Cartosat-2A

Cartosat-2A

Names	CartoSat-2A
Mission type	Earth observation
Operator	NTRO
COSPAR ID	2008-021A
SATCAT no.	32783
Website	https://www.isro.gov.in/
Mission duration	5 years (planned) 16 years, 8 months and 17 days (in progress)
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft	Cartosat-2a
Bus	IRS-2[1]
Manufacturer	ISRO
Launch mass	690 kg (1,520 lb) [2][3]
Dry mass	626 kg (1,380 lb) [3]
Power	900 watts[2][3]
Start of mission
Launch date	28 April 2008, 03:54:00 UTC[4]
Rocket	Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLC-C9) [5]
Launch site	Satish Dhawan Space Centre, SLP[5]
Contractor	ISRO
Orbital parameters
Reference system	Geocentric orbit
Regime	Sun-synchronous orbit
Perigee altitude	616 km (383 mi)
Apogee altitude	637 km (396 mi)
Inclination	98.0°
Period	97.3 minutes
Instruments PAN Panchromatic Camera
Earth observation satellites series

Cartosat-2A is an Earth observation satellite in a Sun-synchronous orbit and the third of the Cartosat series of satellites. The satellite is the thirteenth satellite in the Indian Remote Sensing (IRS) satellite series to be built, launched by the Indian Space Research Organisation.

Launch

It was launched by the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C9) on 28 April 2008, «t 03:54:00 UTC, along with the 87 kg Indian Mini Satellite (IMS-1) and eight nano research satellites belonging to research facilities. The CanX-2 and the CanX-6 of Canada, the AAUSAT-2 of Denmark, the Compass-1 and the Rubin-8 of Germany, the CUTE-1.7 of Japan, and the Delfi-C3 of the Netherlands.^[6]

IMS-1 satellite

The IMS-1 satellite is a Ministry of Defence mission for the Government of India.^[7] It is a dedicated satellite for the Indian Armed Forces (IAF) which is in the process of establishing an Aerospace Command.^[8]

Payload

The satellite carries a panchromatic (PAN) camera capable of taking black-and-white pictures in the visible region of electromagnetic spectrum. The highly agile Cartosat-2A can be steered up to 45° along as well as across the direction of its movement to facilitate imaging of any area more frequently. The satellite's health is continuously monitored from the Spacecraft Control Centre at Bangalore with the help of ISRO Telemetry, Tracking and Command Network (ISTRAC) of stations at Bangalore, Lucknow, Mauritius, Bearslake in Russia, Biak in Indonesia and Svalbard in Norway.^[9]

See also

• Indian military satellites
• List of Indian satellites

References

1. "Cartosat 2, 2A, 2B, 2C, 2D, 2E". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
2. "Cartosat-2A". ISRO. 28 April 2008. Archived from the original on 10 June 2017. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
3. "Satellite: CartoSat-2A". World Meteorological Organization. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
4. "Display: Cartosat 2A 2008-021A". NASA. 27 April 2021. Retrieved 10 May 2021. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
5. "PSLV C9/Cartosat 2A/IMS-1 Mission Brochure" (PDF). Indian Space Research Organisation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 July 2017. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
6. India in multi-satellite launch
7. "ISRO arm may get more satellite launch contracts, by K. Pichumani". Archived from the original on 11 September 2009. Retrieved 15 April 2008.
8. "India to launch first military satellite in August". 10 June 2008. Archived from the original on 2 May 2008. Retrieved 18 July 2010.
9. PSLV Successfully Launches Ten Satellites Archived 1 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine

External links

• Cartosat-2A website Archived 10 June 2017 at the Wayback Machine