Key statistics
Satellite IRS 1B at a glance.
Uptime
12421
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.0
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
99.4
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for IRS 1B.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: IRS 1B
International designator: 1991-061A
Object number (NORAD): 21688
Object ID (CCSDS): 21688
Country: INDIA (IND)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 103.018 minutes
Inclination: 99.4058 deg
SMA: 7279.518 km
Apoapsis: 919.865 km
Periapsis: 882.9 km
RAAN: 238.6634 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00253893
Argument of periapsis: 72.4326 deg
Mean anomaly: 349.814 deg
Mean motion: 13.97812317 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.0000018 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00016007214 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Aug. 31, 2025, 2:26 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Aug. 30, 2025, 8:57 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 IRS 1B
TLE line 1: 1 21688U 91061A 25242.87336894 .00000180 00000-0 16007-3 0 9991
TLE line 2: 2 21688 99.4058 238.6634 0025389 72.4326 349.8140 13.97812317627933
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite IRS 1B.
In-orbit conjunctions
A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object IRS 1B.
Associated space launch
Indian remote sensing satellite
IRS 1B was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Vostok 8A92M | IRS-1B’, on board a Vostok 8A92M space rocket.
The launch took place on Aug. 29, 1991, 6:48 a.m. from 31/6.
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Vostok 8A92M | IRS-1B
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Aug. 29, 1991, 6:48 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Vostok 8A92M
Launch pad: 31/6
Location: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
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