Mission type | Navigation |
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Operator | ISRO |
COSPAR ID | 2014-061A |
SATCAT no. | 40269 |
Mission duration | 10 years [1] |
Spacecraft properties | |
Spacecraft | IRNSS-1D |
Bus | I-1K |
Manufacturer |
ISRO Satellite Centre Space Applications Centre |
Launch mass | 1,424.5 kilograms (3,140 lb) [1] |
Dry mass | 598 kilograms (1,318 lb) |
Power | 1,660 W [1] |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 15 October 2014, 20:02 UTC |
Rocket | PSLV-XL C26 |
Launch site | Satish Dhawan FLP |
Contractor | ISRO |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric |
Regime | Geostationary |
Longitude | 83° East [1] |
Perigee altitude | 35,697 kilometres (22,181 mi) [2] |
Apogee altitude | 35,889 kilometres (22,300 mi) [2] |
Inclination | 4.78 degrees [2] |
Period | 1436.12 minutes [2] |
Epoch | 23 January 2015, 21:16:09 UTC [2] |
IRNSS-1C is the third out of seven in the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS) series of satellites after IRNSS-1A and IRNSS-1B. The IRNSS constellation of satellites is slated to be launched to provide navigational services to the region. It was launched on 15 October 2014 at 20:02 UTC by PSLV-C26 and will be placed in geostationary orbit. [1] [3] [4]
The satellite will help augmenting the satellite based navigation system of India which is currently under development. The navigational system so developed will be a regional one targeted towards South Asia. The satellite will provide navigation, tracking and mapping services. [5]
IRNSS-1C satellite will have two payloads: a navigation payload and CDMA ranging payload in addition with a laser retro-reflector. The payload generates navigation signals at L5 and S-band. The design of the payload makes the IRNSS system inter-operable and compatible with Global Positioning System (GPS) and Galileo systems. [3] The satellite is powered by two solar arrays, which generate up to 1,660 watts, and has a life-time of ten years.
IRNSS-1C was launched successfully on 16 October 2014 at 1:32 am IST from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota. [6] An update from ISRO's official Facebook page on 18 October 2014 states that
Navigation Satellite IRNSS 1C Update:
The second orbit raising operation of IRNSS-1C is successfully completed by firing the Apogee Motor for 1,563 seconds. The current orbital parameters are: