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International collaboration: Summarising ESA’s Third Party Missions

ESA’s Third Party Missions programme consists of more than 50 missions from around the world. Learn more about the Third Party Missions in this video.

A summary of ESA Third Party Mission collections

A new summary is available, showcasing the ESA archives for Third Party Mission collections.

IRS-1C/1D European coverages dataset available to users

Three European coverages (including Turkey) made by the Indian Remote Sensing Satellite IRS-1C and IRS-1D from the PAN sensor are now available.

ESA and GAF AG continue to offer free-of-charge access to Third Party Mission data

In January 2021, ESA and GAF AG extended their agreement under ESA’s Third Party Missions programme regarding the provision of IRS data and DSMs until the end of 2021.

A stroll through Heritage Missions

At ESA's Earth Observation centre—ESRIN—in Frascati, Italy, there is a place where one can walk back in time, to better understand the history and importance of Heritage Missions and their data.

About IRS-1C and IRS-1D

The IRS (Indian Remote Sensing) satellites form a large family of Earth observation satellites operated by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).

IRS-1C and IRS-1D were identical Earth-imaging satellites launched two years apart:

IRS-1C was launched in 1995 and ceased operations in 2007
IRS-1D was launched in 1997 and ceased operations in 2010

IRS-1C and IRS-1D Objectives

The primary objective of IRS-1C and IRS-1D was to provide systematic and repetitive acquisition of data of the Earth's surface under nearly constant illumination conditions.

IRS-1C and IRS-1D Missions

IRS-1C/1D PAN data — **IRS-1C** was launched in 1995 and ceased operations in 2007. The satellite was part of the Indian Remote Sensing programme. It carried the PAN, LISS-III, WiFS instruments.
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IRS-1C and IRS-1D Data

DATA DESCRIPTION

ESA is offering free of charge, for scientific research and application development, access to IRS-1C and IRS-1D archive. The IRS-1C and IRS-1D products are available as part of the GAF Indian Satellite Imagery products. Data is immediately available following fast registration. Learn more about the IRS-1C and IRS-1D products:

IRS-1C

IRS-1D