Cartosat-2C

Cartosat-2C
Mission type Earth Observation & Remote Sensing Satellite.
Operator ISRO
Mission duration 5 years
Spacecraft properties
Bus PSLV-C34
Manufacturer ISRO
Launch mass 690 kilograms (1,520 lb)[1]
Dry mass 560 kg
Power 900 watts
Start of mission
Launch date 22 June 2016
Rocket PSLV
Launch site Satish Dhawan SLP
Orbital parameters
Reference system Geocentric
Regime Low Earth at 505km
Inclination  degrees
Repeat interval 4 days

Cartosat-2C is an Earth observation satellite in a sun-synchronous orbit and is a fifth flight unit of Cartosat series of satellites. The satellite is built at space application centre Ahemdabad, launched and maintained by the Indian Space Research Organisation. It was launched on June 22, 2016.[2][3]

Payloads

The satellite carries a panchromatic (PAN) camera capable of taking black-and-white pictures in the visible region of electromagnetic spectrum. It also carries a High-Resolution Multi-Spectral which is a type of optical imager.[4] The satellite would have spatial resolution of 0.6 metres.[2] Satellite is mentioned to be capable of capturing minute long video of a fixed spot as well.[5]

Launch

The satellite launch was originally planned for June 20, 2016, however it was delayed twice due to a gas leakage.[6] It was launched on June 22, 2016 from the second pad of the Satish Dhawan Space Centre. The minisatellites LAPAN-A3, BIROS, and SkySat Gen2-1, microsatellites GHGSat-D, and M3MSat, and nanosatellites Swayam, and SathyabamaSat, and 12 Flock-2P Dove nanosatellites were launched along with CartoSat-2C.[7]

See also

References

  1. ↑ CARTOSAT - 2A
  2. 1 2 "ISRO to focus on R&D, industries' space pie to be scaled up". Press Trust of India. The Hindu. August 5, 2013. Retrieved February 9, 2016.
  3. ↑ "PSLV-C34 - ISRO". isro.gov.in. Retrieved 2016-06-21.
  4. ↑ "Satellite:Cartosat-2C". wmo-sat.info. Retrieved February 9, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) India's Gateway Into the Future".
  6. ↑ "పిఎస్‌ఎల్‌వి-34 ప్రయోగం వాయిదా | Andhrabhoomi - Telugu News Paper Portal | Daily Newspaper in Telugu | Telugu News Headlines | Andhrabhoomi". www.andhrabhoomi.net. Retrieved 2016-06-21.
  7. ↑ http://www.isro.gov.in/sites/default/files/brochure-pslv_c34.pdf
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