Sriharikota: In its 43rd flight, ISRO’s famed Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle PSLV-C41 successfully launched the IRNSS-1I Navigation Satellite in textbook style on Thursday, April 12, 2018 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre SHAR, Sriharikota of SPSR Nellore district in Andhra Pradesh.
PSLV-C41 lifted off majestically leaving orange flames behind illuminating the skies during the predawn launch at 4.04 am IST on Thursday, as planned, from the First Launch Pad.
After a flight lasting about 19 minutes, the vehicle achieved a Sub Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit with a perigee (nearest point to earth) of 281.5 km and an apogee (farthest point to earth) of 20,730 km inclined at an angle of 19.2 degree to the equator following which IRNSS-1I separated from PSLV. After separation, the solar panels of IRNSS-1I were deployed automatically.
