Satellite Profile
IRS-1A
SSO
ACTIVE
Aging
Identity
- COSPAR
- 1988-021A
- NORAD
- 18960
- Country
- IN
- Operator
- ISRO
- Manufacturer
- ISRO
- Discipline
- EO
Orbit
- Altitude
- 903.7 km
- Perigee
- 892.9 km
- Apogee
- 914.4 km
- Inclination
- 98.87°
- Period
- 103.07 min
- TLE Epoch
- 2026-02-24 15:55:33
Mission & Payload
IRS-1A is a India satellite operated by ISRO for eo objectives. It is currently classified as active in SSO orbit, with latest orbital epoch 2026-02-24 15:55:33 from open catalog sources.
- Sensor Type
- MULTISPECTRAL
- Resolution
- 10 m
- Spectral Bands
- Multiband optical (open-data inferred)
- Swath Width
- 50 km
- Processing Level
- L1/L2 (open-data inferred)
- Users
- —
Launch & Governance
- Launch Date
- 1988-03-17
- Launch Vehicle
- S18961
- Launch Site
- —
- Expected Lifetime
- —
- Constraints
- Open data, no restrictions
- Lineage
- Identification sources: GCAT, CELESTRAK. Latest orbital epoch from Celestrak: 2026-02-24 15:55:33. Metadata date: 2026-02-25. Payload quality fields include open-data heuristic estimates. Last derived at: 2026-02-25.