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	Launch Date	21.03.1996
IRS-P3 was launched by PSLV-D3 on March 21, 1996 from SHAR Centre, Sriharikota, India. IRS-P3 carries two remote sensing payloads - Wide Field Sensor (WiFS) similar to that of IRS-1C, with an additional Short Wave Infrared Band (SWIR) and a Modular Opto-electronic Scanner (MOS). It also carries an X-ray astronomy payload and a C-band transponder for radar calibration. Mission completed during January 2006 after serving 9 years and 10 months.

Mission	Remote sensing of earth's natural resources. Study of X-ray Astronomy. Periodic calibration of PSLV tracking radar located at tracking stations.
Weight	920 kg
onboard power	817 Watts
Communication	S-band
Stabilization	Three axis body stabilized
RCS	Combinations of bladder type and surface tension type mass expulsion monopropellant hydrazine system
Payload	WideField Sensor (WiFS), Modular Opto - electronic Scanner (MOS), Indian X-ray Astronomy Experiment (IXAE), C-band transponder(CBT)
Launch date	March 21, 1996
Launch site	SHAR Centre, Sriharikota, India
Launch vehicle	PSLV-D3
Orbit	817 km. Circular polar sun-synchronous with equatorial crossing at 10.30 am (descending node)
Inclination	98.68^o
Repetivity	WiFS : 5 days
Mission completed during	January 2006