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IRNSS-1F
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IRNSS-1F is the sixth navigation satellite out of seven in the Indian Regional Navigational Satellite System (IRNSS) series of satellites after IRNSS-1A, IRNSS-1B, IRNSS-1C, IRNSS-1D and IRNSS-1E. The satellite is one among the seven of the IRNSS constellation of satellites launched to provide navigational services to the region.[4]
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Mission type | Navigation |
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Operator | ISRO |
COSPAR ID | 2016-015A ![]() |
SATCAT no. | 41384 [1] |
Website | http://www.isro.gov.in/Spacecraft/irnss-1f |
Mission duration | 12 years |
Spacecraft properties | |
Spacecraft | IRNSS-1F |
Spacecraft type | Satellite |
Bus | I-1K |
Manufacturer | ISRO Satellite Centre Space Applications Centre |
Launch mass | 1,425 kilograms (3,142 lb) |
Dry mass | 598 kilograms (1,318 lb) |
Power | 1660 W |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 10:31:00, March 10, 2016 (UTC) (2016-03-10T10:31:00UTC) |
Rocket | PSLV-XL C32 |
Launch site | Satish Dhawan Second |
Contractor | ISRO |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric |
Regime | Sub-Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (sub-GTO)[2] |
Perigee altitude | 35,708 km (22,188 mi)[3] |
Apogee altitude | 35,862 km (22,284 mi)[3] |
Inclination | 32.5 deg E |
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