Key statistics
Satellite IRS 1C at a glance.
Uptime
10838
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.2
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
99.0
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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: 101.162 minutes
Inclination: 99.033 deg
SMA: 7191.825 km
Apoapsis: 814.552 km
Periapsis: 812.827 km
RAAN: 248.4459 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00011997
Argument of periapsis: 90.0512 deg
Mean anomaly: 270.0803 deg
Mean motion: 14.23456287 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000172 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000096146606 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Aug. 30, 2025, 3:38 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Aug. 29, 2025, 10:48 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 IRS 1C
TLE line 1: 1 23751U 95072A 25241.95061797 .00000172 00000-0 96147-4 0 9990
TLE line 2: 2 23751 99.0330 248.4459 0001200 90.0512 270.0803 14.23456287540135
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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