Mission type | Earth observation | ||||||
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Operator | ISRO | ||||||
COSPAR ID | 2017-036C | ||||||
SATCAT no. | 42767 | ||||||
Website | PSLV-C38 webpage | ||||||
Mission duration | Planned: 5 years Elapsed: 3 years, 7 months, 3 days | ||||||
Spacecraft properties | |||||||
Bus | IRS-2[1] | ||||||
Manufacturer | ISRO | ||||||
Launch mass | 712 kg (1,570 lb)[2] | ||||||
Power | 986 watts[2] | ||||||
Start of mission | |||||||
Launch date | 23 June 2017, 03:59[3] | UTC||||||
Rocket | PSLV-XL C38[3] | ||||||
Launch site | Satish Dhawan FLP[2] | ||||||
Contractor | ISRO | ||||||
Orbital parameters | |||||||
Reference system | Geocentric | ||||||
Regime | Sun-synchronous | ||||||
Perigee altitude | 505 km (314 mi) | ||||||
Apogee altitude | 505 km (314 mi) | ||||||
Inclination | 97.44° | ||||||
Period | 94.72 minutes | ||||||
Epoch | Planned[2] | ||||||
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Cartosat series |
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]
The satellite was launched on 23 June 2017, along with NIUSAT and 29 other satellites, aboard a PSLV-XL rocket from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad.[3][6] With a mass of 712 kilograms (1,570 lb), it is deployed into a 505-kilometre (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.[7]
Cartosat-2E carries two primary instruments: the Panchromatic Camera (PAN) and the High-Resolution Multi-Spectral radiometer (HRMX). 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 centimetres (26 in).[8] HRMX 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 metres (6.6 ft).[9]