IRS-1C
| Names | Indian Remote Sensing satellite-1C |
|---|---|
| Mission type | ISRO |
| COSPAR ID | 1995-072A |
| SATCAT no. | 23751 |
| Website | https://www.isro.gov.in/ |
| Mission duration | 3 years (planned) 10 years (achieved) |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | IRS-1C |
Indian Space Research Organisation | |
| Launch mass | 1,250 kg (2,760 lb) |
| Dry mass | 1,150 kg (2,540 lb) |
| Dimensions | 1.93 m x 1.70 m x 1.65 m |
| Power | 809 watts |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 28 December 1995 06:45:18 UTC |
| Rocket | Molniya-M (s/n V15000-040) |
| Launch site | Baikonur Cosmodrome, Site 31 |
| Contractor | TsSKB |
| Entered service | First week of January 1996 [1] |
| End of mission | |
| Deactivated | 21 September 2005 [2] |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric orbit[3] |
| Regime | Sun-synchronous orbit |
| Perigee altitude | 816 km (507 mi) |
| Apogee altitude | 818 km (508 mi) |
| Inclination | 98.69° |
| Period | 101.2 minutes |
| Instruments | |
| Linear Imaging Self-Scanning Sensor-3 (LISS-3) Panchromatic Camera (PAN) Wide-Field Sensor (WiFS) | |
IRS-1C was the fifth remote sensing Indian satellite built, and designed by
spectral bands, improved repeatability and augment the remote sensing capability of the existing IRS-1A and IRS-1B
.
Objective
The primary objective of IRS-1C was to provide systematic and repetitive acquisition of data of the Earth's surface under nearly constant illumination conditions.[1]
Satellite
IRS-1C was the fifth of the Indian natural resource imaging satellites and was launched by a
Gigabits
.
Instruments
IRS-1C was equipped with three instruments:
- Linear Imaging Self-Scanning Sensor-3 (LISS-3) of 23.5 m (77 ft) resolution in (VIS / NIR, 70.5 m (231 ft) resolution in short-wave infrared (SWIR), for high-resolution land and vegetation observation
- Panchromatic Camera (PAN) of 5.8 m (19 ft) resolution, for very-high-resolution land imagery
- Wide-Field Sensor (WiFS) of 190 m (620 ft) resolution, for land and vegetation observation [4]
Mission
The images was marketed through a private company in the United States.[4] The data transmitted from the satellite was gathered from National Remote Sensing Centre, Hyderabad and EOSAT, a partnership of Hughes Aircraft and RCA.[5]
IRS-1C completed its services on 21 September 2005 after serving for 10 years.[2]
See also
- Indian Remote Sensing
References
- ^ a b "IRS-1C / 1D" (PDF). National University of Argentina - Eurimage. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 February 2021. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
- ^ a b "Satellite: IRS-1C". World Meteorological Organization. 28 July 2015. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
- ^ "Trajectory: IRS-1C 1995-072A". NASA. 27 April 2021. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ a b "Display: IRS-1C 1995-072". NASA. 27 April 2021. Retrieved 13 May 2021. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ "IRS (Indian Remote Sensing Programme)". Federation of American Scientists. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
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