IRNSS-1C
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.
| Mission type | Navigation |
|---|---|
| Operator | ISRO |
| COSPAR ID | 2014-061A |
| SATCAT no. | 40269 |
| Mission duration | 10 years |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | IRNSS-1D |
| Bus | I-1K |
| Manufacturer | ISRO Satellite Centre Space Applications Centre |
| Launch mass | 1,424.5 kilograms (3,140 lb) |
| Dry mass | 598 kilograms (1,318 lb) |
| Power | 1,660 W |
| 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 |
| Perigee altitude | 35,697 kilometres (22,181 mi) |
| Apogee altitude | 35,889 kilometres (22,300 mi) |
| Inclination | 4.78 degrees |
| Period | 1436.12 minutes |
| Epoch | 23 January 2015, 21:16:09 UTC |
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