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IRNSS-1E

Indian navigation satellite. IRNSS-1E was launched on January 20, 2016 aboard a PSLV-XL from Sriharikota. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2016-003ANORAD 41241India

Identity

Name in GCAT
IRNSS-R1E
Common name
IRNSS-1E
Payload designation
IRNSS-1E
International designator
2016-003A
NORAD catalog number
41241
GCAT identifier
S41241
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/782

Mission

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

Launch

Date
January 20, 2016 · 04:01 UTC
Launch record
2016-003Success
Rocket
PSLV-XL
Spaceport
Sriharikota · pad SLP

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
GEO/T
Perigee
35,698 km
Apogee
35,876 km
Inclination
28.11°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
Feb 23, 2023

Size

Mass
1,425 kg
Dry mass
598 kg
Length
1.6 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 Q15694170 (CC0).