Launch vehicle
Molniya-M 2BL
- Recorded launches
- 272
- First flight
- 1965-10-04
Progress Rocket Space CenterLaunch Successful
IRS-1C & Skipper
Molniya-M 2BL
Historical mission record
This page records Molniya-M | IRS-1C & Skipper and its reported outcome: Launch Successful. The date above is a historical record.
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Mission status
Launch Successful
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LAUNCH SITEBaikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Mission
IRS 1C and 1D (Indian Remote Sensing Satellite) were the second version of the series of indigenous state-of-art remote sensing satellites. Skipper was an international project initiated by BMDO to measure the bow-shock UV emissions from reentering bodies at different speeds and heights.
- Launch vehicle
- Molniya-M 2BL
- Mission type
- Earth Science
- Destination orbit
- Low Earth Orbit
- Launch pad
- 31/6
- Provider
- Progress Rocket Space Center
The vehicle
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Launch site & orbit
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
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