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	Launch Date	28.12.1995
IRS-1C is India's second generation operational Remote Sensing Satellite. The satellite carries Payloads with enhanced capabilities like better Spatial resolution additional spectral band, improved repeitivity and augment the Remote Sensing capability of the existing IRS-1A and IRS-1B. Mission completed on September 21, 2007 after serving for 11 years and 8 months.

Mission	Operational Remote Sensing
Weight	1250 kg
onboard power	809 Watts (generated by 9.6 sq.metres Solar Panels)
Communication	S-band, X-band
Stabilization	Three axis body stabilized (zero momentum) with 4 Reaction Wheels, Magnetic torquer
RCS	Monopropellant Hydrazine based with sixteen 1 N thrusters & one 11N thrusters
Payload	Three solid state Push Broom Cameras: PAN (<6 metre solution )LlSS-3(23.6 metre resolution) and WiFS (189 metre resolution)
Onboard tape recorder	Storage Capacity : 62 G bits
Launch date	December 28, 1995
Launch site	Baikanur Cosmodrome Kazakhstan
Launch vehicle	Molniya
Orbit	817 km Polar Sun-synchronous
Inclination	98.69^o
Repetivity	24 days
Local time	10.30 a.m
Mission completed on	September 21, 2007