Indian Space Research Organization
IRS-1D
PSLV
FAILURE
Failure
Monday, September 29, 1997 · 04:47 UTC
Mission
/01IRS 1C and 1D (Indian Remote Sensing Satellite) were the second version of the series of indigenous state-of-art remote sensing satellites. Skipper was an international project initiated by BMDO to measure the bow-shock UV emissions from reentering bodies at different speeds and heights.
Mission Type
Earth Science
Orbit
Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Probability
N/A
Status
Launch Failure
Vehicle & Pad
/02Rocket
PSLV
Launch Pad
Satish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad
Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India
13.733° N, 80.235° E
4
Pad Launches
12
Location Launches
12
Agency Launches
59
Orbital This Year