Key statistics
Satellite IRS 1C at a glance.
Uptime
10724
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.2
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
99.0
Latest
Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for IRS 1C.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: IRS 1C
International designator: 1995-072A
Object number (NORAD): 23751
Object ID (CCSDS): 23751
Country: INDIA (IND)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 101.165 minutes
Inclination: 99.0306 deg
SMA: 7191.937 km
Apoapsis: 814.686 km
Periapsis: 812.917 km
RAAN: 130.4334 deg
Eccentricy: 0.000123
Argument of periapsis: 87.0579 deg
Mean anomaly: 273.0739 deg
Mean motion: 14.23423038 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000175 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000097697 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 7, 2025, 3:14 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 6, 2025, 10:52 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 IRS 1C
TLE line 1: 1 23751U 95072A 25126.95341709 .00000175 00000-0 97697-4 0 9990
TLE line 2: 2 23751 99.0306 130.4334 0001230 87.0579 273.0739 14.23423038523772
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite IRS 1C.
In-orbit conjunctions
A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object IRS 1C.
Associated space launch
IRS 1C and 1D (Indian Remote Sensing Satellite) were the second version of the series of indigenous state-of-art remote sensing satellites. Skipper was an international project initiated by BMDO to measure the bow-shock UV emissions from reentering bodies at different speeds and heights.
IRS 1C was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Molniya-M | IRS-1C & Skipper’, on board a Molniya-M space rocket.
The launch took place on Dec. 28, 1995, 6:45 a.m. from 31/6.
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Molniya-M | IRS-1C & Skipper
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Dec. 28, 1995, 6:45 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Molniya-M
Launch pad: 31/6
Location: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
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