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    INSAT-3C
            Launch Details
            
                
        
                    | Launched | 22 January 2002 | 
| Flight ended | – | 
| Status | Non-operational | 
| Launch site | Europe's Spaceport, Kourou, French Guiana | 
| Owner | India | 
| NORAD ID | 27298 | 
| COSPAR ID | 2002-002A | 
| Observing | 
Current orbital elements
| Inclination | 7.888° | 
| Eccentricity | 0.00154 | 
| RA ascending node | 4.401 hr | 
| Argument perigee | 149.612° | 
| Mean anomaly | 217.716° | 
| Orbital period | 1450.116 min | 
| Epoch of osculation | 02 Nov 2025, 04:34 | 
Derived Quantities
| Min Altitude | 36002.3 km | 
| Mean Altitude | 36067.7 km | 
| Peak Altitude | 36133.0 km | 
Orbital History
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Launched alongside
ARIANE 42L R/B