IRS-1C, an Indian Remote Sensing satellite, launched on a Russian Molniya-M into sun-synchronous orbit. Its panchromatic, LISS-III and WiFS cameras delivered high-resolution imagery for India's land, agriculture and water-resource programs.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- LEO
- Low Earth orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 1.6 T
- Flight
- 249th
- of 272 Molniya-M 2BL flights
- Date and time
- 28 December 1995, 06:45 UTC
- Rocket
- Molniya-M 2BL
- Builder
- Progress RSC
- Launch site
- 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
- Payload
- Earth Science
- International designator
- 1995-072
- Launches in 1995
- 78th of 80
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