| Cartosat-2C | |||||||||||
| Names List: | CartoSat-2C | ||||||||||
| Mission Type: | Earth observation | ||||||||||
| Operator: | ISRO | ||||||||||
| Cospar Id: | 2016-040A | ||||||||||
| Satcat: | 41599 | ||||||||||
| Website: | https://www.isro.gov.in/ | ||||||||||
| Mission Duration: | 5 years (planned) (in progress) | ||||||||||
| Spacecraft: | CartoSat-2C | ||||||||||
| Spacecraft Bus: | IRS-2[1] | ||||||||||
| Manufacturer: | Indian Space Research Organisation | ||||||||||
| Power: | 986 watts | ||||||||||
| Launch Date: | 22 June 2016, 03:56 UTC | ||||||||||
| Launch Rocket: | Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle-XL, PSLV-C34 | ||||||||||
| Launch Site: | Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Second Launch Pad (SLP) | ||||||||||
| Launch Contractor: | Indian Space Research Organisation | ||||||||||
| Entered Service: | 22 September 2016 | ||||||||||
| Orbit Reference: | Geocentric orbit[2] | ||||||||||
| Orbit Regime: | Sun-synchronous orbit | ||||||||||
| Orbit Inclination: | 97.46° | ||||||||||
| Orbit Period: | 94.72 minutes | ||||||||||
| Apsis: | gee | ||||||||||
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| Programme: | Earth observation satellites series | ||||||||||
| Previous Mission: | SARAL | ||||||||||
| Next Mission: | ScatSat-1 | ||||||||||
Cartosat-2C is an Earth observation satellite in a Sun-synchronous orbit (SSO) and is a fifth flight unit of Cartosat series of satellites. It is a geostationary satellite and appears stationary over a place on the earth. The satellite is built at space application centre Ahmedabad, launched and maintained by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). It was launched on 22 June 2016.[3] [4]
The CartoSat-2C carries a panchromatic camera (PAN) capable of taking black-and-white pictures in the visible region of electromagnetic spectrum. It also carries a High-Resolution Multi-Spectral (HRMX) radiometer which is a type of optical imager.[5] The satellite has a spatial resolution of 0.6 metres.[4] CartoSat-2C is also capable of capturing minute long video of a fixed spot as well, Event Monitoring camera (EvM) for frequent high-resolution land observation of selected areas.[6]
The satellite launch was originally planned for 20 June 2016, however it was delayed twice due to a gas leakage.[7] It was launched on 22 June 2016 from the second pad of the Satish Dhawan Space Centre. The minisatellites LAPAN-A3, BIROS, and SkySat Gen2-1, microsatellites GHGSat-D, and M3MSat, and nanosatellites Swayam, and SathyabamaSat, and 12 Flock-2P Dove nanosatellites were launched along with CartoSat-2C.[8]