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IRNSS-1A

Indian navigation satellite. IRNSS-1A was launched on July 1, 2013 aboard a PSLV-XL from Sriharikota. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2013-034ANORAD 39199India

Identity

Name in GCAT
IRNSS-R1A
Common name
IRNSS-1A
Payload designation
IRNSS-1A
International designator
2013-034A
NORAD catalog number
39199
GCAT identifier
S39199
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/685

Mission

Mission type
Navigation
Use
Civil government
Program
IRNSS
Owner
ISRO
Country
India
Builder
ISRO Satellite Center
Platform (bus)
I1K

Launch

Date
July 1, 2013 · 18:11 UTC
Launch record
2013-034Success
Rocket
PSLV-XL
Spaceport
Sriharikota · pad FLP

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
GEO/NS
Perigee
35,482 km
Apogee
35,870 km
Inclination
27.02°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
Feb 11, 2023

Size

Mass
1,425 kg
Dry mass
614 kg
Length
1.5 m
Diameter
1.50 m
Span
10.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q113187 (CC0).