PRSC Molniya-M 2BL IRS-1C & Skipper
Molniya-M 2BL
Status
Success
Date
28 DEC 1995
06:45
Launch Provider
Progress Rocket Space Center
Launch Pad
31/6
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Mission Overview
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.
Rocket
Molniya-M 2BL
Mission Type
Earth Science
Orbit
Low Earth Orbit
Livestream
Not available