IRNSS-1G

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IRNSS-1G
IRNSS Series 1.jpg
Mission type Navigation
Operator ISRO
COSPAR ID 2016-027A OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
SATCAT no. 41469
Mission durationPlanned: 12 years
Elapsed: 9 years, 8 months, 25 days
Spacecraft properties
SpacecraftIRNSS-1G
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)
Power1600 W
Start of mission
Launch date12:50,April 28, 2016(+05:30) (2016-04-28T12:50:00+05:30)
Rocket PSLV-XL C33
Launch site Satish Dhawan (First)
Contractor ISRO
Orbital parameters
Reference system Geocentric
RegimeGeosynchronous Orbit (GSO)
Longitude129.429213 East
Perigee altitude 35,780.961 km (22,233.258 mi) [1]
Apogee altitude 35,796.200 km (22,242.727 mi) [1]
Inclination 4.2637
Period 23:56:12.33
Epoch 17151.68965311
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IRNSS-1G was the seventh and final [2] of the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS) series of satellites after IRNSS-1A, IRNSS-1B, IRNSS-1C, IRNSS-1D, IRNSS-1E and IRNSS-1F. This system of satellites will provide navigational services to the Indian region. The satellite was launched successfully on 28 April 2016 at 07:20 UTC. [2]

Contents

IRNSS-1G along IRNSS-1A is being used only for NavIC's short message broadcast service and not for navigation. [3] [4]

Launch

The satellite was launched from the First Launch Pad (FLP) of Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota on board PSLV-C33 XL on 28 April 2016 at 12:50 PM IST. [2] [5] The countdown of the launch had begun 51:30 hours before at 9:20 AM IST on 25 April 2016. [6]

After the launch of IRNSS-1G the Indian government named the IRNSS system as NAVIC (Navigation with Indian Constellation). [7]

Specifications

Mission life: 12 years (planned). [6]

Lift-off mass:1,425 kilograms (3,142 lb)

Dry mass:598 kilograms (1,318 lb). [8]

Payload: CDMA ranging payload in C band. [9] [10] Navigation payload in L-5 and S band spectrums and Rubidium atomic clocks. [11]

Power: Two triple-junction solar panels to generate 1660W of energy and one Lithium-ion 90A-hr battery is used. [8]

Propulsion: MMH/MON3 based bipropellant system with 12×22N Attitude control thrusters and one 440N LAM. [10]

Orbit: Geosynchronous orbit at 129.5° East longitude with 5° inclination. [8] [12]

Cost: Approximately ₹125 crore (US$15 million). [13]

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. 1 2 "NORAD Catalog Number 41469". NORAD. Retrieved 2 June 2017.[ permanent dead link ]
  2. 1 2 3 "India launches seventh navigation satellite, to get its own GPS". The Hindu. 28 April 2016. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
  3. ↑ "Annual Report 2019-20". Department of Space. Archived from the original on 6 April 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  4. ↑ "ANNUAL REPORT 2020-2021" (PDF). ISRO. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 April 2021. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  5. ↑ "PSLV-C33/IRNSS-1G". ISRO. Archived from the original on 28 April 2016. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
  6. 1 2 PTI (26 April 2016). "Countdown for IRNSS-1G launch begins at Sriharikota". The Hindu . Retrieved 28 April 2016.
  7. ↑ "PSLV-C33 Successfully Launches India's Seventh Navigation Satellite IRNSS-1G - ISRO". www.isro.gov.in. Archived from the original on 1 November 2021. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  8. 1 2 3 "PSLV-C33 - IRNSS-1G Specifications" (PDF). ISRO. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 April 2016. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
  9. ↑ "'Isro launches rocket carrying India's seventh navigation satellite'". Business Standard. 28 April 2016. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
  10. 1 2 "SALIENT FEATURES OF IRNSS 1G". www.ursc.gov.in. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  11. ↑ "IRNSS-1G". ISRO. Archived from the original on 24 April 2016. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
  12. ↑ Sangeeta Ojha (28 April 2016). "India's own navigation satellite IRNSS-1G launched: All you need to know about it". India Today . Retrieved 28 April 2016.
  13. ↑ Vanita Srivastava (1 May 2016). "IRNSS: Desi GPS to liberate India from dependence on US, Russia". Economic Times. Retrieved 2 May 2016.