IRNSS 1I

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IRNSS 1I is classified as:

IRNSS

NORAD ID: 43286

Int'l Code: 2018-035A

Perigee: 35,471.6 km

Apogee: 35,747.6 km

Inclination: 28.5 °

Period: 1,426.7 minutes

Semi major axis: 41980 km

RCS: Unknown

Launch date: April 11, 2018
Source: India (IND)
Launch site: SRIHARIKOTA (SRI)

IRNSS-1I is a replacement satellite for India's home-grown navigation constellation IRNSS. The satellite joins seven other satellites in the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System, also known as NavIC, which stands for Navigation with Indian Constellation. IRNSS 1I was placed into an on-target orbit ranging between 174 miles (281 kilometers) and 12,881 miles (20,730 kilometers) above Earth. The navigation satellite is scheduled to enter service in May, after four orbit-raising burns with the satellite's main engine to climb into a circular geosynchronous-type orbit at an altitude of more than 22,000 miles [35,406 km]. The craft's operating orbit will be tilted at an angle of 29 degrees to the equator and centered at 55 degrees east longitude, requiring a plane change from the 19.2-degree inclination targeted on initial launch.

1 43286U 18035A   18106.73828856  .00000074  00000-0  00000+0 0  9993
2 43286  28.5206 123.0288 0032868 181.3019 214.1994  1.00932286   160

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC