Cartosat-2C

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 22 June 2016.[3][5]

Cartosat-2C

Mission type	Earth observation
Operator	ISRO
COSPAR ID	2016-040A
SATCAT no.	41599
Website	PSLV-C34 webpage
Mission duration	Planned: 5 years Elapsed: 4 years, 7 months, 9 days
Spacecraft properties
Bus	IRS-2[1]
Manufacturer	ISRO
Launch mass	727.5 kg (1,604 lb)[2]
Power	986 watts[2]
Start of mission
Launch date	22 June 2016, 03:56 UTC[3]
Rocket	PSLV-XL C34[2]
Launch site	Satish Dhawan SLP[2]
Contractor	ISRO
Orbital parameters
Reference system	Geocentric
Regime	Sun-synchronous
Eccentricity	0.001578
Perigee altitude	497 km (309 mi)
Apogee altitude	519 km (322 mi)
Inclination	97.4581°
Period	94.72 minutes
Epoch	19 June 2017, 12:18:57 UTC[4]
Instruments PAN Panchromatic Camera HRMX High-Resolution Multi-Spectral radiometer
Cartosat series

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.[6] The satellite would have spatial resolution of 0.6 metres.[5] Satellite is mentioned to be capable of capturing minute long video of a fixed spot as well.[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]

See also

• List of Indian satellites

References

1. Krebs, Gunter. "Cartosat 2, 2A, 2B, 2C, 2D, 2E". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
2. "PSLV-C34: Cartosat Brochure" (PDF). Indian Space Research Organisation. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
3. "PSLV-C34 / Cartosat-2 Series Satellite". Indian Space Research Agency. 22 June 2016. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
4. "CARTOSAT 2C - Orbit". Heavens-Above. 19 June 2017. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
5. "ISRO to focus on R&D, industries' space pie to be scaled up". Press Trust of India. The Hindu. 5 August 2013. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
6. "Satellite:Cartosat-2C". wmo-sat.info. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
7. "Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) India's Gateway Into the Future". Archived from the original on 5 March 2017.
8. "పిఎస్‌ఎల్‌వి-34 ప్రయోగం వాయిదా". Andhrabhoomi. Retrieved 21 June 2016.