CEOS EO HANDBOOK – MISSION SUMMARY
- IRS-1C
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Full Name
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Indian Remote Sensing Satellite - 1C
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Status
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Mission complete
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Mission Agencies
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ISRO
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Launch Date
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28 Dec 1995
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Mission Links
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mission site
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EOL Date
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21 Sep 2007
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EO Portal Info
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NORAD Catalog #
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23751 (TLE)
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International Designator
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1995-072A
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Orbit Type
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Sun-synchronous
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Orbit Period
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101.35 minutes
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Orbit Sense
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Descending
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Orbit Inclination
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98.6 deg
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Orbit Altitude
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817 km
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Orbit Longitude
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Orbit LST
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10:50
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Repeat Cycle
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24 days
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Objectives and Applications
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Land surface, agriculture and forestry regional geology, land use studies, water resources, vegetation studies, coastal studies and soils, cartography, digital terrain models.
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Mission Measurements
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Mission Instruments
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IRS-1C/1D Full Archive
Jan-2010
| IRS-1C and IRS-1D were two identical satellites from the Indian Space Research
Organisation (ISRO). IRS-1C was launched in December 1995 and ceased operations
in 2007; IRS-1D was launched in September 1997 and ceased operations in 2010.
As part of Indian Remote Sensing Satellite (IRS) programme, they contributed to
support the national economy in the areas of agriculture, water resources, forestry
and ecology, geology, water sheds, marine fisheries, coastal management, weather
forecast and natural disaster management. ESA offers access to IRS-1C/1D archive data via the TPM Scheme Read more 
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