Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, in its thirty fourth flight(PSLV-C32), will launch IRNSS-1F, the sixth satellite of the Indian Regional Navigational Satellite System(IRNSS). The launch willl take place from the Second Launch Pad (SLP) of Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) SHAR, Sriharikota on March 10, 2016 at 16:00 hrs. As in the previous five launches of IRNSS satellites. PSLV-C32 will use 'XL' version of PSLV. This is the twelth time 'XL' configuration is being flown, earllier eleventh being PSLV-C11/Chandrayan-1, PSLV-C17/GSAT-12, PSLV-C19/RISAT-1, PSLV-C22/IRNSS-1A, PSLV-C25/Mars Orbiter Spacecraft, PSLV-C24/IRNSS-1B, PSLV-C26/IRNSS-1C, PSLV-C27/IRNSS-1D, PSLV-C28/DMC3, PSLV-C30/ASTROSAT and PSLV-C31/IRNSS-1E misssions.
India's workhorse satellite launch vehicle PSLV-C32, carrying sixth navigation satellite IRNSS 1F, lifts off from Sriharikota.
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) had put into orbit the IRNSS-1E in January this year. The IRNSS-1F will be launched into a sub-Geosynchronous transfer orbit with a 284-km perigee (nearest point to Earth) and 20,657-km apogee (farthest point to Earth), according to ISRO.
The satellite will carry two types of payloads — navigation payload and ranging payload. The navigation payload will transmit navigation service signals to users while the other consists of a C-band transponder that facilitates accurate determination of the range of the satellite.
The IRNSS—1F is part of the space segment satellites of the IRNSS system. The space segment consists of seven satellites.
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