IRNSS-1G Indian navigation satellite
IRNSS-1G Mission type Navigation Operator ISRO COSPAR ID 2016-027A SATCAT no. 41469 Mission duration Planned: 12 years Elapsed: 10 years, 19 days
Spacecraft IRNSS-1G 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 1600 W
Launch date 12:50, April 28, 2016 (+05:30) (2016-04-28T12:50:00+05:30 ) Rocket PSLV-XL C33Launch site Satish Dhawan (First )Contractor ISRO
Reference system Geocentric Regime Geosynchronous Orbit (GSO) Longitude 129.429213 East Perigee altitude 35,780.961 km (22,233.258 mi)[ 1] Apogee altitude 35,796.200 km (22,242.727 mi)[ 1] Inclination 4.2637 Period 23:56:12.33 Epoch 17151.68965311
IRNSS-1G was the seventh and final[ 2] of the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS) series of satellites after IRNSS-1A , IRNSS-1B , IRNSS-1C , IRNSS-1D , IRNSS-1E and IRNSS-1F . This system of satellites will provide navigational services to the Indian region. The satellite was launched successfully on 28 April 2016 at 07:20 UTC.[ 2]
IRNSS-1G along IRNSS-1A is being used only for NavIC's short message broadcast service and not for navigation.[ 3] [ 4]
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