In the 43rd flight of PSLV, ISRO's PSLV-C41 has successfully launched the 1425 Kg IRNSS-1I Navigation Satellite on 12th April, 2018 from Satish Dhawan Space Center, Sriharikota. The launch took place at 04:04 hrs IST
The vehicle lifted off from the first launch pad as planned and after a flight time of 19 minutes, the vehicle achieved a GTO orbit with perigee of 281.5 Km and apogee of 20,730 Km inclined at an angle of 19.2 degrees to the equator after which the IRNSS-1I satellite was separated from PSLV.
The IRNSS-1I is expected to replace IRNSS-1A, the first of the seven navigation satellites, that was rendered ineffective after its three rubidium atomic clocks failed.. The seven satellites are a part of the NavIC navigation satellite constellation.
The video of the launch is shown below.
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The vehicle lifted off from the first launch pad as planned and after a flight time of 19 minutes, the vehicle achieved a GTO orbit with perigee of 281.5 Km and apogee of 20,730 Km inclined at an angle of 19.2 degrees to the equator after which the IRNSS-1I satellite was separated from PSLV.
The IRNSS-1I is expected to replace IRNSS-1A, the first of the seven navigation satellites, that was rendered ineffective after its three rubidium atomic clocks failed.. The seven satellites are a part of the NavIC navigation satellite constellation.
The video of the launch is shown below.
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