program expanded to include geosynchronous satellites called GSAT.
INSAT Full Form: Overview
| Commissioned Year | 1983 |
| Control and coordination | Secretary-level INSAT Coordination Committee. |
| Functions | Telecommunications, broadcasting, meteorology, and search and rescue operations. |
| Associated Departments | Department of Space, Department of Telecommunications, India Meteorological Department, All India Radio and Doordarshan. |
INSAT : Facts to Consider
- INSAT satellites provide transponders in various bands to serve the television and communication needs of India.
- Some satellites have the Very High Resolution Radiometer (VHRR), CCD cameras for meteorological imaging.
- as ISRO is a member of the Cospas-Sarsat program,The INSAT satellites also incorporate transponder(s) for receiving distress alert signals for search and rescue missions in the South Asian and Indian Ocean Region
Also Check: ISRO Full Form
INSAT Full Form: INSAT Satellites
| Serial No. | Satellite | Date of Launch |
| 1 | INSAT-1A | 10 April 1982 |
| 2 | INSAT-1B | 30 August 1983 |
| 3 | INSAT-1C | 22 July 1988 |
| 4 | INSAT-1D | 12 June 1990 |
| 5 | INSAT-2A | 10 July 1992 |
| 6 | INSAT-2B | 23 July 1993 |
| 7 | INSAT-2C | 07 December 1995 |
| 8 | INSAT-2D | 04 June 1997 |
| 9 | INSAT-2E | 03 April 1999 |
| 10 | INSAT-3B | 22 March 2020 |
| 11 | GSAT-1 | 18 April 2001 |
| 12 | INSAT-3C | 24 January 2002 |
| 13 | KALPANA-1 | 12 September 2002 |
| 14 | INSAT-3A | 10 April 2003 |
| 15 | GSAT-2 | 08 May 2003 |
| 16 | INSAT-3E | 28 September 2003 |
| 17 | EDUSAT | 20 September 2004 |
| 18 | HAMSAT | 05 May 2005 |
| 19 | INSAT-4A | 22 December 2005 |
| 20 | INSAT-4C | 10 July 2006 |
| 21 | INSAT-4B | 12 March 2007 |
| 22 | INSAT-4CR | 02 September 2007 |
| 23 | GSAT-4 | 15 April 2010 |
| 24 | GSAT-5P | 25 December 2010 |
| 25 | GSAT-8 | 21 May 2011 |
| 26 | GSAT-12 | 15 July 2011 |
| 27 | GSAT-10 | 29 September 2012 |
| 28 | GSAT-7 | 30 August 2013 |
| 29 | GSAT-14 | 05 January 2014 |
| 30 | GSAT-16 | 07 December 2014 |
| 31 | GSAT-6 | 27 August 2015 |
| 32 | GSAT-15 | 11 November 2015 |
| 33 | GSAT-18 | 06 October 2016 |
| 34 | GSAT-9 | 05 May 2017 |
| 35 | GSAT-19 | 05 June 2017 |
| 36 | GSAT-17 | 29 June 2017 |
| 37 | GSAT-6A | 29 March 2018 |
| 38 | GSAT-29 | 14 November 2018 |
| 39 | GSAT-11 | 05 December 2018 |
| 40 | GSAT-7A | 19 December 2018 |
| 41 | GSAT-31 | 06 February 2019 |
| 42 | GSAT-30 | 17 January 2020 |
| 43 | CMS-01 | 17 December 2020 |
INSAT Full Form: FAQ
Q1. What INSAT means?
Ans. The Indian National Satellite System is the full form of INSAT
Q2. What is the use of INSAT satellite?
Ans. INSAT Satellite are used for telecommunications, television broadcasting, satellite news gathering, societal applications, weather forecasting, disaster warning and Search and Rescue operation’
