IRNSS-1F

PSLV-C32/IRNSS-1F
Mission type	Navigation
Operator	ISRO
COSPAR ID	{{#property:P247}}
SATCAT no.	41384
Website	http://www.isro.gov.in/Spacecraft/irnss-1f
Mission duration	12 years
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft	IRNSS-1F
Spacecraft type	Satellite
Bus	I-1K
Manufacturer	ISRO Satellite Centre; Space Applications Centre
Launch mass	1,425 kilograms (3,142 lb)
Dry mass	598 kilograms (1,318 lb)
Power	1660 W
Start of mission
Launch date	10:31:00, March 10, 2016 (UTC)
Rocket	PSLV-XL C32
Launch site	Satish Dhawan Second
Contractor	ISRO
Orbital parameters
Reference system	Geocentric
Regime	Sub-Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (sub-GTO)
Perigee altitude	284 km (176 mi)
Apogee altitude	20,657 km (12,836 mi)
Inclination	32.5 deg E
	Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle ← PSLV-C31 PSLV-C33 →

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IRNSS-1F is the sixth navigation satellite out of seven in the Indian Regional Navigational Satellite System (IRNSS) series of satellites after IRNSS-1A, IRNSS-1B, IRNSS-1C, IRNSS-1D and IRNSS-1E. The satellite is one among the seven of the IRNSS constellation of satellites launched to provide navigational services to the region.^[3]

Launch[edit]

It was launched aboard a PSLV-XL rocket bearing flight number C32 and was successfully put into geosynchronous orbit at 1601 hrs IST on 10 March 2016.^[4]^[5]

Spacecraft[edit]

The satellite carries two types of payloads. The navigation payload transmit navigation service signals to users and ranging payload consists of C-band transponder that facilitates accurate determination of the range of the satellite.^[3]

It carries Corner Cube Retro Reflectors for laser ranging.^[6]

IRNSS-1F has a 12-year mission life.^[2]

Animation of IRNSS