The second India-built INSAT-2 satellite, launched in July 1993 to carry communication, broadcasting, weather and search-and-rescue payloads from 93.5° E.
No longer operational, according to the public satellite catalogue.
INSAT-2B was the twin of INSAT-2A, a multipurpose satellite for communication, weather observation and satellite-based search and rescue.
It carried 12 C-band and 6 extended C-band transponders, 2 S-band broadcasting transponders, a weather-data relay transponder and a search-and-rescue transponder. Its Very High Resolution Radiometer saw 2 km detail in visible light and 8 km in infrared.
It weighed 1,906 kg with propellant and 916 kg dry, with about 1 kW of power. It was three-axis stabilised and used a two-propellant system with sixteen 22 N thrusters and a 440 N liquid apogee motor.
An Ariane 4 rocket launched INSAT-2B from Kourou, French Guiana, in July 1993. It worked in geostationary orbit at 93.5° E, where it replaced INSAT-1B. INSAT-2C was later placed in the same slot alongside it, so both satellites shared one orbital position. Its design life was seven years.