Cartosat-2

Cartosat-2 is an Earth observation satellite in a sun-synchronous orbit and the second of the Cartosat series of satellites. The satellite was built, launched and maintained by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). Weighing around 680 kg at launch, its applications will mainly be towards cartography in India. It was launched by a PSLV-7 rocket on 10 January 2007.

Cartosat-2
Mission typeEarth observation
OperatorIndian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)
COSPAR ID2007-001B
SATCAT no.29710
Websitehttps://www.isro.gov.in/Spacecraft/cartosat-2-0
Mission durationPlanned: 5 years
Elapsed: 14 years, 26 days
Spacecraft properties
BusIRS-2[1]
ManufacturerIndian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)
Launch mass680 kg [2]
Power900 watts [3][4]
Start of mission
Launch date10 January 2007 at 03:57:00 UTC [5]
RocketPSLV-C7 [2]
Launch siteSatish Dhawan, FLP[2]
ContractorIndian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric
RegimeSun-synchronous [5]
Perigee altitude621 km
Apogee altitude641 km
Inclination97.9°
Period97.3 minutes
Epoch10 January 2007
Cartosat series
 

Description

Cartosat-2 carries a state-of-the-art panchromatic (PAN) camera that take black and white pictures of the earth in the visible region of the electromagnetic spectrum. The swath covered by this high resolution PAN camera is 9.6 km and their spatial resolution is less than 1 metre. The satellite can be steered up to 45° along as well as across the track.

Cartosat-2 is an advanced remote sensing satellite capable of providing scene-specific spot imagery. The data from the satellite will be used for detailed mapping and other cartographic applications at cadastral level, urban and rural infrastructure development and management, as well as applications in Land Information System (LIS) and Geographical Information System (GIS).

The first imagery, received on 12 January 2007, covered a length of 240 km from Paonta Sahib in Shivalik region to Delhi. Another set of imagery of about 50 km length covered Radhanagari to Sagoan in Goa. Analysis of the first imagery received at National Remote Sensing Agency's data reception station at Shadnagar, in Hyderabad, confirmed excellent performance of the on-board camera.

Cartosat-2's panchromatic camera can produce images better than 1 metre in resolution,[6] compared to the 82 cm panchromatic resolution offered by the Ikonos satellite.[7] India had previously purchased images from Ikonos at about US$20 per square kilometre; the use of Cartosat-2 will provide imagery at 20 times lower cost. At the time of Cartosat-2's launch, India was buying about ₹20 crore per year from Ikonos.[8]

See also

References
  1. Krebs, Gunter. "Cartosat 2, 2A, 2B, 2C, 2D, 2E". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
  2. "PSLV C7/Cartosat-2/SRE Mission Brochure" (PDF). Indian Space Research Organisation. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
  3. "Cartosat-2". Indian Space Research Agency. 10 January 2007. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
  4. "Satellite: CartoSat-2". World Meteorological Organization. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
  5. "Cartosat-2: Trajectory 2007-001B". nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. NASA. 17 April 2020. Retrieved 15 May 2020. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  6. "Cartosat-2:Optical Satellite". pasco.co.jp. Archived from the original on 11 February 2013. Retrieved 26 February 2013.
  7. "Instrument: OSA". World Meteorological Organization. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
  8. Venkat, Archana (11 January 2007). "PSLV launch successful". The Hindu. Business Line. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
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