IRNSS 1-B launch set for March 31 - Free Press Journal
Chennai: India’s latest navigational satellite IRNSS 1-B would be launched onboard PSLV C-24 rocket from the spaceport at Sriharikota on March 31.
There would be a two-and-a-half day countdown which would be preceded by a launch rehearsal on March 26, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) sources said today.
“The launch of IRNSS 1-B from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota is scheduled at 5.20 pm on March 31,” they told PTI.
This is the second of the seven satellites planned for Indian Regional Navigational Satellite System (IRNSS), whose applications include terrestrial and marine navigation, disaster management, vehicle tracking and fleet management.
ISRO had launched IRNSS 1-A, the first in the series, on July 1 last year onboard its workhorse Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) C-22.
IRNSS is similar to US’ Global Positioning System (GPS), Russia’s Glonass and Europe’s Galileo. China and Japan too have similar systems named Beidou and Japanese Quasi Zenith Satellite System respectively, they said.
IRNSS-1B - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
IRNSS-1B
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
IRNSS-1B
Mission typeNavigation
OperatorISRO
Mission duration10 years
Spacecraft properties
BusI-1K
ManufacturerISRO Satellite Centre
Space Applications Centre
Launch mass1,380 kilograms (3,040 lb)
Power1,300 watts
Start of mission
Launch dateMarch 2014 (Planned)
RocketPSLV-XL C24
Launch siteSatish Dhawan FLP
ContractorISRO
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric
RegimeGeosynchronous
IRNSS-1B will be the second out of seven in the Indian Regional Navigational Satellite System (IRNSS) series of satellites after IRNSS-1A. The satellite is one among the seven of the IRNSS constellation of satellites slated to be launched to provide navigational services to the region. The satellite will be placed in geosynchronous orbit.[1]
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Satellite[edit]
The satellite will help augmenting the satellite based navigation system of India which is currently under development. The navigational system so developed will be a regional one targeted towards South Asia. The satellite will provide navigation, tracking and mapping services.[2]
IRNSS-1B satellite will have two payloads: a navigation payload and CDMA ranging payload in addition with a laser retro-reflector. The payload generates navigation signals at L5 and S-band. The design of the payload makes the IRNSS system inter-operable and compatible with Global Positioning System (GPS) and Galileo.[1] The satellite is powered by two solar arrays, which generate power up to 1,660 watts, and has a life-time of ten years.
Launch[edit]
The satellite is scheduled to be launched in first quarter of 2014 aboard PSLV-C24 rocket.[2] The commissioning process of launch vehicle with the satellite was started on 27 December 2013.
Chennai: India’s latest navigational satellite IRNSS 1-B would be launched onboard PSLV C-24 rocket from the spaceport at Sriharikota on March 31.
There would be a two-and-a-half day countdown which would be preceded by a launch rehearsal on March 26, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) sources said today.
“The launch of IRNSS 1-B from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota is scheduled at 5.20 pm on March 31,” they told PTI.
This is the second of the seven satellites planned for Indian Regional Navigational Satellite System (IRNSS), whose applications include terrestrial and marine navigation, disaster management, vehicle tracking and fleet management.
ISRO had launched IRNSS 1-A, the first in the series, on July 1 last year onboard its workhorse Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) C-22.
IRNSS is similar to US’ Global Positioning System (GPS), Russia’s Glonass and Europe’s Galileo. China and Japan too have similar systems named Beidou and Japanese Quasi Zenith Satellite System respectively, they said.
IRNSS-1B - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
IRNSS-1B
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
IRNSS-1B
Mission typeNavigation
OperatorISRO
Mission duration10 years
Spacecraft properties
BusI-1K
ManufacturerISRO Satellite Centre
Space Applications Centre
Launch mass1,380 kilograms (3,040 lb)
Power1,300 watts
Start of mission
Launch dateMarch 2014 (Planned)
RocketPSLV-XL C24
Launch siteSatish Dhawan FLP
ContractorISRO
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric
RegimeGeosynchronous
IRNSS-1B will be the second out of seven in the Indian Regional Navigational Satellite System (IRNSS) series of satellites after IRNSS-1A. The satellite is one among the seven of the IRNSS constellation of satellites slated to be launched to provide navigational services to the region. The satellite will be placed in geosynchronous orbit.[1]
Contents
[hide]
Satellite[edit]
The satellite will help augmenting the satellite based navigation system of India which is currently under development. The navigational system so developed will be a regional one targeted towards South Asia. The satellite will provide navigation, tracking and mapping services.[2]
IRNSS-1B satellite will have two payloads: a navigation payload and CDMA ranging payload in addition with a laser retro-reflector. The payload generates navigation signals at L5 and S-band. The design of the payload makes the IRNSS system inter-operable and compatible with Global Positioning System (GPS) and Galileo.[1] The satellite is powered by two solar arrays, which generate power up to 1,660 watts, and has a life-time of ten years.
Launch[edit]
The satellite is scheduled to be launched in first quarter of 2014 aboard PSLV-C24 rocket.[2] The commissioning process of launch vehicle with the satellite was started on 27 December 2013.
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