Soviet Space ProgramVostok 8A92M31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
IRS-1A
Launched
March 17, 1988
Image: Dmitry Ivanov
Summary
IRS-1A launched on a Soviet Space Program Vostok 8A92M from 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on March 17, 1988. It was Soviet Space Program's 2,164th launch, 17th this year and humanity's 3,275th orbital launch attempt. It was the 91st Vostok 8A92M flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). IRS-1A, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 875 × 920 km orbit inclined 99.0°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Vostok 8A92M · Soviet Space Program
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 91st Vostok 8A92M flight · 1st this yearSoviet Space Program's 2,164th launch17th this yearhumanity's 3,275th orbital launch attempt22nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
IRS-1A · NORAD 18960 · 1988-021 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- IRS 1A
- Object ID
- 1988-021A
- Epoch
- 1988-03-17 21:37:10 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.00996151 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0031216
- Inclination
- 99.0213°
- Ascending node
- 151.8785°
- Arg. of perigee
- 20.5593°
- Mean anomaly
- 339.6819°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 8
- B*
- 0.0099313
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 2 still in orbit
- IRS-1A · NORAD 18960 · in orbit
Vostok-2M (N92) Stage 3 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Indian remote sensing satellite
Pad
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
303rd launch from 31/6, 2nd this year · 856th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
430 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
42 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did IRS-1A launch?
IRS-1A launched on March 17, 1988. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch IRS-1A?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched IRS-1A?
Vostok 8A92M, flown by Soviet Space Program. Vostok 8A92M spec sheet
Where did IRS-1A launch from?
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did IRS-1A reach?
IRS-1A, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 875 × 920 km orbit inclined 99.0°.
How many satellites did IRS-1A launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).