Success
IRS-1C & Skipper
Earth Science
Progress Rocket Space Center(PRSC)Commercial
Molniya-M 2BL
LEOorbit
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.
Thursday, December 28, 1995 at 6:45 AM
Mission details
Orbital Attempt
#4,039
PRSC Mission
#23
Pad Launch
#321
Location Launch
#1,068
Designator
1995-072
Launch Window
NET
Dec 28, 1995, 6:45 AM
Schedule Changes
1 update
Molniya-M 2BL Specs
Reusable
No
Maiden Flight
1965
Fastest Turnaround
4h 18m
Total Launches
272
Successful
259
Failed
13
Consecutive Success
4
Maiden flight: Oct 4, 1965
Progress Rocket Space Center
Progress Rocket Space Centre, formerly known as TsSKB-Progress, is a space science and aerospace research company which is known for manufacturing launch vehicles and satellites. Most notably, Progress Rocket Space Centre is the manufacturer of Soyuz launch vehicles.
Founded
1996
Administrator
CEO: Dmitry Baranov
Total Launches
45
Successful
44
Failed
1
Pending
0
Consecutive Success
3
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
The Baikonur Cosmodrome is a spaceport operated by Russia within Kazakhstan. Located in the Kazakh city of Baikonur, it is the largest operational space launch facility in terms of area. All Russian crewed spaceflights are launched from Baikonur.
Timezone
Asia/Qyzylorda
Local Launch Time
Dec 28, 1995, 11:45 AM
Total Launches
1,563
Total Landings
0
Coordinates
45.9650, 63.3050