Ques: Through which Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) on 20 January 2016 successfully launched the Indian Regional Navigational Satellite System (IRNSS) 1-E satellite?
(a) PSLV-C31
(b) PSLV-C30
(c) PSLV-C24
(d) PSLV-C28
Ans (a)
Related facts:
- On 20 January 2016, ISRO’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, PSLV-C31, successfully launched the 1425 kg IRNSS-1E.
- The satellite is the fifth of the IRNSS constellation. It was launched from the SatishDhawan Space Centre (SHAR), Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh.
- This is the thirty second consecutively successful mission of PSLV and the eleventh in its ‘XL’ configuration.
- After a flight of about 18 minutes 43 seconds, IRNSS-1E Satellite was injected to an elliptical orbit of 282.4 km X 20,655.3 km inclined at an angle of 19.21 degree to the equator.
- Satellite successfully separated from the PSLV fourth stage. After injection, the solar panels of IRNSS-1E were deployed automatically.
- ISRO’s Master Control Facility (at Hassan, Karnataka) took over the control of the satellite.
- IRNSS-1E is the fifth of the seven satellites constituting the space segment of the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System.
- IRNSS-1A, 1B, 1C and ID, the first four satellites of the constellation, were successfully launched by PSLV on July 02, 2013, April 04, 2014, October 16, 2014 and March 28, 2015 respectively.
- IRNSS is an independent regional navigation satellite system designed to provide position information in the Indian region and 1500 km around the Indian mainland.
- IRNSS would provide two types of services, namely, Standard Positioning Services (SPS) – provided to all users – and Restricted Services (RS), provided to authorize users.
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