WMO OSCAR | Satellite: IRS-P3

Satellite: IRS-P3

Satellite details

Acronym	IRS-P3
Full name	Indian Remote Sensing satellite - P3
Satellite Description	7th (last) flight unit of the IRS programme. Main mission: land observation. Significant contribution to solar observation.
Mass at launch	922 kg	Dry mass	838 kg
Power	873 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	817 km
ECT	10:30 desc

Space agency	ISRO
Status	Inactive
Details on Status (as available)
Launch	21 Mar 1996	EOL	15 Oct 2004
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-P3

Acronym	Full name
MOS	Multispectral Opto-electronic Scanner
IXAE	Indian X-ray Astronomy Experiment
WiFS	Wide-Field Sensor

Satellite payload

All known instruments flying on IRS-P3

Instrument	Full name	Start date	EOL date	Status
MOS	Multispectral Opto-electronic Scanner	Jun 1996 *	15 Oct 2004	N/A
IXAE	Indian X-ray Astronomy Experiment	Jun 1996 *	15 Oct 2004	N/A
WiFS	Wide-Field Sensor	Jun 1996 *	15 Oct 2004	N/A

* The information in this field is estimated or assumed