MISSION NAME
IRS-1C & Skipper
Status
Success
DATE
28 DEC 1995
LAUNCH PROVIDER
Progress Rocket Space Center
Launch Pad
31/6
Description
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.
Molniya-M 2BL