IMS-1

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.^[4]

IMS-1

Mission type	Earth observation
Operator	ISRO
COSPAR ID	2008-021D[1]
SATCAT no.	32786
Mission duration	2 years
Spacecraft properties
Launch mass	83 kilograms (183 lb)
Power	220 watts
Start of mission
Launch date	28 April 2008, 03:53 (2008-04-28UTC03:53Z) UTC
Rocket	PSLV C9
Launch site	Satish Dhawan SLP
Orbital parameters
Reference system	Geocentric
Regime	Low Earth[2]
Perigee altitude	630 kilometres (390 mi)[2]
Apogee altitude	630 kilometres (390 mi)[2]
Inclination	degrees
Period	~90 minutes (estimated)[2]
Epoch	27 April 2008, 23:54:00 UTC[3]

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.^[5]

See also

• Indian Remote Sensing satellite
• List of Indian satellites