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IRS-P1

PSLV

Indian Space Research Organization

Launch Status
Failure

Mission

IRS-P1

Type: Earth Science

IRS-1E (Indian Remote Sensing Satellite) satellite was an experimental Indian earth observing satellite, which was derived from the engineering model of IRS-1A incorporating a Monocular Electro-Optical Stereo Scanner developed by DLR, Germany, and a LISS-I camera similar to that on IRS-1A.

Trajectory

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Location

Satish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad

Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India

88 rockets have launched from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India.

Satish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad, Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India

Rocket

PSLV – Indian Space Research Organization

  • Family: PSLV
  • Length: 44 m
  • Diameter: 2.8 m
  • Launch Mass: 295 T
  • Low Earth Orbit Capacity: 3800 kg

The PSLV was manufactured by Indian Space Research Organization with the first launch on 1993-09-20. PSLV has 10 successful launches and 2 failed launches with a total of 12 launches. The Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) is an expendable medium-lift launch vehicle designed and operated by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). It was developed to allow India to launch its Indian Remote Sensing (IRS) satellites into sun-synchronous orbits, a service that was, until the advent of the PSLV in 1993, commercially available only from Russia. PSLV can also launch small size satellites into Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO).

Agency

Indian Space Research Organization – ISRO

  • Type: Government
  • Abbreviation: ISRO
  • Administration: Chairman: S. Somanath
  • Founded: 1969
  • Launchers: PSLV | GSLV
  • Spacecraft: Gaganyaan
  • Country: IND

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is the space agency of the Government of India headquartered in the city of Bangalore. Its vision is to “harness space technology for national development while pursuing space science research and planetary exploration.”

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