Name:IRS-P3
LaunchDate:21.03.1996
IRS-P3 was launched by PSLV-D3 on March 21, 1996 from SHAR Centre, Sriharikota, India. IRS-P3 carries two remote sensing payloads - Wide Field Sensor (WiFS) similar to that of IRS-1C, with an additional Short Wave Infrared Band (SWIR) and a Modular Opto-electronic Scanner (MOS). It also carries an X-ray astronomy payload and a C-band transponder for radar calibration.
Mission completed during January 2006 after serving 9 years and 10 months.
| Mission | Remote sensing of earth's natural resources. Study of X-ray Astronomy. Periodic calibration of PSLV tracking radar located at tracking stations. |
| Weight | 920 kg |
| onboard power | 817 Watts |
| Communication | S-band |
| Stabilization | Three axis body stabilized |
| RCS | Combinations of bladder type and surface tension type mass expulsion monopropellant hydrazine system |
| Payload | WideField Sensor (WiFS), Modular Opto - electronic Scanner (MOS), Indian X-ray Astronomy Experiment (IXAE), C-band transponder(CBT) |
| Launch date | March 21, 1996 |
| Launch site | SHAR Centre, Sriharikota, India |
| Launch vehicle | PSLV-D3 |
| Orbit | 817 km. Circular polar sun-synchronous with equatorial crossing at 10.30 am (descending node) |
| Inclination | 98.68o |
| Repetivity | WiFS : 5 days |
| Mission completed during | January 2006 |
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