WMO OSCAR | Satellite: IRS-1A

Satellite: IRS-1A

Satellite details

Acronym	IRS-1A
Full name	Indian Remote Sensing satellite - 1A
Satellite Description	1st flight unit of the IRS programme. Main mission: land observation.
Mass at launch	975 kg	Dry mass	895 kg
Power	600 W
Data access link	no link provided
Data access information	Data available from ISRO. Possible real-time access at appointed stations.
Orbit	Sunsynchronous orbit	Altitude	904 km
ECT	10:30 desc

Space agency	ISRO
Status	Inactive
Details on Status (as available)
Launch	17 Mar 1988	EOL	01 Jul 1992
Last update:	2015-07-28

Associated satellite programme and related satellites

Note: red tag: no longer operational , green tag: operational , blue tag : future

Indian Remote-sensing Satellite
- IRS-1A (1988 - 1992)
- IRS-1B (1991 - 2001)
- IRS-1C (1995 - 2005)
- IRS-1D (1997 - 2010)
- IRS-1E (IRS-P1) (1993 - 1993)
- IRS-P2 (1994 - 1997)
- IRS-P3 (1996 - 2004)

Satellite Payload

All known Instruments flying on IRS-1A

Acronym	Full name
LISS-1	Linear Imaging Self-Scanning Sensor - 1
LISS-2	Linear Imaging Self-Scanning Sensor - 2

Satellite payload

All known instruments flying on IRS-1A

Instrument	Full name	Start date	EOL date	Status	NRT data	Instrument landing page	Comments
LISS-1	Linear Imaging Self-Scanning Sensor - 1	Jun 1988 *	01 Jul 1992	N/A
LISS-2	Linear Imaging Self-Scanning Sensor - 2	Jun 1988 *	01 Jul 1992	N/A

* The information in this field is estimated or assumed