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{{Short description|Indian Earth observation satellite}}
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{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2021}}
{{Infobox spaceflight
| name = Cartosat-2C
| names_list = CartoSat-2C
| image =
| image_caption =
| image_size = 300px

| mission_type = [[Earth observation satellite|Earth observation]]
| operator = [[Indian Space Research Organisation|ISRO]]
| COSPAR_ID = 2016-040A
| SATCAT = 41599
| website = https://www.isro.gov.in/
| mission_duration = 5 years (planned)<br/>{{time interval|22 June 2016|show=ymd}} ''(in progress)''

| spacecraft = CartoSat-2C
| spacecraft_type =
| spacecraft_bus = [[IRS-2]]<ref name="gunter">{{cite web|url=https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/cartosat-2.htm|title=Cartosat 2, 2A, 2B, 2C, 2D, 2E, 2F|publisher=Gunter's Space Page|date=7 July 2020|access-date=11 May 2021}}</ref>
| manufacturer = [[Indian Space Research Organisation]]
| launch_mass = {{cvt|728|kg}} <ref name="C34.brochure"/>
| dimensions =
| power = 986 [[watt]]s

| launch_date = 22 June 2016, 03:56 [[Coordinated Universal Time|UTC]]<ref name="C34.site"/>
| launch_rocket = [[Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle|Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle-XL]], [[PSLV-C34]]
| launch_site = [[Satish Dhawan Space Centre]], [[Satish Dhawan Space Centre|Second Launch Pad (SLP)]]
| launch_contractor = [[Indian Space Research Organisation]]

| entered_service = 22 September 2016
| disposal_type =
| deactivated =
| last_contact =

| orbit_reference = [[Geocentric orbit]]<ref name="heavens-above">{{cite web|url=https://heavens-above.com/orbit.aspx?satid=41599|title=CARTOSAT 2C|publisher=Heavens Above|access-date=19 June 2017}}</ref>
| orbit_regime = [[Sun-synchronous orbit]]
| orbit_periapsis = {{cvt|497|km}}
| orbit_apoapsis = {{cvt|519|km}}
| orbit_inclination = 97.46°
| orbit_period = 94.72 minutes
| apsis = gee

| instruments_list = {{Infobox spaceflight/Instruments
| acronym1 = PAN | name1 = Panchromatic Camera
| acronym2 = HRMX | name2 = High-Resolution Multi-Spectral radiometer
| acronym3 = EvM | name3 = [[Event monitoring|Event Monitoring camera]]
}}

| programme = [[Earth observation satellite|Earth observation satellites series]]
| previous_mission = [[SARAL]]
| next_mission = [[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.<ref name="C34.site">{{cite web|url=http://www.isro.gov.in/launcher/pslv-c34-cartosat-2-series-satellite|title=PSLV-C34 / Cartosat-2 Series Satellite|publisher=ISRO|date=22 June 2016|access-date=19 June 2017|archive-date=20 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170620012224/http://isro.gov.in/launcher/pslv-c34-cartosat-2-series-satellite|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="hindu_1">{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/2016-set-to-lift-isro-towards-heavy-missions/article8032709.ece|title=ISRO to focus on R&D, industries' space pie to be scaled up|newspaper=The Hindu|date=5 August 2013|access-date=9 February 2016}}</ref>

== Instruments ==
The CartoSat-2C carries a [[Panchromatic film|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.<ref name="wmo_1">{{cite web|url=http://www.wmo-sat.info/oscar/satellites/view/593|title=Satellite:Cartosat-2C|publisher=WMO|access-date=9 February 2016}}</ref> The satellite has a spatial resolution of 0.6 metres.<ref name="hindu_1"/> CartoSat-2C is also capable of capturing minute long video of a fixed spot as well, [[Event monitoring|Event Monitoring camera]] (EvM) for frequent high-resolution land observation of selected areas.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rotaryclubofbombay.org/speaker-gateway/indian-space-research-organisation-isro-indias-gateway-into-the-future.html|title=India's Gateway Into the Future|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170305002233/http://www.rotaryclubofbombay.org/speaker-gateway/indian-space-research-organisation-isro-indias-gateway-into-the-future.html|archive-date=5 March 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>

== Launch ==
The satellite launch was originally planned for 20 June 2016, however it was delayed twice due to a gas leakage.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.andhrabhoomi.net/content/nation-628|title=పిఎస్‌ఎల్‌వి-34 ప్రయోగం వాయిదా|publisher=Andhrabhoomi|access-date=21 June 2016}}</ref> It was launched on 22 June 2016 from the second pad of the [[Satish Dhawan Space Centre]]. The [[Small satellite|minisatellites]] [[National Institute of Aeronautics and Space#LAPAN-A3|LAPAN-A3]], BIROS, and SkySat Gen2-1, [[Small satellite|microsatellites]] [[University of Toronto Institute for Aerospace Studies|GHGSat-D]], and [[Maritime Monitoring and Messaging Micro-Satellite|M3MSat]], and [[Small satellite|nanosatellites]] [[Swayam]], and [[SathyabamaSat]], and 12 [[Planet Labs|Flock-2P Dove nanosatellites]] were launched along with CartoSat-2C.<ref name="C34.brochure">{{cite web|url=http://www.isro.gov.in/sites/default/files/brochure-pslv_c34.pdf|title=PSLV-C34: Cartosat Brochure|publisher=ISRO|access-date=19 June 2017|archive-date=30 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161130025927/http://www.isro.gov.in/sites/default/files/brochure-pslv_c34.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>

== See also ==
{{Portal|Spaceflight}}
* [[List of Indian satellites]]

== References ==
{{Reflist|30em}}

{{IRS satellites}}
{{Indian spacecraft}}
{{Indian space programme}}
{{Rest of the World Reconnaissance Satellites}}
{{Orbital launches in 2016}}

[[Category:Cartosat]]
[[Category:Spacecraft launched by India in 2016]]
[[Category:Spacecraft launched by PSLV rockets]]

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