Cartosat-2E
Indian earth observation satellite
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Cartosat-2E is an Earth observation satellite developed by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), and is the seventh in the Cartosat series.[4] It is designed to collect high-resolution, large-scale imagery for use in urban planning, infrastructure development, utilities planning, and traffic management.[5]
| Names | CartoSat-2E | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mission type | Earth observation | ||||||||
| Operator | ISRO | ||||||||
| COSPAR ID | 2017-036C | ||||||||
| SATCAT no. | 42767 | ||||||||
| Website | https://www.isro.gov.in/ | ||||||||
| Mission duration | 5 years (planned) 9 years, 2 months and 5 days (in progress) | ||||||||
| Spacecraft properties | |||||||||
| Spacecraft | CartoSat-2E | ||||||||
| Bus | IRS-2[1] | ||||||||
| Manufacturer | Indian Space Research Organisation | ||||||||
| Launch mass | 712 kg (1,570 lb)[2] | ||||||||
| Power | 986 watts | ||||||||
| Start of mission | |||||||||
| Launch date | 23 June 2017, 03:59 UTC[3] | ||||||||
| Rocket | PSLV-XL, PSLV-C38 | ||||||||
| Launch site | Satish Dhawan Space Centre, First Launch Pad (FLP) | ||||||||
| Contractor | Indian Space Research Organisation | ||||||||
| Entered service | 23 September 2017 | ||||||||
| Orbital parameters | |||||||||
| Reference system | Geocentric orbit | ||||||||
| Regime | Sun-synchronous orbit | ||||||||
| Perigee altitude | 495 km (308 mi) | ||||||||
| Apogee altitude | 510 km (320 mi) | ||||||||
| Inclination | 97.56° | ||||||||
| Period | 94.72 minutes | ||||||||
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Instruments
Cartosat-2E carries three primary instruments: the Panchromatic Camera (PAN), the High-Resolution Multi-Spectral radiometer (HRMX), and the Event Monitoring camera (EvM).
- Panchromatic camera (PAN) is capable of taking panchromatic (black and white) photographs in a selected portion of the visible and near-infrared spectrum (0.50–0.85 μm) at a resolution of 65 cm (26 in).[6]
- High-Resolution Multi-Spectral (HRMX) radiometer is a four-channel radiometer sensitive across the entire visible spectrum and part of the near-infrared spectrum (0.43–0.90 μm) at a resolution of 2 m (6 ft 7 in).[7]
- Event Monitoring camera (EvM) 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.[8]
Launch
The satellite was launched on 23 June 2017, along with NIUSAT and 29 other satellites, aboard a PSLV-XL, PSLV-C38 launch vehicle from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad.[3][9] With a mass of 712 kg (1,570 lb), it is deployed into a 505 km (314 mi) Sun-synchronous orbit for a five-year primary mission.[2] India has allocated ₹160 crore (US$25 million in 2017) for the project.[10]
