Cartosat-2C

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Cartosat-2C
NamesCartoSat-2C
Mission type Earth observation
Operator NTRO
COSPAR ID 2016-040A OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
SATCAT no. 41599
Website https://www.isro.gov.in/
Mission duration5 years (planned)
8 years, 6 months and 28 days (in progress)
Spacecraft properties
SpacecraftCartoSat-2C
Bus IRS-2 [1]
Manufacturer Indian Space Research Organisation
Launch mass728 kg (1,605 lb) [2]
Power986 watts
Start of mission
Launch date22 June 2016, 03:56 UTC [3]
Rocket Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle-XL, PSLV-C34
Launch site Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Second Launch Pad (SLP)
Contractor Indian Space Research Organisation
Entered service22 September 2016
Orbital parameters
Reference system Geocentric orbit [4]
Regime Sun-synchronous orbit
Perigee altitude 497 km (309 mi)
Apogee altitude 519 km (322 mi)
Inclination 97.46°
Period 94.72 minutes
  SARAL
ScatSat-1  

Cartosat-2C is an Earth observation satellite in a Sun-synchronous orbit (SSO) and is a fifth flight unit of Cartosat series of satellites. It is a geostationary satellite and appears stationary over a place on the earth. The satellite is built at space application centre Ahmedabad, launched and maintained by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). It was launched on 22 June 2016. [3] [5]

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Instruments

The CartoSat-2C carries a panchromatic camera (PAN) capable of taking black-and-white pictures in the visible region of electromagnetic spectrum. It also carries a High-Resolution Multi-Spectral (HRMX) radiometer which is a type of optical imager. [6] The satellite has a spatial resolution of 0.6 metres. [5] CartoSat-2C is also capable of capturing minute long video of a fixed spot as well, Event Monitoring camera (EvM) for frequent high-resolution land observation of selected areas. [7]

Launch

The satellite launch was originally planned for 20 June 2016, however it was delayed twice due to a gas leakage. [8] It was launched on 22 June 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. [2]

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