Key statistics
Satellite IRS B3 at a glance.
Uptime
10700
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 B3.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: IRS B3
International designator: 1996-017A
Object number (NORAD): 23827
Object ID (CCSDS): 23827
Country: INDIA (IND)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 101.153 minutes
Inclination: 99.0442 deg
SMA: 7191.398 km
Apoapsis: 815.342 km
Periapsis: 811.184 km
RAAN: 195.5634 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0002891
Argument of periapsis: 195.5845 deg
Mean anomaly: 164.5243 deg
Mean motion: 14.23582818 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.0000009 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000060169 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, 2:41 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 IRS B3
TLE line 1: 1 23827U 96017A 25186.61226504 .00000090 00000-0 60169-4 0 9998
TLE line 2: 2 23827 99.0442 195.5634 0002891 195.5845 164.5243 14.23582818520556
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite IRS B3.
In-orbit conjunctions
A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object IRS B3.
Associated space launch
IRS-P3 (Indian Remote Sensing Satellite) was an Indian experimental earth observation satellite.
IRS B3 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘PSLV | IRS-P3’, on board a PSLV space rocket.
The launch took place on March 21, 1996, 4:53 a.m. from Satish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad.
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PSLV | IRS-P3
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: March 21, 1996, 4:53 a.m. UTC
Rocket: PSLV
Launch pad: Satish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad
Location: Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India
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