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1999 · Indian Space Research Organization

IRS-P4 & Uribyol-3

successPSLV | IRS-P4 & Uribyol-3

IRS-P4 (Indian Remote Sensing Satellite) or Oceansat is the first indian satellite primarily built for Ocean applications. Kitsat (Korean Institute of Technology Satellite 3), renamed on orbit as Uribyol 3, was the first Korean satellite in true sense and was launched by an Indian PSLV-G (2) rocket in May 1999.

Overview

Date / time
May 26, 1999 at 06:22 AM UTC
Outcome
success
Launch site
Satish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad
Mission
IRS-P4 & Uribyol-3
Mission type
Earth Science
Orbit achieved
Polar Orbit
Launch vehicle
PSLV →
Launch provider
Indian Space Research Organization →

Payloads deployed · 3

DLR-TUBSAT
LEO
IRS-P4 (OCEANSAT-1)
LEO
KITSAT 3
LEO