Cartosat-2B
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Cartosat-2B is an Earth observation satellite in a Sun-synchronous orbit and the fourth of the Cartosat series of satellites. The satellite is the seventeenth satellite in the Indian Remote Sensing (IRS) satellite series to be built by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).[5]
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Names | CartoSat-2B |
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Mission type | Earth observation |
Operator | NTRO |
COSPAR ID | 2010-035A |
SATCAT no. | 36795 |
Website | https://www.isro.gov.in/ |
Mission duration | 5 years (planned) 13 years, 9 months and 14 days (in progress) |
Spacecraft properties | |
Spacecraft | CartoSat-2B |
Bus | IRS-2[1] |
Manufacturer | ISRO |
Launch mass | 694 kg (1,530 lb) [2][3] |
Dry mass | 630 kg (1,390 lb) |
Power | 930 watts |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 12 July 2010, 03:52 UTC |
Rocket | Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, (PSLV-C15) |
Launch site | Satish Dhawan Space Centre, First Launch Pad (FLP) |
Contractor | Indian Space Research Organisation |
Entered service | October 2010 |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric orbit[4] |
Regime | Sun-synchronous orbit |
Perigee altitude | 623 km (387 mi) |
Apogee altitude | 644 km (400 mi) |
Inclination | 97.92° |
Period | 94.72 minutes |
Instruments | |
Panchromatic Camera (PAN) | |
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