Cartosat-2C
Indian earth observation satellite
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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.[3][5]
| Names | CartoSat-2C | ||||||||
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| Mission type | Earth observation | ||||||||
| Operator | NTRO | ||||||||
| COSPAR ID | 2016-040A | ||||||||
| SATCAT no. | 41599 | ||||||||
| Website | https://www.isro.gov.in/ | ||||||||
| Mission duration | 5 years (planned) 10 years, 1 month and 12 days (in progress) | ||||||||
| Spacecraft properties | |||||||||
| Spacecraft | CartoSat-2C | ||||||||
| Bus | IRS-2[1] | ||||||||
| Manufacturer | Indian Space Research Organisation | ||||||||
| Launch mass | 728 kg (1,605 lb)[2] | ||||||||
| Power | 986 watts | ||||||||
| Start of mission | |||||||||
| Launch date | 22 June 2016, 03:56 UTC[3] | ||||||||
| Rocket | Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle-XL, PSLV-C34 | ||||||||
| Launch site | Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Second Launch Pad (SLP) | ||||||||
| Contractor | Indian Space Research Organisation | ||||||||
| Entered service | 22 September 2016 | ||||||||
| Orbital parameters | |||||||||
| Reference system | Geocentric orbit[4] | ||||||||
| Regime | Sun-synchronous orbit | ||||||||
| Perigee altitude | 497 km (309 mi) | ||||||||
| Apogee altitude | 519 km (322 mi) | ||||||||
| Inclination | 97.46° | ||||||||
| Period | 94.72 minutes | ||||||||
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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.[6] The satellite has a spatial resolution of 0.6 metres.[5] 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.[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]
