INSAT-2E was launched from

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  1. India
  2. French Guiana
  3. Peru
  4. Mayotte

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Option 2 : French Guiana
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The correct answer is French Guiana.

Key Points

  • INSAT-2E is an Indian geostationary communications and weather satellite operated by the Indian National Satellite System.
  • INSAT-2E was launched by Arianespace, using the Ariane 42P carrier rocket from ELA-2 to the Guiana Space Centre.
  • It is located in a geostationary orbit at a range of 83° East from where it is used to provide communications services to Asia and Australia.
  • It also contains two meteorological instruments, the Very High-Resolution Radiometer, and a CCD camera capable of returning photographs with a resolution of one kilometre.
  • The payload communications on INSAT-2E consists of 17 G/H bands (IEEE C band) transponders.
  • At launch, the satellite had a mass of 2.550 kilogrammes (5.620 lb), with an estimated service life of 12 years.
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