Padside
Menu

Indian Space Research OrganizationPSLV XLSatish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad, Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India

IRNSS-1B

Launched

April 4, 2014

Launch Successful

Summary

IRNSS-1B launched on an Indian Space Research Organization PSLV XL from Satish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad, Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India on April 4, 2014. It was Indian Space Research Organization's 41st launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 5,366th orbital launch attempt. It was the 6th PSLV XL flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (GSTO). IRNSS-R1B, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 277 × 20,565 km orbit inclined 19.3°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.

Watch
No webcast on record.
Booster
No booster details on record.
Mission
Navigation · Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (GSTO)
Milestone
6th PSLV XL flight · 1st this yearIndian Space Research Organization's 41st launch2nd this yearhumanity's 5,366th orbital launch attempt17th orbital launch attempt this year

Flight preview

Orbit: as tracked

19.3°Inclination
277 × 20565 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
360.9 minPeriodfrom mean elements
314.3°Ascending node
4577 d agoElement epoch2014-04-04 15:03 UTC · stale

IRNSS-R1B · NORAD 39635 · 2014-017 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects

Show the numbers for orbit elements
Object
TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
Object ID
2014-017A
Epoch
2014-04-04 15:03:22 UTC
Mean motion
3.98971863 rev/day
Eccentricity
0.6040971
Inclination
19.2638°
Ascending node
314.2516°
Arg. of perigee
178.4432°
Mean anomaly
184.313°
Element set
999
Rev at epoch
0
B*
0

Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: GSTO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.

Catalogued objects

2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 2 still in orbit

  • IRNSS-R1B · NORAD 39635 · in orbit

PSLV-C24 PS4 · in orbit

Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org

About this launch

IRNSS-1B is the second out of seven in the Indian Regional Navigational Satellite System (IRNSS) series of satellites after IRNSS-1A. The satellite is one among the seven of the IRNSS constellation of satellites slated to provide navigational services to the region. The satellite operates in geosynchronous orbit.

Pad

Map of Satish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad

Satish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad, Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India

25th launch from Satish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad, 1st this year · 42nd from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India

64 launches from this pad · 105 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India

150 days after the previous launch from this pad

Questions

When did IRNSS-1B launch?

IRNSS-1B launched on April 4, 2014. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.

Where can I watch IRNSS-1B?

No webcast is on record for this launch.

What rocket launched IRNSS-1B?

PSLV XL, flown by Indian Space Research Organization. PSLV XL spec sheet

Where did IRNSS-1B launch from?

Satish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad, Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India.

What orbit did IRNSS-1B reach?

IRNSS-R1B, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 277 × 20,565 km orbit inclined 19.3°.

How many satellites did IRNSS-1B launch?

1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).