Indian Space Research OrganizationPSLV XLSatish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad, Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India
IRNSS-1C
Launched
October 15, 2014
Summary
IRNSS-1C launched on an Indian Space Research Organization PSLV XL from Satish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad, Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India on October 15, 2014. It was Indian Space Research Organization's 42nd launch, 3rd this year and humanity's 5,412th orbital launch attempt. It was the 7th PSLV XL flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). IRNSS-R1C, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 282 × 20,921 km orbit inclined 17.8°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Navigation · Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO)
- Milestone
- 7th PSLV XL flight · 2nd this yearIndian Space Research Organization's 42nd launch3rd this yearhumanity's 5,412th orbital launch attempt63rd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
IRNSS-R1C · NORAD 40269 · 2014-061 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 2014-061A
- Epoch
- 2014-10-16 01:46:14 UTC
- Mean motion
- 3.92624991 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.6080063
- Inclination
- 17.7532°
- Ascending node
- 274.226°
- Arg. of perigee
- 179.0632°
- Mean anomaly
- 322.5568°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: GTO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 2 still in orbit
- IRNSS-R1C · NORAD 40269 · in orbit
PSLV-C26 PS4 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
IRNSS-1C is the third satellite of India's regional navigation system (NavIC), positioned in geostationary orbit at 83° East by ISRO.
Pad

Satish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad, Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India
27th launch from Satish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad, 3rd this year · 44th from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India
64 launches from this pad · 105 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India
107 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did IRNSS-1C launch?
IRNSS-1C launched on October 15, 2014. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch IRNSS-1C?
Coverage: Isro Successfully Launches Navigation Satellite IRNSS 1C -Mahaanews. Watch the replay
What rocket launched IRNSS-1C?
PSLV XL, flown by Indian Space Research Organization. PSLV XL spec sheet
Where did IRNSS-1C launch from?
Satish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad, Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India.
What orbit did IRNSS-1C reach?
IRNSS-R1C, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 282 × 20,921 km orbit inclined 17.8°.
How many satellites did IRNSS-1C launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
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