Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee today dedicated the Insat-3B satellite which was launched earlier on March 22. The Prime Minister will dedicate the satellite in Bhubaneshwar during the launch of Jayanti Vidya Vikas Antariksh Upagarha Yojana - or Vidyavahini, the educational channel.

Insat-3B became partially functional with the launch of Vidyavahini channel. It will become fully operational within the next few weeks. Vidyavahi will be first used by Orissa for interactive tele-education in the rural areas. 

The main purpose of the satellite is its usage for communication purposes by VSAT users. The DoT currently in the process of allocating the space for VSAT users on its transponders.