IMS-1
Sign in to saveIMS-1 is an Earth observation satellite in a Sun-synchronous orbit. The satellite which is the fourteenth satellite in the Indian Remote Sensing (IRS) satellite series has been built, launched and maintained by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). IMS-1 is the first satellite to use ISRO's Indian Mini Satellite bus.
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Vinony's link graph records 272 inbound references to IMS-1, and connects out to Indian Remote Sensing, Indian Space Research Organisation and Satish Dhawan Space Centre.
It sits within the topics Earth observation satellites of India, Mini satellites of India and Satellites orbiting Earth.
Vinony links it to 5 Wikipedia language editions.
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- Instance of
- Earth observation satellite
- Country
- India
- Significant event
- rocket launch
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- UTC date of spacecraft launch
- 2008-04-28
- space launch vehicle
- Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle
- type of orbit
- polar orbit
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IMS-1 is an Earth observation satellite in a Sun-synchronous orbit. The satellite which is the fourteenth satellite in the Indian Remote Sensing (IRS) satellite series has been built, launched and maintained by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). IMS-1 is the first satellite to use ISRO's Indian Mini Satellite bus.
It was launched by the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle - C9 on April 28, 2008 along with the Cartosat-2A and eight nano research satellites belonging to research facilities in Canada, Denmark, Germany, Japan and the Netherlands.
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