IRS-P3

Launch Success

Liftoff Time (GMT)

04:53:00

Thursday March 21, 1996

Mission Details

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.

Sun-Synchronous Orbit

1 Payload

922 kilograms

Rocket

Retired

PSLV-G

Active 1993 to 2016

Agency

ISRO

Price

$25.00 million

Rocket

Height: 44.5m

Payload to Orbit

LEO: 3,250 kg

GTO: 1,410 kg

Liftoff Thrust

6,887 Kilonewtons

Fairing

Diameter: 3.2m

Height: 8.3m

Stages

4

Strap-ons

6

Launch Site

First Launch Pad

Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India

Fastest Turnaround

25 days 5 hours

First Launch Pad

Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India

Fastest Turnaround

25 days 5 hours

Stats

PSLV

3rd

Mission

1st

Mission of 1996

Indian Space Research Organisation

11th

Mission

1st

Mission of 1996

1996

18th

Orbital launch attempt