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SCATSAT 1 [ISRO]
SCATSAT-1 is a continuity mission for Oceansat-2 Scatterometer to provide continuity of data required for weatherforecasting services, generate wind vector products for weather forecasting, cyclone detection and tracking services to the users.
The spacecraft carries the Ku-band OSCAT-2 Scatterometer similar to the OSCAT payload flown onboard Oceansat-2, but features several improvements in hardware and for the onboard signal processor and control software. OCSAT-2 is a pencil beam wind scatterometer operating at Ku-band of 13.515 GHz. The spacecraft is built around standard IMS-2 Bus and the mass of the spacecraft is 377 kg. The mission life of the satellite is 5 Years.
The construction of the satellite was accelerated by using about 40% spare parts leftover from previous satellite missions that have been built at the SAC.
SCATSAT-1 will be put in SSPO orbit of 720 km altitude with an inclination of 98.27 by a PSLV-G (3) launch vehicle.
| Nation: | India |
|---|---|
| Type / Application: | Earth Science |
| Operator: | ISRO |
| Contractors: | ISRO |
| Equipment: | OSCAT-2 |
| Configuration: | Microsatellite-SSB (SSB-2) |
| Propulsion: | ? |
| Power: | 2 deployable solar arrays, batteries |
| Lifetime: | 5 years |
| Mass: | 377 kg |
| Orbit: | 718 km × 733 km, 98.1 |
| Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCATSAT 1 | 2016-059H | 26.09.2016 | Sr FLP | PSLV-G (3) | with AlSat 1B, AlSat 2B, BlackSky Pathfinder 1, Pratham, PISat, AlSat-Nano, CanX 7 |
Launch Sites:
- Sr = Satish Dhawan Space Center (Sriharikota Space Center), Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, India
References:
- ISRO: Annual Repoert 2014-2015
