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SALIENT FEATURES OF IRNSS 1I


Mission Navigation Satellite
Payload
  • Navigation payload in S band and L5 band
  • CDMA ranging payload in C band
  • Rubidium Atomic Frequency Standard
Orbit / location Geo-synchronous orbit / 550 East longitude
Inclination 290
Mission life >10 years
Platform I-1K
Cuboid Size 1.800 x 1.626 x 1.743 metre cuboid
Dry Mass 596.09 Kg
Lift - off Mass 1425.18  Kg
Power 1671 W
Two sided array - each array with one panels of size 2.15 m x 1.8 m -populated with multi-junction solar cells ; 1 x 90 Ah Li Ion battery
Control System Zero momentum biased system with AOCE, star sensors, sun sensors, reaction wheels (tetrahedral configuration), magnetic torquers and thrusters
Propulsion System Bipropellant system with 12 thrusters configuration - all 22N thrusters and one 440N Liquid Apogee Motor (LAM) 390 litres propellant tanks - 2 nos. & 67 litre CFRP overwrap Titanium liner pressurant tank - 1 no.
TTC System CCSDS Type C-band Telemetry, Tracking & Command Systems
Special Features /New Technologies
  • Dual 1553 Bus concept
  • Dual Helix Array Antenna (dia. 1.1m) in L5 and S bands
  • Yaw flipping maneuver
  • High power 250 W TWTA in S band
  • Atomic clock
  • Corner Cube Retro Reflector for Laser Ranging
Launch IRNSS 1I launch on April 12th 2018 onboard PSLV C41