IRNSS-1F

PSLV-C32/IRNSS-1F
Mission type Navigation
Operator ISRO
COSPAR ID 2016-015A
SATCAT no. 41384 [1]
Website http://www.isro.gov.in/Spacecraft/irnss-1f
Mission duration 12 years
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft IRNSS-1F
Spacecraft type Satellite
Bus I-1K
Manufacturer ISRO Satellite Centre
Space Applications Centre
Launch mass 1,425 kilograms (3,142 lb)
Dry mass 598 kilograms (1,318 lb)
Power 1660 W
Start of mission
Launch date 10:31:00, March 10, 2106 (2106-03-10T10:31:00)
Rocket PSLV-XL C32
Launch site Satish Dhawan Second
Contractor ISRO
Orbital parameters
Reference system Geocentric
Regime Sub-Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (sub-GTO)[2]
Perigee 284 km (176 mi)[3]
Apogee 20,657 km (12,836 mi)
Inclination 32.5 deg E

IRNSS-1F is the sixth navigation satellite out of seven in the Indian Regional Navigational Satellite System (IRNSS) series of satellites after IRNSS-1A, IRNSS-1B, IRNSS-1C, IRNSS-1D and IRNSS-1E. The satellite is one among the seven of the IRNSS constellation of satellites launched to provide navigational services to the region.[3]

Launch

It was launched aboard a PSLV-XL rocket bearing flight number C32 and was successfully put into geosynchronous orbit at 1601 hrs IST on 10 March 2016.[4] [5]

Spacecraft

The satellite carries two types of payloads. The navigation payload transmit navigation service signals to users and ranging payload consists of C-band transponder that facilitates accurate determination of the range of the satellite.[3]

It carries Corner Cube Retro Reflectors for laser ranging.[6]

IRNSS-1F has a 12-year mission life.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "NORAD Catalog Number 41384". www.celestrak.com. Retrieved 2017-06-08.
  2. 1 2 "ISRO successfully launches navigation satellite IRNSS-1F.Earlier satellite launch of IRNSS 1E was in January 2016 - PSLV C31". Retrieved 2016-03-10.
  3. 1 2 3 "India's sixth navigation satellite, IRNSS-1F, put into orbit". The Hindu. Retrieved 2016-03-10.
  4. ↑ "IRNSS". space.skyrocket.de. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
  5. ↑ "IRNSS-1F". isro.gov.in. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
  6. ↑ "IRNSS-1F - ISRO". www.isro.gov.in. Retrieved 2017-06-08.
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