IRNSS-1F

IRNSS-1F

IRNSS-1F

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IRNSS-1F is the sixth navigation satellite out of seven in the Indian Regional Navigational Satellite System (IRNSS) series of satellites after IRNSS-1A, IRNSS-1B, IRNSS-1C, IRNSS-1D and IRNSS-1E. The satellite is one among the seven of the IRNSS constellation of satellites launched to provide navigational services to the region.[4]

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Launch

It was launched aboard a PSLV-XL rocket bearing flight number C32 and was successfully put into geosynchronous orbit at 1601 hrs IST on 10 March 2016.[5][6]

Spacecraft

The satellite carries two types of payloads. The navigation payload transmit navigation service signals to users and ranging payload consists of C-band transponder that facilitates accurate determination of the range of the satellite.[4]

It carries Corner Cube Retro Reflectors for laser ranging.[7]

IRNSS-1F has a 12-year mission life.[2]

Animation of IRNSS
Around the Earth
Around the Earth - Polar view
Earth fixed frame - Equatorial view, front
Earth fixed frame - Equatorial view, side
Earth fixed frame - Polar view
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References

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    "NORAD Catalog Number 41384". www.celestrak.com. Retrieved 2017-06-08.
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    "ISRO successfully launches navigation satellite IRNSS-1F.Earlier satellite launch of IRNSS 1E was in January 2016 - PSLV C31". Retrieved 2016-03-10.
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    Peat, Chris (2022-10-07). "IRNSS 1F". Heavens-Above. Retrieved 2022-10-08.
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    "India's sixth navigation satellite, IRNSS-1F, put into orbit". The Hindu. 10 March 2016. Retrieved 2016-03-10.
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    "IRNSS". space.skyrocket.de. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
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    "IRNSS-1F". isro.gov.in. Archived from the original on 8 March 2016. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
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    "IRNSS-1F - ISRO". www.isro.gov.in. Archived from the original on 2017-07-31. Retrieved 2017-06-08.
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