Resourcesat-2

Resourcesat-2
Names	ResourceSat-2
Mission type	Earth observation
Operator	ISRO
COSPAR ID	2011-015A
SATCAT no.	37387
Website	https://isro.gov.in/
Mission duration	5 years (planned); 12 years, 9 months and 12 days (in progress)
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft	ResourceSat-2
Bus	IRS-1A
Manufacturer	Indian Space Research Organisation
Launch mass	1,206 kg (2,659 lb)
Power	1250 watts
Start of mission
Launch date	20 April 2011, 04:42 UTC
Rocket	Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, PSLV-C16
Launch site	Satish Dhawan Space Centre, First Launch Pad (FLP)
Contractor	Indian Space Research Organisation
Entered service	1 July 2011
Orbital parameters
Reference system	Geocentric orbit
Regime	Low Earth Orbit
Perigee altitude	822 km (511 mi)
Apogee altitude	822 km (511 mi)
Inclination	98.73°
Period	101.35 minutes
Instruments
	Advanced Wide Field Sensor (AWiFS); Linear Imaging Self-Scanning Sensor-3 (LISS-3); Linear Imaging Self-Scanning Sensor-4 (LISS-4)
	Earth observation satellites series ← Cartosat-2B RISAT-1 →

Resourcesat-2 is a follow on mission to Resourcesat-1 and the eighteenth Indian remote sensing satellite built by Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). The new satellite provides the same services as the original Resourcesat-1, but was also designed to "provide data with enhanced multispectral and spatial coverage".^[1] Compared to Resourcesat-1, LISS-4 multispectral swath has been enhanced from 23 km to 70 km based on user needs. Suitable changes including miniaturization in payload electronics have been incorporated in Resourcesat-2.^[2]

Launch[edit]

Resourcesat-2 along with YouthSat and X-Sat (Singapore) was launched by the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle PSLV-C16 on 20 April 2011, at 04:42 UTC.^[2]

Instruments[edit]

The satellite carries three electrooptical cameras on board:

Advanced Wide-Field Sensor (AWiFS) with 56 meter spatial resolution
The Linear Imaging Self-Scanning Sensor-3 (LISS-3) with 23.5 meter spatial resolution
The Linear Imaging Self-Scanning Sensor-4 (LISS-4) with 5.8 meter spatial resolution ^[3]

Additionally, the satellite carries an AIS-receiver for exactEarth (COMDEV), which is known as exactView 2 (EV 2).

Mission[edit]

The three cameras of ResourceSat-2, were switched on, on 28 April 2011, and the images of high quality were received at Shadnagar Earth Station of the National Remote Sensing Centre of ISRO.^[3]

References[edit]

↑ "RESOURCESAT-2". ISRO. 2008. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 "PSLV launch: PSLV-C16 a workhorse launch vehicle for India". Economic Times. 20 April 2011. Retrieved 25 May 2013.
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 "ResourceSat-2 Sends High Quality Images". ISRO. 28 April 2011. Archived from the original on 27 September 2015. Retrieved 14 May 2021.

External links[edit]

Resourcesat-2 at the Indian Space Research Organisation Archived 2 December 2016 at the Wayback Machine

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[ISRO-1] "RESOURCESAT-2". ISRO. 2008. Retrieved 21 September 2015.

[ET20110420-2] 2.0 ^2.1 "PSLV launch: PSLV-C16 a workhorse launch vehicle for India". Economic Times. 20 April 2011. Retrieved 25 May 2013.

[ISRO-1-3] 3.0 ^3.1 "ResourceSat-2 Sends High Quality Images". ISRO. 28 April 2011. Archived from the original on 27 September 2015. Retrieved 14 May 2021.

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