Indian Space Research OrganizationPSLVSatish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad, Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India
IRS-P4 & Uribyol-3
Launched
May 26, 1999
Image: Indian Space Research Organisation
Summary
IRS-P4 & Uribyol-3 launched on an Indian Space Research Organization PSLV from Satish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad, Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India on May 26, 1999. It was Indian Space Research Organization's 13th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 4,319th orbital launch attempt. It was the 5th PSLV flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Polar Orbit (PO). Uribyol-3, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 727 × 745 km orbit inclined 98.4°. 4 objects from this launch are catalogued, 3 of them payloads.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- PSLV · Indian Space Research Organization
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Earth Science · Polar Orbit (PO)
- Milestone
- 5th PSLV flight · 1st this yearIndian Space Research Organization's 13th launch1st this yearhumanity's 4,319th orbital launch attempt30th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Uribyol-3 · NORAD 25756 · 1999-029 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 4 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- KITSAT 3
- Object ID
- 1999-029A
- Epoch
- 1999-05-26 09:00:30 UTC
- Mean motion
- 14.48940627 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0012839
- Inclination
- 98.3894°
- Ascending node
- 243.4779°
- Arg. of perigee
- 233.4835°
- Mean anomaly
- 126.543°
- 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: PO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
4 catalogued: 3 payloads, 1 rocket stage; 4 still in orbit
- Uribyol-3 · NORAD 25756 · in orbit
- DLR-TUBSAT · NORAD 25757 · in orbit
- Oceansat · NORAD 25758 · in orbit
PSLV-D3 PS4 · in orbit
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
IRS-P4 (Indian Remote Sensing Satellite) or Oceansat is the first indian satellite primarily built for Ocean applications. Kitsat (Korean Institute of Technology Satellite 3), renamed on orbit as Uribyol 3, was the first Korean satellite in true sense and was launched by an Indian PSLV-G (2) rocket in May 1999.
Pad
Satish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad, Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India
5th launch from Satish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad, 1st this year · 13th from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India
64 launches from this pad · 105 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India
604 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did IRS-P4 & Uribyol-3 launch?
IRS-P4 & Uribyol-3 launched on May 26, 1999. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch IRS-P4 & Uribyol-3?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched IRS-P4 & Uribyol-3?
PSLV, flown by Indian Space Research Organization. PSLV spec sheet
Where did IRS-P4 & Uribyol-3 launch from?
Satish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad, Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India.
What orbit did IRS-P4 & Uribyol-3 reach?
Uribyol-3, one of 4 catalogued objects, reached a 727 × 745 km orbit inclined 98.4°.
How many satellites did IRS-P4 & Uribyol-3 launch?
3 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 3 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).