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Cartosat 3 [ISRO]
Cartosat-3 is an Indian very high resolution panchromatic, multispectral and hyperspectral earth observation mission.
Cartosat 3 is designed as a follow-on to the Cartosat 2 series.
The satellite has an imaging payload with a ground resolution of 0.25 m with 16 km swath in panchromatic mode, a resolution of 1.13 m with 16 km swath in 4 band multispectral mode and a resolution of 12 m with 5 km in hyperspectral mode. It also feaures a MWIR Camera with 5.7 m resolution.
Many new technologies/elements have been developed like highly agile structural platform, payload platform, higher rate data handling and transmission systems, advanced onboard computer and new power electronics, dual gimbal antenna, etc.
| Nation: | India |
|---|---|
| Type / Application: | Earth observation |
| Operator: | ISRO |
| Contractors: | ISRO |
| Equipment: | PAN, Mx, MIR |
| Configuration: | IRS-2 Bus |
| Propulsion: | ? |
| Power: | 2 deployable solar arrays, batteries |
| Lifetime: | 5 years |
| Mass: | 1625 kg |
| Orbit: | 505 km, SSO |
| Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cartosat 3 | 2019-081A | 27.11.2019 | Sr SLP | PSLV-XL | with Flock-4p 1, ..., 12, Meshbed | |
| Cartosat 3A | - | 2026 | Sr | PSLV-XL | ||
| Cartosat 3B | - | 202x | Sr | PSLV-XL |
Launch Sites:
- Sr = Satish Dhawan Space Center (Sriharikota Space Center), Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, India
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Further Cartosat missions:
