IRNSS-1F

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PSLV-C32/IRNSS-1F
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Mission type Navigation
Operator ISRO
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SATCAT no. 41384 [1]
Website http://www.isro.gov.in/Spacecraft/irnss-1f
Mission duration12 years
Spacecraft properties
SpacecraftIRNSS-1F
Spacecraft typeSatellite
Bus I-1K
Manufacturer ISRO Satellite Centre
Space Applications Centre
Launch mass1,425 kilograms (3,142 lb)
Dry mass598 kilograms (1,318 lb)
Power1660 W
Start of mission
Launch date10:31,March 10, 2016(UTC) (2016-03-10T10:31:00Z)
Rocket PSLV-XL C32
Launch site Satish Dhawan Second
Contractor ISRO
Orbital parameters
Reference system Geocentric
RegimeSub-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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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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Launch

It was launched aboard a PSLV-XL rocket bearing flight number C32 and was successfully put into geosynchronous orbit at 1601 hrs IST on 10 March 2016. [5] [6]

Spacecraft

The satellite carries two types of payloads. The navigation payload transmit navigation service signals to users and ranging payload consists of C-band transponder that facilitates accurate determination of the range of the satellite. [4]

It carries Corner Cube Retro Reflectors for laser ranging. [7]

IRNSS-1F has a 12-year mission life. [2]

Animation of IRNSS
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Around the Earth
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Around the Earth - Polar view
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Earth fixed frame - Equatorial view, front
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Earth fixed frame - Equatorial view, side
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Earth fixed frame - Polar view
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See also

References

  1. ↑ "N2YO - IRNSS 1F". n2yo.com. Retrieved 2025-10-25.
  2. 1 2 "ISRO successfully launches navigation satellite IRNSS-1F.Earlier satellite launch of IRNSS 1E was in January 2016 - PSLV C31" . Retrieved 2016-03-10.
  3. 1 2 Peat, Chris (2022-10-07). "IRNSS 1F". Heavens-Above . Retrieved 2022-10-08.
  4. 1 2 "India's sixth navigation satellite, IRNSS-1F, put into orbit". The Hindu. 10 March 2016. Retrieved 2016-03-10.
  5. ↑ "IRNSS". space.skyrocket.de. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
  6. ↑ "IRNSS-1F". isro.gov.in. Archived from the original on 8 March 2016. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
  7. ↑ "IRNSS-1F - ISRO". www.isro.gov.in. Archived from the original on 2017-07-31. Retrieved 2017-06-08.
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