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 |
