Cartosat-2C is an
Earth observation satellite in a
Sun-synchronous orbit (SSO) and is a fifth flight unit of
Cartosat
The Cartosat is a series of Indian optical earth observation satellites built and operated by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). The Cartosat series is a part of the Indian Remote Sensing Program. They are used for Earth's resource ...
series of satellites.It is a geostationary satellite
and appears stationary over a place on the earth. The satellite is built at space application centre
Ahmedabad, launched and maintained by the
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). It was launched on 22 June 2016.
Instruments
The CartoSat-2C carries a
panchromatic camera (PAN) capable of taking
black-and-white
Black-and-white (B&W or B/W) images combine black and white in a continuous spectrum, producing a range of shades of grey.
Media
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pictures in the visible region of
electromagnetic spectrum
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The electromagnetic spectrum covers electromagnetic waves with frequencies ranging fro ...
. It also carries a High-Resolution Multi-Spectral (HRMX) radiometer which is a type of optical imager.
The satellite has a spatial resolution of 0.6 metres.
CartoSat-2C 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.
Launch
The satellite launch was originally planned for 20 June 2016, however it was delayed twice due to a gas leakage.
It was launched on 22 June 2016 from the second pad of the
Satish Dhawan Space Centre
Satish Dhawan Space Centre - SDSC (formerly Sriharikota Range - SHAR) is a rocket launch centre ( spaceport) operated by Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). It is located in Sriharikota, Tirupati district of Andhra Pradesh. Sriharikota ...
. The
minisatellites LAPAN-A3, BIROS, and SkySat Gen2-1,
microsatellites
A microsatellite is a tract of repetitive DNA in which certain DNA motifs (ranging in length from one to six or more base pairs) are repeated, typically 5–50 times. Microsatellites occur at thousands of locations within an organism's genome. ...
GHGSat-D, and
M3MSat, and
nanosatellites Swayam, and
SathyabamaSat
SathyabamaSat is a micro experimental satellite developed by students and faculty of Sathyabama University, Chennai to collect data on greenhouse gases (water vapor, carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, methane and hydrogen fluoride). It was launched ...
, and 12
Flock-2P Dove nanosatellites were launched along with CartoSat-2C.
See also
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List of Indian satellites
This list covers most artificial satellites built in and operated by the Republic of India. India has been successfully launching satellites of various types from 1975. Apart from Indian rockets, these satellites have been launched from various ...
References
{{Orbital launches in 2016
Cartosat
Spacecraft launched by India in 2016
Spacecraft launched by PSLV rockets