IRS 1C

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite IRS 1C at a glance.

Uptime

10783

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: 101.163 minutes

Inclination: 99.0297 deg

SMA: 7191.876 km

Apoapsis: 814.427 km

Periapsis: 813.054 km

RAAN: 191.5986 deg

Eccentricy: 0.0000955

Argument of periapsis: 91.5065 deg

Mean anomaly: 268.6222 deg

Mean motion: 14.23441142 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000079 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.000055437 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: July 5, 2025, 5:45 p.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: July 5, 2025, 1:27 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 IRS 1C

TLE line 1: 1 23751U 95072A 25186.56107500 .00000079 00000-0 55437-4 0 9991

TLE line 2: 2 23751 99.0297 191.5986 0000955 91.5065 268.6222 14.23441142532251

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.

Target Orbit TCA Probability of collision Miss distance Type
FENGYUN 1C DEB SSO 2025-05-13 18:40:45 0.0001426288 558.0 (m) DEBRIS
COSMOS 2251 DEB LEO 2025-02-20 10:29:31 0.0001887789 486.0 (m) DEBRIS
DMSP 5D-2 F13 DEB SSO 2024-12-25 01:52:31 0.0001499838 539.0 (m) DEBRIS

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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Launch to space Molniya-M | IRS-1C & Skipper
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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