Cartosat-2F
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 CartoSat-2F satellite | |||||||||
| Names | CartoSat-2F CartoSat-2ER | ||||||||
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| Mission type | Earth Observation | ||||||||
| Operator | ISRO[1] | ||||||||
| COSPAR ID | 2018-004A | ||||||||
| SATCAT no. | 43111 | ||||||||
| Website | https://www.isro.gov.in/ | ||||||||
| Mission duration | 5 years (planned) 8 years and 11 days (in progress) | ||||||||
| Spacecraft properties | |||||||||
| Spacecraft | CartoSat-2F | ||||||||
| Bus | IRS-2[2] | ||||||||
| Manufacturer | Indian Space Research Organization | ||||||||
| Launch mass | 710 kg (1,570 lb) | ||||||||
| Power | 986 watts | ||||||||
| Start of mission | |||||||||
| Launch date | 12 January 2018, 03:59 UTC | ||||||||
| Rocket | Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle-XL, PSLV-C40 | ||||||||
| Launch site | Satish Dhawan Space Centre, First launch Pad (FLP) | ||||||||
| Contractor | Indian Space Research Organisation | ||||||||
| Entered service | 12 April 2018 | ||||||||
| Orbital parameters | |||||||||
| Reference system | Geocentric orbit | ||||||||
| Regime | Sun-synchronous orbit | ||||||||
| Periapsis altitude | 505 km (314 mi) | ||||||||
| Apoapsis altitude | 505 km (314 mi) | ||||||||
| Inclination | 97.47° | ||||||||
| Period | 94.72 minutes | ||||||||
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Cartosat-2F is the eighth satellite in the Cartosat-2 Series. It is an Earth observation satellite launched on the PSLV-C40 mission by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).[3]
Originally, Cartosat-2E was published as the last Cartosat-2 satellite to be launched, as Cartosat-3 Series spacecraft were scheduled to launch in 2018. Cartosat-2F was first listed on launch schedules as Cartosat-2ER, a name possibly indicating it was originally a replica of Cartosat-2E to be used as a spare.[4]
Satellite description
Like other satellites in the series, Cartosat-2F was built on an IRS-2 bus. It uses reaction wheels, magnetorquers, and hydrazine-fueled reaction control thrusters for stability. It has a design service life of five years.[5] Cartosat-2F has three main remote sensing instruments, a panchromatic camera called PAN, a four channel visible/near infrared radiometer called HRMX, and an Event monitoring camera (EvM).[3]
- 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]
