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Launch FailureIndian Space Research Organization

PSLV: IRS-1D

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.

Monday, 29 September 1997
PSLV: IRS-1D

Mission Data

Indian Space Research Organization
🇮🇳Indian Space Research OrganizationEst. 1969
Launch VehiclePSLV
Vehicle FamilyPSLV
Vehicle Record10 of 12 launches (83.3%)
Provider TypeGovernment
Agency Record86 successes / 15 failures (85%)
Success Streak2 consecutive
Mission TypeEarth Science
Target OrbitLow Earth Orbit
Launch PadSatish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad
Location🇮🇳 Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India IND
Orbital Launches This Year#59
Agency Launches This Year#1
Launches From This Pad64
Launches From This Site106
Status Note

Either the launch vehicle did not reach orbit, or the payload(s) failed to separate.

About PSLV

The Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) is an expendable medium-lift launch vehicle designed and operated by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). It was developed to allow India to launch its Indian Remote Sensing (IRS) satellites into sun-synchronous orbits, a service that was, until the advent of the PSLV in 1993, commercially available only from Russia. PSLV can also launch small size satellites into Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO).

Launch Site

Satish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad · 13.7330°N 80.2350°E

Launch data from Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs.