RISAT - 2

RISAT - 2                                                                            Launch Date    20.04.2009

RISAT - 2

RISAT-2 is a Radar Imaging Satellite with all weather capability to take images of the earth. This Satellite will enhance ISRO's capability for Disaster Management applications.

Altitude	550 km
Inclination	41 deg
Orbit Period	90 minutes
Mass	300 kg

  For More : http://www.isro.org/satellites/RISAT-2.aspx

CARTOSAT - 2A

CARTOSAT - 2A                                                                                                 Launch Date  28.04.2008

CARTOSAT – 2A is the thirteenth satellite in the Indian Remote Sensing Satellite series (IRS). It is a sophisticated and rugged remote sensing satellite that can provide scene specific spot imagery. This satellite carries a Panchromatic Camera (PAN). The spatial resolution of this camera is better than 1m and swath of 9.6 km. Imageries from this satellite are used for cartographic applications like mapping, urban and rural infrastructure development and management, as well as application in Land Information (LIS) and Geographical Information System (GIS).

Mission	Remote Sensing
Weight	690 Kg (Mass at lift off)
Onboard Orbit	900 Watts
Stabilization	3 – axis body stabilised using high torque reaction wheels, magnetic torquers and hydrogen thrusters
Payloads	Panchromatic Camera
Launch date	28 April 2008
Launch site	SHAR Centre Sriharikota India
Launch vehicle	PSLV- C9
Orbit	635 kms, Polar Sun Synchronous
Inclination	97.94 deg
Mission life	5 years

For More : http://www.isro.org/satellites/cartosat2A.aspx

IMS - 1

IMS - 1                                                                                                               Launch Date 24.04.2008

IMS-1, previously referred to as TWSat (Third World Satellite), is a low-cost microsatellite imaging mission of ISRO (Indian Space Research Organization).

Orbit	Polar Sun Synchronous
Altitude	635 km
Mission Life	2 years
Physical Dimensions	0.604x0.980x1.129 m
Mass	83 kg
Power	Two deployable sun pointing solar panels generating 220 W power, 105 Ah Lithium ion battery
Telemetry, Tracking and Command	S-band
Atlitude and Orbit Control System	Star Sensor, Miniature Sun Sensors, Magnetometers Gyros, Miniature Micro Reaction Wheels, Magnetic Torquers, single 1 N Hydrazine Thruster
Data Handling	S-band
Data Storage	16 Gb Solid State Recorder

For More : http://www.isro.org/satellites/ims-1.aspx

CARTOSAT - 2

CARTOSAT - 2                                                                                                Launch Date 10.01.2007

Mission	Remote Sensing
Weight	650 Kg
Onboard Orbit	900 Watts
Stabilization	3 - axis body stabilised using high torque reaction wheels, magnetic torquers and thrusters
Payloads	Panchromatic Camera
Launch date	10 January 2007
Launch site	SHAR Centre Sriharikota India
Launch vehicle	PSLV- C7
Orbit	Polar Sun Synchronous
Mission life	5 years

For More : http://www.isro.org/satellites/cartosat-2.aspx

CARTOSAT - 1

CARTOSAT - 1                                                                                                   Launch Date05.05.2005

CARTOSAT – 1 is the first India Remote Sensing Satellite capable of providing in-orbit stereo images. The images are used for Cartographic applications meeting the global requirements. Cameras of this satellite have a resolution of 2.5m (can distinguish a small car).

The Cartosat – 1 provides stereo pairs required for generating Digital Elevation Models, Ortho Image products, and Value added products for various applications of Geographical Information System (GIS). 

 

Launch date	5 May 2005
Launch site	SHAR Centre Sriharikota India
Launch vehicle	PSLV- C6
Orbit	618 km Polar Sun Synchronous
Payloads	PAN FORE, PAN – AFT
Orbit Period	97 min
Number of Orbits Per day	14
Local time of equator crossing	10:30 am
Repetivity	126 days
Revisit	5 days
Lift-Off mass	1560 kg
Attitude and orbit control	3-axis body stabillised using reaction wheels, Magnetic Torquers and Hydrazine Thrusters
Electrical power	15 sqm Solar Array generating 1100w, Two 24 Ah Ni-Cd batteries
Mission life	5 years

IRS P6 / RESOURCESAT-1

IRS P6 / RESOURCESAT-1                                                         Launch Date 17.10.2003

 RESOURCESAT-1 is the tenth satellite of ISRO in IRS series, intended to not only continue the remote sensing data services provided by IRS-1C and IRS-1D, both of which have far outlived their designed mission lives, but also to vastly enhance the data quality. RESOURCESAT-1 is the most advanced Remote Sensing Satellite built by ISRO as of 2003.

Launch date	October 17, 2003
Launch site	SHAR, Sriharikota
Launch vehicle	PSLV-C5
Payloads	LISS-4, LISS-3, AWiFS-A, AWiFS-B
Orbit	Polar Sun Synchronous
Orbit height	817 km
Orbit inclination	98.7o
Orbit period	101.35 min
Number of Orbits Per day	14
Local time of equator crossing	10:30 am
Repetivity (LISS-3)	24 days
Revisit	5 days
Lift-Off mass	1360 kg
Attitude and orbit control	3-axis body stabilised using Reaction Wheels, Magnetic Torquers and Hydrazine Thrusters
Power	Solar Array generating 1250 W, Two 24 Ah Ni-Cd batteries
Mission Life	5 years

  

For More: http://www.isro.org/satellites/irs-p6resourcesat-1.aspx

Technology Experiment Satellite (TES)

Technology Experiment Satellite (TES)                   Launch Date 22.10.2001

The Technology Experiment Satellite (TES), weighing 1108 kg, was launched on October 22,2001. TES is an experimental satellite to demonstrate and validate the technologies like attitude and orbit control system, high-torque reaction wheels, new reaction control system, light-weight spacecraft structure, solid state recorder, X-band phased array antenna, improved satellite positioning system, miniaturised TTC and power systems and, two-mirror-on-axis camera optics.

TES also carried a panchromatic camera for remote sensing experiments.

Launch date	22 October 2001
Launch site	SHAR Centre Sriharikota India
Launch vehicle	PSLV- C3
Orbit	572 kms Sun Synchronous
Payloads	PAN