CEOS EO HANDBOOK – MISSION SUMMARY - IRS-1C -
Full Name Indian Remote Sensing Satellite - 1C Status Mission complete
Mission Agencies ISRO Launch Date 28 Dec 1995
Mission Links mission site EOL Date 21 Sep 2007
EO Portal Info NORAD Catalog # 23751 (TLE)
International Designator 1995-072A
Orbit Type Sun-synchronous Orbit Period 101.35 minutes
Orbit Sense Descending Orbit Inclination 98.6 deg
Orbit Altitude 817 km Orbit Longitude
Orbit LST 10:50 Repeat Cycle 24 days
Objectives and Applications Land surface, agriculture and forestry regional geology, land use studies, water resources, vegetation studies, coastal studies and soils, cartography, digital terrain models.
Mission Measurements
CategoryParameterInstrument(s)
LandAlbedo and reflectance LISS-III (IRS), PAN (IRS-1C/1D), WiFS
Landscape topography LISS-III (IRS), PAN (IRS-1C/1D), WiFS
Vegetation LISS-III (IRS), WiFS
Multi-purpose imagery (land) LISS-III (IRS), PAN (IRS-1C/1D), WiFS
Snow & IceIce sheet topography PAN (IRS-1C/1D)
Snow cover, edge and depth LISS-III (IRS), WiFS
Mission Instruments
LISS-III (IRS) - Linear Imaging Self Scanner - III (IRS)
PAN (IRS-1C/1D) - Panchromatic sensor
WiFS - Wide Field Sensor
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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

IRS-1C/1D European Coverage
Jan-1999



Three cloud-free coverages of Europe are available, 1999-2001, 1996-1998, and 2002-2004. Access is provided through the ESA TPM scheme. Read more

OpenSearch Datasets Selected IDN OpenSearch Results (search all 9 )
Data Products for the Indian Remote Sensing Satellites
IRS 1C LIS3 Standard Products
IRS 1C Standard Geo Referenced Product
IRS Pan 104-052 of 23 Nov 1996
IRS-1C - Multispectral Images (LISS-III) - Europe
IRS-1C - Panchromatic Images (PAN) - Europe
IRS-1C - Wide Field Sensor Images (WiFS) - Europe
IRS-1C/1D European coverage
IRS-1C/1D Full archive

Selected FedEO OpenSearch Results (view all 5 results: browser , table )
IRS-1C - Multispectral Images (LISS-III) - Europe
IRS-1C - Wide Field Sensor Images (WiFS) - Europe
IRS-1C/1D Full archive
IRS-1C/1D European coverage
IRS-1C - Panchromatic Images (PAN) - Europe

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