Tuesday, March 12, 2002

IRS-1B

 1991-061A


The IRS-1B satellite was launched with the 8A92M rocket (Vostok-2M) from Baikonur, with NPO Lavochkin providing launch preparation services and Glavkosmos providing the interface. Control was from Bangalore. In 2001 the IRS-1B cameras were still operating well and the spacecraft was being used for systems tests.


IRS-1B 
 

DateTimeEventOrbit  

1991 Aug 29  0648  Launch by Vostok  KB 
 0650?  Blok-BVGD sep (T+2:00) 
 0651? Fairing sep (T+3:00), 160 km 
 0653?  Blok-A cutoff, Blok-E burn (T+5:10) 
 0659?  Blok-E cutoff (T+11:00) 
 0659?  Payload release (T+11:10) 
1991 Sep 6  
 102.79 862 x 918 x 99.2 
2001 Aug 29   Still operating 

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