Tags: Artificialsatellite, Satellite.
INSAT-1A was an Indian communications satellite which formed part of the Indian National Satellite System. Launched in 1982 it was operated in geostationary orbit at a longitude of 74° east. Following a series of failures the satellite was abandoned in September 1983 less than 18 months into a seven-year mission.Built by Ford Aerospace and operated by the Indian Space Research Organisation INSAT-1A was based upon a custom satellite bus developed for the INSAT-1 series.