Spacecraft information: IRS-1A

Launch Details
Launched 16 March 1988
Flight ended
Status Non-operational
Launch site Tyuratam Missile and Space Center, Kazakhstan (Also known as Baikonur Cosmodrome)
Owner India
NORAD ID 18960
COSPAR ID 1988-021A
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination 98.871°
Eccentricity 0.00139
RA ascending node 6.184 hr
Argument perigee 218.813°
Mean anomaly 185.577°
Orbital period 103.067 min
Epoch of osculation 02 Feb 2026, 05:00

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude 900.7 km
Mean Altitude 910.8 km
Peak Altitude 920.9 km

Launched alongside

SL-3 R/B

Orbital History

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South El Monte

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Longitude:
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34.05°N
118.05°W
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