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IRNSS-1G

Indian navigation satellite. IRNSS-1G was launched on April 28, 2016 aboard a PSLV-XL from Sriharikota. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2016-027ANORAD 41469India

Identity

Name in GCAT
IRNSS-R1G
Common name
IRNSS-1G
Payload designation
IRNSS-1G
International designator
2016-027A
NORAD catalog number
41469
GCAT identifier
S41469
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
April 28, 2016 · 07:20 UTC
Launch record
2016-027Success
Rocket
PSLV-XL
Spaceport
Sriharikota · pad FLP

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
GEO/I
Perigee
35,774 km
Apogee
35,801 km
Inclination
4.97°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
Feb 24, 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 Q19698208 (CC0).