Progress Rocket Space CenterMolniya-M 2BL31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
IRS-1C & Skipper
Launched
December 28, 1995
Image: Jonathan Space Report
Summary
IRS-1C & Skipper launched on a Progress Rocket Space Center Molniya-M 2BL from 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on December 28, 1995. It was Progress Rocket Space Center's 23rd launch, 4th this year and humanity's 4,039th orbital launch attempt. It was the 249th Molniya-M 2BL flight and the 4th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). IRS-1C, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 813 × 825 km orbit inclined 98.6°. 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them payloads.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Molniya-M 2BL · Progress Rocket Space Center
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 249th Molniya-M 2BL flight · 4th this yearProgress Rocket Space Center's 23rd launch4th this yearhumanity's 4,039th orbital launch attempt78th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
IRS-1C · NORAD 23751 · 1995-072 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 3 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- IRS 1C
- Object ID
- 1995-072A
- Epoch
- 1995-12-28 09:38:15 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.24018666 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0008286
- Inclination
- 98.5974°
- Ascending node
- 73.9767°
- Arg. of perigee
- 156.471°
- Mean anomaly
- 203.684°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 2
- B*
- 0
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
3 catalogued: 2 payloads, 1 rocket stage; 3 still in orbit
- IRS-1C · NORAD 23751 · in orbit
- Skipper · NORAD 23752 · in orbit
Blok-2BL No. 620 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
IRS 1C and 1D (Indian Remote Sensing Satellite) were the second version of the series of indigenous state-of-art remote sensing satellites. Skipper was an international project initiated by BMDO to measure the bow-shock UV emissions from reentering bodies at different speeds and heights.
Pad
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
321st launch from 31/6, 2nd this year · 1,068th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
430 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
90 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did IRS-1C & Skipper launch?
IRS-1C & Skipper launched on December 28, 1995. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch IRS-1C & Skipper?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched IRS-1C & Skipper?
Molniya-M 2BL, flown by Progress Rocket Space Center. Molniya-M 2BL spec sheet
Where did IRS-1C & Skipper launch from?
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did IRS-1C & Skipper reach?
IRS-1C, one of 3 catalogued objects, reached a 813 × 825 km orbit inclined 98.6°.
How many satellites did IRS-1C & Skipper launch?
2 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 2 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).