NEXT SPACEFLIGHT

Status

Success

IRS-P3

Launch Time
Thu Mar 21, 1996 04:53 UTC

Rocket

PSLV-G
ISRO
Status: Retired
Price: $25.0 million
Liftoff Thrust: 6,887 kN
Payload to LEO: 3,250 kg
Payload to GTO: 1,410 kg
Stages: 4
Strap-ons: 6
Rocket Height: 44.5 m
Fairing Diameter: 3.2 m
Fairing Height: 8.3 m

Mission Details

IRS-P3

IRS-P3 was an experimental Earth observation mission undertaken by ISRO. The objectives of the mission were the processing and interpretation of data generated by its two payloads, the Wide Field sensor, and Modular Optoelectric Sensor, developed by the German Aerospace Center.

Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 922.0 kg
Sun-Synchronous Orbit

Location

First Launch Pad, Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India

Stats

1996

18th orbital launch attempt

Indian Space Research Organisation

11th mission
1st mission of 1996
5th successful mission
3rd consecutive successful mission

PSLV

3rd mission
1st mission of 1996
2nd successful mission
2nd consecutive successful mission