Indian Space Research OrganizationPSLVSatish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad, Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India
IRS-P1
Launched
September 20, 1993
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Summary
IRS-P1 launched on an Indian Space Research Organization PSLV from Satish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad, Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India on September 20, 1993. The mission failed. It was Indian Space Research Organization's 8th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 3,848th orbital launch attempt. It was the 1st PSLV flight. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO).
- 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
- 1st PSLV flightIndian Space Research Organization's 8th launch1st this yearhumanity's 3,848th orbital launch attempt63rd orbital launch attempt this year
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About this launch
IRS-1E (Indian Remote Sensing Satellite) satellite was an experimental Indian earth observing satellite, which was derived from the engineering model of IRS-1A incorporating a Monocular Electro-Optical Stereo Scanner developed by DLR, Germany, and a LISS-I camera similar to that on IRS-1A.
Pad
Satish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad, Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India
1st launch from Satish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad, 1st this year · 8th from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India
64 launches from this pad · 105 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India
under an hour after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did IRS-P1 launch?
IRS-P1 launched on September 20, 1993. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch IRS-P1?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched IRS-P1?
PSLV, flown by Indian Space Research Organization. PSLV spec sheet
Where did IRS-P1 launch from?
Satish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad, Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India.
What orbit was IRS-P1 going to?
Low Earth Orbit (LEO), a earth science mission.