Key statistics
Satellite IRS B3 at a glance.
Uptime
10754
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: 101.152 minutes
Inclination: 99.0466 deg
SMA: 7191.338 km
Apoapsis: 816.289 km
Periapsis: 810.116 km
RAAN: 251.4223 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00042913
Argument of periapsis: 65.9436 deg
Mean anomaly: 294.219 deg
Mean motion: 14.23600903 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000179 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000099278928 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Aug. 29, 2025, 2:15 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Aug. 28, 2025, 10:36 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 IRS B3
TLE line 1: 1 23827U 96017A 25240.94196446 .00000179 00000-0 99279-4 0 9998
TLE line 2: 2 23827 99.0466 251.4223 0004291 65.9436 294.2190 14.23600903528286
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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