IRNSS-1C
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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.
Key facts
- Spaceflight.auto
- all
- Spaceflight.name
- PSLV-C26/IRNSS-1C
- Spaceflight.mission_type
- Navigation
- Spaceflight.operator
- ISRO
- Spaceflight.COSPAR_ID
- 2014-061A
- Spaceflight.SATCAT
- 40269
- Spaceflight.mission_duration
- Planned: 10 yearsElapsed:
- Spaceflight.spacecraft
- IRNSS-1D
- Spaceflight.spacecraft_bus
- I-1K
- Spaceflight.manufacturer
- ISRO Satellite CentreSpace Applications Centre
- Spaceflight.power
- 1,660 W
- Spaceflight.launch_rocket
- PSLV-XL C26
- Spaceflight.launch_site
- Satish Dhawan FLP
- Spaceflight.launch_contractor
- ISRO
- Spaceflight.orbit_epoch
- 23 January 2015, 21:16:09 UTC
- Spaceflight.orbit_reference
- Geocentric
- Spaceflight.orbit_regime
- Geostationary
- Spaceflight.orbit_inclination
- 4.78 degrees
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- navigation satellite
- Country
- India
- Mass
- 1425
- Significant event
- rocket launch
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- UTC date of spacecraft launch
- 2014-10-15
- type of orbit
- geostationary transfer orbit
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Satellite
- See also
- References
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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.
== Satellite == 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.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “IRNSS-1C” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.