32786 - IMS 1

IMS 1 (Indian Mini-Satellite) is an Indian remote sensing craft that was launched by a PSLV-C9 rocket from Sriharikota in southeastern coast of India at 03:54 UT on 2008 April 28, along with CARTOSAT 2A and eight nanosatellites. The 83-kg, 220-W craft carries a multispectral imager in visible light with a resolution of 37 m and a swath of 151 km, and a hyper-spectral camera in near-infrared light with a resolution of 506 m, and swath of 130 km. The initial orbital parameters were period 97.2 min, apogee 637 km, perigee 616 km, and inclination 98 deg.

Alternate Names

Indian Minisatellite 1

Facts in Brief

Launch Date: 2008-04-28
Launch Vehicle: PSLV-CA
Launch Site: Sriharikota, India
Mass: 83.0 kg
Nominal Power: 220.0 W