Launched India's INSAT-1D communications and meteorological satellite from Cape Canaveral for ISRO, restoring INSAT capacity after the loss of INSAT-1C; the roughly 1,190 kg spacecraft was placed on a geostationary transfer trajectory.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- Direct-GEO
- Geostationary orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 1.2 T
- Flight
- 2nd
- of 2 Delta 4925-8 flights
- Date and time
- 12 June 1990, 05:52 UTC
- Rocket
- Delta 4925-8
- Builder
- McDonnell Douglas
- Launch site
- Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
- Payload
- Communications
- International designator
- 1990-051
- Launches in 1990
- 53rd of 121
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