Operator ISRO Mission duration 2 years Rocket PSLV C9 Launch mass 83 kg Apogee 630,000 m Launch date 28 April 2008 | COSPAR ID 2008-021D Power 220 watts Launch site Satish Dhawan SLP Launch mass 83 kg Perigee 630,000 m | |
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Mission type Earth observation satellite Similar Cartosat‑2A, Bhaskara, Space Capsule, Megha‑Tropiques, Rohini | ||
IMS-1 is an Earth observation satellite in a sun-synchronous orbit. The satellite which is the fourteenth satellite in the Indian Remote Sensing (IRS) satellite series has been built, launched and maintained by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). IMS-1 is the first satellite to use ISRO's Indian Mini Satellite bus.
It was launched by the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle - C9 on April 28, 2008 along with the Cartosat-2A and eight nano research satellites belonging to research facilities in Canada, Denmark, Germany, Japan and the Netherlands.
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