Indian Space Research OrganizationPSLVSatish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad, Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India
IRS-1D
Launched
September 29, 1997
Image: Indian Space Research Organisation
Summary
IRS-1D launched on an Indian Space Research Organization PSLV from Satish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad, Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India on September 29, 1997. The mission failed. It was Indian Space Research Organization's 12th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 4,177th orbital launch attempt. It was the 4th PSLV flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- PSLV · Indian Space Research Organization
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 4th PSLV flight · 1st this yearIndian Space Research Organization's 12th launch1st this yearhumanity's 4,177th orbital launch attempt59th orbital launch attempt this year
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Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 1 still in orbit
- IRS-1D · NORAD 24971 · in orbit
PSLV-D3 PS4 · re-entered November 4, 1999
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
Satish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad, Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India
4th launch from Satish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad, 1st this year · 12th from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India
64 launches from this pad · 105 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India
556 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did IRS-1D launch?
IRS-1D launched on September 29, 1997. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch IRS-1D?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched IRS-1D?
PSLV, flown by Indian Space Research Organization. PSLV spec sheet
Where did IRS-1D launch from?
Satish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad, Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India.
What orbit was IRS-1D going to?
Low Earth Orbit (LEO), a earth science mission.
How many satellites did IRS-1D launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).