Names | CartoSat-3 |
---|---|
Mission type | Earth Observation |
Operator | ISRO |
COSPAR ID | 2019-081A |
SATCAT no. | 44804 |
Website | https://www.isro.gov.in/ |
Mission duration | 5 years (planned) 4 years, 4 months and 30 days (in progress) |
Spacecraft properties | |
Spacecraft | CartoSat-3 |
Bus | IRS-2 |
Manufacturer | Indian Space Research Organisation |
Launch mass | 1,625 kg (3,583 lb) [1] |
Power | 2000 watts |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 27 November 2019, 03:58 UTC [2] |
Rocket | Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle-XL, PSLV-C47 |
Launch site | Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Second Launch Pad (SLP) |
Contractor | Indian Space Research Organisation |
Entered service | 24 February 2020 |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric orbit |
Regime | Sun-synchronous orbit |
Periapsis altitude | 450 km (280 mi) |
Apoapsis altitude | 450 km (280 mi) |
Inclination | 97.5° |
Period | 100.0 minutes |
Instruments | |
Panchromatic Camera (PAN) Multispectral VNIR (MX) | |
Cartosat-3 is an advanced Indian Earth observation satellite built and developed by Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), which replaces the Indian Remote Sensing Satellite (IRS) series. It has a panchromatic resolution of 0.25 metres making it one of the imaging satellite with highest resolution in the world at the time of launch and MX of 1 metre with a high quality resolution which is a major improvement from the previous payloads in the Cartosat series. [3] [4] [5]
Potential uses include weather mapping, cartography or defence, and strategic applications. [3]
Cartosat-3 has a resolution of 25 cm (10"). [6] It uses 1.2 m optics with 60% of weight removal compared to Cartosat-2. Other features include the use of adaptive optics, acousto optical devices, in-orbit focusing using MEMs and large area-light weight mirrors and advanced sense with a high quality resolution. It has a planned mission life of 5 years. [7] Approved cost of Cartosat-3 is ₹351.16 crore (US$44 million). [8] It captures Panchromatic and Multispectral images with spectral bandwidth from 0.45 - 0.9 μm which includes visible blue (0.45 - 0.52 μm), visible green (0.52 - 0.59 μm), visible red (0.62 - 0.68 μm) and near IR (0.77 - 0.86 μm). [9]
Cartosat-3 is the 3rd generation of high-resolution imaging satellites developed by ISRO. [10] It was developed in response to increased demand for imaging services to address urban planning, rural resource and infrastructure development needs. [11]
PSLV-C47 carrying Cartosat-3 was launched on 27 November 2019 at 03:58 UTC using XL variant of Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle from the Second Launch Pad (SLP) of Satish Dhawan Space Centre into a Sun-synchronous orbit of 450 kilometers. Thirteen commercial ride-sharing 3U cubesats including twelve SuperDoves (Flock-4p) [12] by Planet Labs and one Meshbed by Analytical Space of United States were also put in orbit using the same launch vehicle. [7] [13] Commercial ride-share was arranged by NewSpace India Limited, Spaceflight Industries and ISILaunch. [14] [15]
Names | CartoSat-3 |
---|---|
Mission type | Earth Observation |
Operator | ISRO |
COSPAR ID | 2019-081A |
SATCAT no. | 44804 |
Website | https://www.isro.gov.in/ |
Mission duration | 5 years (planned) 4 years, 4 months and 30 days (in progress) |
Spacecraft properties | |
Spacecraft | CartoSat-3 |
Bus | IRS-2 |
Manufacturer | Indian Space Research Organisation |
Launch mass | 1,625 kg (3,583 lb) [1] |
Power | 2000 watts |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 27 November 2019, 03:58 UTC [2] |
Rocket | Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle-XL, PSLV-C47 |
Launch site | Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Second Launch Pad (SLP) |
Contractor | Indian Space Research Organisation |
Entered service | 24 February 2020 |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric orbit |
Regime | Sun-synchronous orbit |
Periapsis altitude | 450 km (280 mi) |
Apoapsis altitude | 450 km (280 mi) |
Inclination | 97.5° |
Period | 100.0 minutes |
Instruments | |
Panchromatic Camera (PAN) Multispectral VNIR (MX) | |
Cartosat-3 is an advanced Indian Earth observation satellite built and developed by Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), which replaces the Indian Remote Sensing Satellite (IRS) series. It has a panchromatic resolution of 0.25 metres making it one of the imaging satellite with highest resolution in the world at the time of launch and MX of 1 metre with a high quality resolution which is a major improvement from the previous payloads in the Cartosat series. [3] [4] [5]
Potential uses include weather mapping, cartography or defence, and strategic applications. [3]
Cartosat-3 has a resolution of 25 cm (10"). [6] It uses 1.2 m optics with 60% of weight removal compared to Cartosat-2. Other features include the use of adaptive optics, acousto optical devices, in-orbit focusing using MEMs and large area-light weight mirrors and advanced sense with a high quality resolution. It has a planned mission life of 5 years. [7] Approved cost of Cartosat-3 is ₹351.16 crore (US$44 million). [8] It captures Panchromatic and Multispectral images with spectral bandwidth from 0.45 - 0.9 μm which includes visible blue (0.45 - 0.52 μm), visible green (0.52 - 0.59 μm), visible red (0.62 - 0.68 μm) and near IR (0.77 - 0.86 μm). [9]
Cartosat-3 is the 3rd generation of high-resolution imaging satellites developed by ISRO. [10] It was developed in response to increased demand for imaging services to address urban planning, rural resource and infrastructure development needs. [11]
PSLV-C47 carrying Cartosat-3 was launched on 27 November 2019 at 03:58 UTC using XL variant of Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle from the Second Launch Pad (SLP) of Satish Dhawan Space Centre into a Sun-synchronous orbit of 450 kilometers. Thirteen commercial ride-sharing 3U cubesats including twelve SuperDoves (Flock-4p) [12] by Planet Labs and one Meshbed by Analytical Space of United States were also put in orbit using the same launch vehicle. [7] [13] Commercial ride-share was arranged by NewSpace India Limited, Spaceflight Industries and ISILaunch. [14] [15]