// optical imaging · 1996

IRS-P3

Experimental earth observation mission undertaken by ISRO. IRS-P3 was launched on March 21, 1996 aboard a PSLV from Sriharikota. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 1996-017ANORAD 23827India

Identity

Name in GCAT: IRS-P3
International designator: 1996-017A
NORAD catalog number: 23827
GCAT identifier: S23827
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/306

Mission

Mission type: Optical imaging
Use: Civil government
Program: IRS
Owner: ISRO
Country: India
Builder: ISRO Satellite Center
Platform (bus): IRS

Launch

Date: March 21, 1996 · 04:53 UTC
Launch record: 1996-017Success
Rocket: PSLV
Spaceport: Sriharikota · pad FLP

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LEO/S
Perigee: 816 km
Apogee: 849 km
Inclination: 98.79°
Status: In orbit
Last known active: May 2004
End of operations: May 2004

Size

Mass: 922 kg
Dry mass: 900 kg
Length: 1.6 m
Diameter: 1.10 m
Span: 12.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q14291137 (CC0).