IRNSS-1A
| Mission type | Navigation |
|---|---|
| Operator | ISRO |
| COSPAR ID | 2013-034A |
| SATCAT № | 39199 |
| Mission duration | 10 years |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Bus | I-1K |
| Manufacturer |
ISRO Satellite Centre Space Applications Centre |
| Launch mass | 1,425 kilograms (3,142 lb) |
| Dry mass | 614 kilograms (1,354 lb)[1] |
| Power | 1,660 watts |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 1 July 2013, 18:11 UTC |
| Rocket | PSLV-XL C22 |
| Launch site | Satish Dhawan FLP |
| Contractor | ISRO |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Geosynchronous |
| Longitude | 55° East |
| Perigee | 35,701 km (22,184 mi)[1] |
| Apogee | 35,881 km (22,295 mi)[1] |
| Inclination | 27.59 degrees[1] |
| Period | 1436.03 minutes[1] |
| Epoch | 22 January 2015, 16:27:41 UTC[1] |
IRNSS-1A is the first navigational satellite in the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS) series of satellites been placed in geosynchronous orbit.[1][2]
Satellite
The satellite has been developed at a cost of 
1.25 billion (US$20 million),[3][4] and was launched on 1 July 2013. It will provide IRNSS services to the Indian public, which would be a system similar to Global Positioning System (GPS) but only for India and the region around it.[5]
Each IRNSS satellite has 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 GPS and Galileo.[6] The satellite is powered by two solar arrays, which generate power up to 1,660 watts, and has a life-time of ten years.[1]
Launch
The satellite was launched from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) on 1 July 2013 at 11:41 PM (IST).[7] The launch was postponed from its initial launch date of 26 June 2013 due to a technical snag in the 2nd stage of the PSLV-C22 launch rocket.[8] ISRO then replaced the faulty component in the rocket and rescheduled the launch to 1 July 2013 at 11:43 p.m.[9][10]
Scientists from the German Aerospace Centre (DLR)'s Institute of Communications and Navigation in Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany, have received signals from IRNSS-1A. On 23 July 2013, the German Aerospace Center scientists pointed their 30-meter dish antenna at Weilheim towards the satellite and found that it was already transmitting a signal in the L5 frequency band.[11]
See also
- Communication-Centric Intelligence Satellite (CCI-Sat)
- GPS-aided geo-augmented navigation (GAGAN)
- Satellite navigation
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 "IRNSS-1A". n2yo. Retrieved 26 July 2013.
- ↑ "IRNSS". space.skyrocket.de. Retrieved 8 April 2012.
- ↑ "India's first ever dedicated navigation satellite launched". DNA India. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
- ↑ "India's first dedicated navigation satellite placed in orbit". NDTV. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
- ↑ "Planned Satellite Launches in 2013". satlaunch.net. 19 March 2013. Retrieved 20 March 2013.
- ↑ "IRNSS". space.skyrocket.de. Retrieved 20 March 2013.
- ↑ "India launches its first navigation satellite". The Times of India. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
- ↑ "Technical snag puts off satellite launch: ISRO". SGP. Retrieved 2 June 2013.
- ↑ "PSLV-C22/IRNSS-1A Mission Status". ISRO. Retrieved 26 July 2013.
- ↑ S Giri Prasad (14 June 2013). "Indian equivalent of the GPS satellite". The Hindu (Chennai, India). Retrieved 14 June 2013.
- ↑ "Indian Regional Navigation Satellite Starts Signal Transmissions". GPS World. 25 July 2013. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
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