In orbitRocket body

PSLV R/B

NORAD: 23828
COSPAR: 1996-017B

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Spacecraft

Built by: VSSC Liquid Propulsion Systems Center
Owner: Indian Space Research Organization
Platform (bus): PS-4
Mass at launch: 920 kg
Dry mass: 920 kg
Length: 2.7 m
Diameter: 2.1 m
Span with arrays and booms: 2.7 m
Shape: Cyl + Cyl

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S23828, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 1996-03-21
Rocket: PSLV
Flight: IRS-P3
Mission name: IRS-P3
Launch site: Sriharikota Range, FLP
Launched by: Indian Space Research Organization
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 1996-017

From the GCAT launch log, launch 1996-017, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Rocket body
Owner code: IND
Launch date: 1996-03-21
Period: 101.2 min
Inclination: 99.04°
Apogee: 840 km
Perigee: 793 km
Radar cross-section: 6.2969 m²

From CelesTrak SATCAT, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Where it came from

Catalogued pieces that came from it: 2

Everything from this launch

Debris2 in total, 0 still in orbit
Payload1 in total, 1 still in orbit
Rocket body1 in total, 1 still in orbit