Geostationary
NORAD ID: 39199
Int'l Code: 2013-034A
Perigee: 35,714.6 km
Apogee: 35,874.3 km
Inclination: 27.4 °
Period: 1,436.1 minutes
Semi major axis: 42165 km
Launch date: July 1, 2013
Source: India (IND)
Comments: The IRNSS-1A satellite is the first of seven which will make up the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS). The constellation will consist of four satellites in geosynchronous orbits inclined at 29 degrees, with three more in geostationary orbit. IRNSS-1A is one of the geosynchronous satellites, and is expected to be positioned at a longitude of 55 degrees east. IRNSS-1A will eventually be co-located with a second satellite at 55 degrees east, while two more satellites will be placed at 111 degrees east. The geostationary satellites will operate at 34, 83 and 132 degrees east. The IRNSS system is expected to provide navigation signals to India with an accuracy of up to 20 meters. The IRNSS-1A satellite is based on the I-1K satellite bus and has a fuelled mass of 1,425 kilograms (3,141 lb), or a dry mass of 614 kg (1,354 lb). It is powered by two solar arrays, which generate up to 1,660 watts of power. The spacecraft is expected to operate for ten years.
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Two Line Element Set (TLE):
1 39199U 13034A 14202.89361642 .00000088 00000-0 10000-3 0 2308
2 39199 027.3810 134.0480 0018934 189.5658 352.6969 01.00269297 4067
Source: AFSPC
NASA's NSSDC Master Catalog entry for IRNSS-1A
