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.[1][2]
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.[3] The satellite has a spatial resolution of 0.6 metres.[2] 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.[4]
Launch
The satellite launch was originally planned for 20 June 2016, however it was delayed twice due to a gas leakage.[5] 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.[6]
See also
References
- ↑ PSLV-C34 / Cartosat-2 Series Satellite. ISRO(22 June 2016). Retrieved 19 June 2017.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 ISRO to focus on R&D, industries' space pie to be scaled up. The Hindu(5 August 2013). Retrieved 9 February 2016.
- ↑ Satellite:Cartosat-2C. WMO. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
- ↑ India's Gateway Into the Future.
- ↑ పిఎస్ఎల్వి-34 ప్రయోగం వాయిదా. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
- ↑ PSLV-C34: Cartosat Brochure. ISRO. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
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