IRS P3 [ISRO]
IRS-P3 (Indian Remote Sensing Satellite) was an Indian experimental earth observation satellite.
The satellite was based on the IRS P2 design.
The satellite carried three instruments:
IRS-P3 was launched on the third flight of the PSLV-G (1) launch vehicle in March 1996. The IRS-P3 spacecraft continued in operations until fall of 2004.
Nation: | India |
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Type / Application: | Earth observation |
Operator: | ISRO |
Contractors: | ISRO |
Equipment: | WiFS, MOS, IXAE |
Configuration: | IRS-1 Bus |
Propulsion: | ? |
Power: | 2 deployable solar arrays, batteries |
Lifetime: | 3 years (design); 6 years (achieved) |
Mass: | 930 kg |
Orbit: | 818 km × 821 km, 98.8° |
Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
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IRS P3 | 1996-017A | 21.03.1996 | Sr FLP | PSLV-G (1) |