Cartosat-3

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Cartosat-3
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Render of Cartosat-3 satellite in deployed configuration
NamesCartoSat-3
Mission type Earth Observation
Operator ISRO
COSPAR ID 2019-081A OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
SATCAT no. 44804
Website https://www.isro.gov.in/
Mission duration5 years (planned)
5 years, 10 months and 13 days (in progress)
Spacecraft properties
SpacecraftCartoSat-3
Bus IRS-2
Manufacturer Indian Space Research Organisation
Launch mass1,625 kg (3,583 lb) [1]
Power2000 watts
Start of mission
Launch date27 November 2019, 03:58 UTC [2]
Rocket Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle-XL, PSLV-C47
Launch site Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Second Launch Pad (SLP)
Contractor Indian Space Research Organisation
Entered service24 February 2020
Orbital parameters
Reference system Geocentric orbit
Regime Sun-synchronous orbit
Periapsis altitude 450 km (280 mi)
Apoapsis altitude 450 km (280 mi)
Inclination 97.5°
Period 100.0 minutes
Instruments
Panchromatic Camera (PAN)
Multispectral VNIR (MX)

Cartosat-3 is an advanced Indian Earth observation satellite built and developed by Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), which replaces the Indian Remote Sensing Satellite (IRS) series. It has a panchromatic resolution of 0.25 metres making it one of the imaging satellite with highest resolution in the world at the time of launch and MX of 1 metre with a high quality resolution which is a major improvement from the previous payloads in the Cartosat series. [3] [4] [5]

Contents

Potential uses include weather mapping, cartography or defence, and strategic applications. [3]

Overview

Cartosat-3 has a resolution of 25 cm (10"). [6] It uses 1.2 m optics with 60% of weight removal compared to Cartosat-2. Other features include the use of adaptive optics, acousto optical devices, in-orbit focusing using MEMs and large area-light weight mirrors and advanced sense with a high quality resolution. It has a planned mission life of 5 years. [7] Approved cost of Cartosat-3 is ₹351.16 crore (US$42 million). [8] It captures Panchromatic and Multispectral images with spectral bandwidth from 0.45 - 0.9 μm which includes visible blue (0.45 - 0.52 μm), visible green (0.52 - 0.59 μm), visible red (0.62 - 0.68 μm) and near IR (0.77 - 0.86 μm). [9]

History

Cartosat-3 is the 3rd generation of high-resolution imaging satellites developed by ISRO. [10] It was developed in response to increased demand for imaging services to address urban planning, rural resource and infrastructure development needs. [11]

Launch

PSLV-C47 lifting off from Second Launch Pad (SLP) with Cartosat-3. PSLV C47 Cartosat-3 lifting off from Second Launch Pad 002.jpg
PSLV-C47 lifting off from Second Launch Pad (SLP) with Cartosat-3.

PSLV-C47 carrying Cartosat-3 was launched on 27 November 2019 at 03:58 UTC using XL variant of Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle from the Second Launch Pad (SLP) of Satish Dhawan Space Centre into a Sun-synchronous orbit of 450 kilometers. Thirteen commercial ride-sharing 3U cubesats including twelve SuperDoves (Flock-4p) [12] by Planet Labs and one Meshbed by Analytical Space of United States were also put in orbit using the same launch vehicle. [7] [13] Commercial ride-share was arranged by NewSpace India Limited, Spaceflight Industries and ISILaunch. [14] [15]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "PSLV C47/Cartosat-3 Mission Launch Kit" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 November 2019. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
  2. ↑ "PSLV-C47 successfully launches Cartosat-3 and 13 Commercial nanosatellites into Sun-Synchronous Polar Orbit". Archived from the original on 27 November 2019. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
  3. 1 2 Prasad, Narayan (28 November 2019). "Cartosat-3 in space — here is how ISRO can now exploit its full potential". The Print. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
  4. ↑ "ISRO reschedules CARTOSAT 3 launch to November 27". Economic Times. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  5. ↑ Vaitheesvaran, Bharani (22 November 2019). "ISRO's Cartosat-3 launch next week". Economic Times. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  6. ↑ N. Gopal Raj. "ISRO plans a new high-resolution earth satellite". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 19 January 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
  7. 1 2 "ISRO's tracking centre assumes control of CARTOSAT-3". The Hindu. 27 November 2019. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
  8. ↑ "Government of India, Department of Space, Lok Sabha: Starred Question No. 232 to be answered on Wednesday, August 04, 2021" (PDF). 4 August 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 August 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  9. ↑ "Cartosat 3 nrsc" (PDF). www.nrsc.gov.in.
  10. ↑ "PSLV-C47 / Cartosat-3 Mission". Archived from the original on 28 November 2019. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  11. ↑ "Cartosat-3". Archived from the original on 3 December 2019. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  12. ↑ "12 SuperDove Satellites Hitching a Ride to Orbit on the PSLV" . Retrieved 27 November 2019.
  13. ↑ Clark, Stephen. "PSLV delivers India's highest-resolution Earth observation satellite to orbit". Spaceflight Now. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
  14. ↑ "Successful ISILAUNCH29 campaign". ISILaunch. 27 November 2019. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
  15. ↑ "Getting Meshbed to Space!". Spaceflight. 14 October 2019. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
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