IRS-1C

IRS-1C
Spacecraft properties

Mission type	Earth Observation Remote Sensing
Operator	ISRO
COSPAR ID	1995-072A
Mission duration	12 years

Bus	I-2K
Launch mass	1,250 kilograms (2,760 lb)
Dimensions	1.93 x 1.7 x 1.65 metres
Power	809 watts

Start of mission
Launch date	December 28, 1995 (1995-12-28)
Rocket	Molniya-M/2BL
Launch site	Baikonur 31/6

End of mission
Deactivated	21 September 2007 (2007-09-22)

Orbital parameters
Reference system	Geocentric
Regime	Sun-synchronous
Inclination	98.6 degrees

IRS-1C was the fourth remote sensing Indian satellite built, and designed by Indian Space Research Organization.

Objectives

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]

Payloads

IRS-1C was equipped with three sensors :

PANchromatic camera of 6-meter resolution.
Linear Imaging Self Scanner(LISS)-III (23.6 meter solution)
Wide Field Sensor(WiFS) with 189 meter resolution.^[2]

The satellite was equipped with onboard tape recorder with storage capacity of 62 Gigabits.^[3]

Data Processing

The data transmitted from the satellite was gathered from National Remote Sensing Centre, Hyderabad and EOSAT, a partnership of Hughes Aircraft and RCA.^[4] IRS-1C used S-band for broadcasting and X-band for uplinking of data.

Mission Completion

IRS-1C completed its services on September 21, 2007 after serving for 11 years and 8 months.^[5]

References

↑ "IRS-1C/1D" (PDF). National University of Argentina. p. 3. Retrieved March 8, 2013.
↑ "National Space Science Data Center Header IRS-1C". N. Retrieved March 8, 2013.
↑ "Earth Observation Satellites - IRS-1C". Indian Space Research Organization. Retrieved March 8, 2013.
↑ "IRS (Indian Remote Sensing Satellite)". Federation of American Scientists. Retrieved March 8, 2013.
↑ "ISRO IRS-1C". Indian Space Research Organisation. Retrieved March 8, 2013.

External links

ISRO : IRS-1C

Indian Remote Sensing (IRS) satellites

IRS-1

IRS-P

Cartosat

Completed	1 (IRS-P5) 2 2A 2B

Planned	Cartosat-3

Oceansat

Completed	1 (IRS-P4) 2

Planned	Oceansat-3

Resourcesat

Completed	1 (IRS-P6) 2

Planned	Resourcesat-3

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