Insat 4a relocation

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Anyone know why Insat 4A has popped up in European skies? Shes currently near 9E and drifting west according to Flysat.


 

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Insat-4A was decommissioned and signed from 83e position on 13/10/19. It is currently being moved to the parking slot. It may be used as a backup satellite, until it "dies".
 

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it now near 4 e
 

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5 west now Real time satellite tracking for: INSAT 4A

INSAT 4A

NORAD ID:28911
LOCAL TIME:14:52:20
UTC:14:52:20
LATITUDE:0.09
LONGITUDE:-5.02
ALTITUDE [km]:36080.65
ALTITUDE [mi]:22419.48
SPEED [km/s]:3.06
SPEED [mi/s]:1.9
AZIMUTH:186.3 S
ELEVATION:+31.1
RIGHT ASCENSION:17h 54m 55s
DECLINATION:-08° 15' 21''
Local Sidereal Time:18h 17m 40s
The satellite is in day light​
SATELLITE PERIOD:1452m
 

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INSAT 4A may be @ 5 west now or is still moving ?
Notorious as these tracking sites are even when the satellite's have stopped the calculations keep on moving automatically in the same direction.
 

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satellite near 28.5 w
 

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By now it should be safe to assume this satellite is "EOL", and about 36090 km is a good graveyard altitude.
 
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