PSLV to Lift Navigation Satellite
India’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle is set for liftoff from the Satish Dhawan Space Center on Wednesday at 22:34 UTC, carrying into orbit a critical replacement satellite for the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System. IRNSS-1I will maneuver up into a Geosynchronous Orbit to replace the IRNSS-1A satellite that launched in 2013 and lost all its onboard atomic clocks in 2016 due to short circuits. This marks the first IRNSS launch after the IRNSS-1H satellite was lost in a rare PSLV launch failure in 2017.
Live Video by PTI News
| Launch Date: April 11, 2018 | Launch Updates |
| Launch Time: 22:34 UTC | IRNSS Constellation Overview |
| Launch Vehicle: PSLV XL | PSLV Rocket |
| Launch Site: FLP, Satish Dhawan | Launch Profile |
| Ascent Mission: 19 Minutes & 20 Seconds | |
| Payload: IRNSS-1I (1,425kg) | |
| Target Orbits: 284 x 20,650 km, 19.2° |
