| IMS-1 | |
| Mission Type: | Earth observation |
| Operator: | ISRO |
| Cospar Id: | 2008-021D[1] |
| Mission Duration: | 2 years |
| Launch Mass: | 83kg (183lb) |
| Power: | 220 watts |
| Launch Date: | UTC |
| Launch Rocket: | PSLV C9 |
| Launch Site: | Satish Dhawan SLP |
| Orbit Epoch: | 27 April 2008, 23:54:00 UTC[2] |
| Orbit Reference: | Geocentric |
| Orbit Regime: | Low Earth[3] |
| Orbit Periapsis: | 630km (390miles) |
| Orbit Apoapsis: | 630km (390miles) |
| Orbit Inclination: | degrees |
| Orbit Period: | ~90 minutes (estimated) |
| Apsis: | gee |
| Instrument Type: | camera |
| Telescope Resolution: | MS: HS: |
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]
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]