ISRO’s meteorological satellite, INSAT-3DS, has initiated Earth imaging operations with the meteorological payloads (6-channel Imager and 19-channel Sounder) capturing the first set of images on March 7.
The INSAT-3DS satellite was launched on February 17. After completing orbit-raising operations, it reached the designated geostationary slot for the In-Orbit Testing (IOT) on February 28.
IOT of the satellite communications was conducted between February 29 and March 3. “As part of meteorological payload IOT, the first session of imaging for Imager and Sounder payloads was carried out on March 7. The payload parameters are found to be nominal, complying with payload specifications. Thus, all the payloads of INSAT-3DS have been tested to perform nominally,” ISRO said.
