Indian Space Research OrganizationPSLVSatish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad, Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India
IRS-P2
Launched
October 15, 1994
Image: Indian Space Research Organisation
Summary
IRS-P2 launched on an Indian Space Research Organization PSLV from Satish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad, Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India on October 15, 1994. It was Indian Space Research Organization's 10th launch, 2nd this year and humanity's 3,939th orbital launch attempt. It was the 2nd PSLV flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). IRS-P2, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 827 × 870 km orbit inclined 98.8°. 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
- 2nd PSLV flight · 1st this yearIndian Space Research Organization's 10th launch2nd this yearhumanity's 3,939th orbital launch attempt71st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
IRS-P2 · NORAD 23323 · 1994-068 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- IRS P2
- Object ID
- 1994-068A
- Epoch
- 1994-10-15 09:29:01 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.15406731 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0029829
- Inclination
- 98.753°
- Ascending node
- 3.8513°
- Arg. of perigee
- 242.2774°
- Mean anomaly
- 117.289°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 2
- B*
- 0.00001
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
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 2 still in orbit
- IRS-P2 · NORAD 23323 · in orbit
PSLV-D2 PS4 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
IRS-P2 (Indian Remote Sensing Satellite) was an Indian experimental earth observation satellite.
Pad
Satish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad, Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India
2nd launch from Satish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad, 1st this year · 10th from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India
64 launches from this pad · 105 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India
389 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did IRS-P2 launch?
IRS-P2 launched on October 15, 1994. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch IRS-P2?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched IRS-P2?
PSLV, flown by Indian Space Research Organization. PSLV spec sheet
Where did IRS-P2 launch from?
Satish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad, Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India.
What orbit did IRS-P2 reach?
IRS-P2, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 827 × 870 km orbit inclined 98.8°.
How many satellites did IRS-P2 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).