Indian Space Research OrganizationPSLVSatish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad, Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India
IRS-P3
Launched
March 21, 1996
Image: Indian Space Research Organisation
Summary
IRS-P3 launched on an Indian Space Research Organization PSLV from Satish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad, Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India on March 21, 1996. It was Indian Space Research Organization's 11th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 4,059th orbital launch attempt. It was the 3rd PSLV flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). IRS-P3, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 810 × 856 km orbit inclined 98.8°. 4 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
- 3rd PSLV flight · 1st this yearIndian Space Research Organization's 11th launch1st this yearhumanity's 4,059th orbital launch attempt18th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
IRS-P3 · NORAD 23827 · 1996-017 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- IRS B3
- Object ID
- 1996-017A
- Epoch
- 1996-03-21 07:35:01 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.19976924 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0031986
- Inclination
- 98.7953°
- Ascending node
- 156.7103°
- Arg. of perigee
- 249.3438°
- Mean anomaly
- 110.4307°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 1
- 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
4 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 2 components; 2 still in orbit
- IRS-P3 · NORAD 23827 · in orbit
PSLV-D3 PS4 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
IRS-P3 (Indian Remote Sensing Satellite) was an Indian experimental earth observation satellite.
Pad
Satish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad, Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India
3rd launch from Satish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad, 1st this year · 11th from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India
64 launches from this pad · 105 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India
522 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did IRS-P3 launch?
IRS-P3 launched on March 21, 1996. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch IRS-P3?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched IRS-P3?
PSLV, flown by Indian Space Research Organization. PSLV spec sheet
Where did IRS-P3 launch from?
Satish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad, Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India.
What orbit did IRS-P3 reach?
IRS-P3, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 810 × 856 km orbit inclined 98.8°.
How many satellites did IRS-P3 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).