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SRIHARIKOTA: Enhancing India's presence in outer space, Isro successfully launched IRNSS 1C, the third member of the seven satellite constellation of the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS), in the wee hours of Thursday.
Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) - C26, carrying IRNSS IC, lifted off from the first launch pad of Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota at 1.32am.
The satellite detached from the launch vehicle about 20 minutes after the launch at an altitude of 499.63km soaring with a velocity of 9604.87 metre per second.
Initially, the satellite was put into a sub- geosynchronous transfer orbit with a 284 km perigee (nearest point to Earth) and 20,650 apogee (farthest point from Earth). Later, it was lifted to a geo-stationary orbit.
The satellite, which is similar in composition to its predecessors 1A and 1B, carries navigation and ranging payloads.
It will play a vital role in the IRNSS operations right from guiding drivers on city roads to aerial navigation, disaster management, mapping and surveillance activities.
http://m.timesofindia.com/india/Isro-successfully-launches-navigation-satellite-IRNSS-1C/articleshow/44830537.cms
Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) - C26, carrying IRNSS IC, lifted off from the first launch pad of Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota at 1.32am.
The satellite detached from the launch vehicle about 20 minutes after the launch at an altitude of 499.63km soaring with a velocity of 9604.87 metre per second.
Initially, the satellite was put into a sub- geosynchronous transfer orbit with a 284 km perigee (nearest point to Earth) and 20,650 apogee (farthest point from Earth). Later, it was lifted to a geo-stationary orbit.
The satellite, which is similar in composition to its predecessors 1A and 1B, carries navigation and ranging payloads.
It will play a vital role in the IRNSS operations right from guiding drivers on city roads to aerial navigation, disaster management, mapping and surveillance activities.
http://m.timesofindia.com/india/Isro-successfully-launches-navigation-satellite-IRNSS-1C/articleshow/44830537.cms
