PSLV-C41 launches IRNSS-1I navigation satellite

On 12 April 2018, ISRO’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle PSLV- C41 launched the 1425 kg IRNSS- 1I Navigation Satellite from Sriharikota. After a flight lasting about 19 minutes, the vehicle achieved its Sub Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit with a perigee (nearest point to earth) of 281.5 km and an apogee (farthest point to earth) of 20,730 km inclined at an angle of 19.2 degree to the equator following which, the IRNSS-1I separated from PSLV.