IRNSS-1F
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Mission type | Navigation |
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Operator | ISRO |
COSPAR ID | 2016-015A |
SATCAT no. | 41384 [1] |
Website | http://www.isro.gov.in/Spacecraft/irnss-1f |
Mission duration | 12 years |
Spacecraft properties | |
Spacecraft | IRNSS-1F |
Spacecraft type | Satellite |
Bus | I-1K |
Manufacturer | ISRO Satellite Centre Space Applications Centre |
Launch mass | 1,425 kilograms (3,142 lb) |
Dry mass | 598 kilograms (1,318 lb) |
Power | 1660 W |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 10:31:00, March 10, 2016 (UTC) |
Rocket | PSLV-XL C32 |
Launch site | Satish Dhawan Second |
Contractor | ISRO |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric |
Regime | Sub-Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (sub-GTO)[2] |
Perigee altitude | 284 km (176 mi)[3] |
Apogee altitude | 20,657 km (12,836 mi) |
Inclination | 32.5 deg E |
Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle |
IRNSS-1F is the sixth navigation satellite out of seven in the Indian Regional Navigational Satellite System (IRNSS) series of satellites after IRNSS-1A, IRNSS-1B, IRNSS-1C, IRNSS-1D and IRNSS-1E. The satellite is one among the seven of the IRNSS constellation of satellites launched to provide navigational services to the region.[3]
Launch[]
It was launched aboard a PSLV-XL rocket bearing flight number C32 and was successfully put into geosynchronous orbit at 1601 hrs IST on 10 March 2016.[4][5]
Spacecraft[]
The satellite carries two types of payloads. The navigation payload transmit navigation service signals to users and ranging payload consists of C-band transponder that facilitates accurate determination of the range of the satellite.[3]
It carries Corner Cube Retro Reflectors for laser ranging.[6]
IRNSS-1F has a 12-year mission life.[2]
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See also[]
- Communication-Centric Intelligence Satellite (CCI-Sat)
- GPS-aided geo-augmented navigation (GAGAN)
- Satellite navigation
References[]
- ^ "NORAD Catalog Number 41384". www.celestrak.com. Retrieved 2017-06-08.
- ^ a b "ISRO successfully launches navigation satellite IRNSS-1F.Earlier satellite launch of IRNSS 1E was in January 2016 - PSLV C31". Retrieved 2016-03-10.
- ^ a b c "India's sixth navigation satellite, IRNSS-1F, put into orbit". The Hindu. Retrieved 2016-03-10.
- ^ "IRNSS". space.skyrocket.de. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
- ^ "IRNSS-1F". isro.gov.in. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
- ^ "IRNSS-1F - ISRO". www.isro.gov.in. Retrieved 2017-06-08.
External links[]
- Spacecraft launched by India in 2016
- IRNSS satellites
- Spacecraft launched by PSLV rockets