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IRS-1C & Skipper

successMolniya-M | IRS-1C & Skipper

IRS 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.

Overview

Date / time
December 28, 1995 at 06:45 AM UTC
Outcome
success
Launch site
31/6
Mission
IRS-1C & Skipper
Mission type
Earth Science
Orbit achieved
Low Earth Orbit
Launch vehicle
Molniya-M 2BL →
Launch provider
Progress Rocket Space Center →

Payloads deployed · 2

IRS-1C
LEO
SKIPPER
LEO