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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Indian Earth observation satellite}}<br />
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{{Infobox spaceflight<br />
| name = Resourcesat-2<br />
| names_list = ResourceSat-2<br />
| image = Resourcesat-2A.jpg<br />
| image_caption = <br />
| image_size = 300px<br />
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| mission_type = [[Earth observation satellite|Earth observation]]<br />
| operator = [[Indian Space Research Organisation|ISRO]]<br />
| COSPAR_ID = 2011-015A<br />
| SATCAT = 37387<br />
| website = https://isro.gov.in/<br />
| mission_duration = 5 years (planned)<br/>{{time interval|20 April 2011|show=ymd}} ''(in progress)''<br />
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| spacecraft = ResourceSat-2<br />
| spacecraft_type = <br />
| spacecraft_bus = [[IRS-1A]]<br />
| manufacturer = [[Indian Space Research Organisation]]<br />
| launch_mass = {{cvt|1206|kg}}<br />
| dimensions = <br />
| power = 1250 [[Watt|watts]]<br />
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| launch_date = 20 April 2011, 04:42 [[Coordinated Universal Time|UTC]]<br />
| launch_rocket = [[Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle]], [[PSLV-C16]]<br />
| launch_site = [[Satish Dhawan Space Centre]], [[Satish Dhawan Space Centre|First Launch Pad (FLP)]]<br />
| launch_contractor = [[Indian Space Research Organisation]]<br />
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| entered_service = 1 July 2011<br />
| disposal_type = <br />
| deactivated = <br />
| last_contact = <br />
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| orbit_reference = [[Geocentric orbit]]<br />
| orbit_regime = [[Low Earth Orbit]]<br />
| orbit_periapsis = {{cvt|822|km}}<br />
| orbit_apoapsis = {{cvt|822|km}}<br />
| orbit_inclination = 98.73° <br />
| orbit_period = 101.35 minutes<br />
| apsis = gee<br />
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| instruments = Advanced Wide Field Sensor (AWiFS)<br/>Linear Imaging Self-Scanning Sensor-3 (LISS-3)<br/>Linear Imaging Self-Scanning Sensor-4 (LISS-4)<br />
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| programme = [[Earth observation satellite|Earth observation satellites series]]<br />
| previous_mission = [[Cartosat-2B]]<br />
| next_mission = [[RISAT-1]]<br />
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'''Resourcesat-2''' is a follow on mission to [[Resourcesat-1]] and the eighteenth [[Indian Remote Sensing Programme|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".<ref name="ISRO">{{cite web |url=https://www.isro.gov.in/Spacecraft/resourcesat-2|title=RESOURCESAT-2|publisher=ISRO|date=2008|access-date=21 September 2015}}</ref> 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.<ref name="ET20110420"/><br />
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== Launch ==<br />
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 [[Coordinated Universal Time|UTC]].<ref name="ET20110420">{{cite web|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/8035732.cms|title=PSLV launch: PSLV-C16 a workhorse launch vehicle for India|newspaper=Economic Times|date=20 April 2011 |access-date=25 May 2013}}</ref><br />
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== Instruments ==<br />
The satellite carries three electrooptical cameras on board: <br />
* Advanced Wide-Field Sensor (AWiFS) with 56 meter spatial resolution<br />
* The Linear Imaging Self-Scanning Sensor-3 (LISS-3) with 23.5 meter spatial resolution<br />
* The Linear Imaging Self-Scanning Sensor-4 (LISS-4) with 5.8 meter spatial resolution <ref name="ISRO-1">{{cite web|url=http://www.isro.org/update/28-apr-2011/resourcesat-2-sends-high-quality-images|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150927084822/http://www.isro.org/update/28-apr-2011/resourcesat-2-sends-high-quality-images|url-status=dead|title=ResourceSat-2 Sends High Quality Images|publisher=ISRO|date=28 April 2011|archive-date=27 September 2015|access-date=14 May 2021}}</ref><br />
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Additionally, the satellite carries an AIS-receiver for [[exactEarth]] ([[COM DEV International|COMDEV]]), which is known as exactView 2 (EV 2).<br />
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== Mission ==<br />
The three cameras of ResourceSat-2, were switched on, on 28 April 2011, and the images of high quality were received at [[Shadnagar|Shadnagar Earth Station]] of the [[National Remote Sensing Centre]] of ISRO.<ref name="ISRO-1"/><br />
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== References ==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* [http://www.isro.gov.in/Spacecraft/resourcesat-2 Resourcesat-2 at the Indian Space Research Organisation] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161202201037/http://www.isro.gov.in/Spacecraft/resourcesat-2 |date=2 December 2016 }}<br />
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