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, 4 months and 11 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$41 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.