Kalpana-1 Explained

Kalpana-1
Mission Type:Weather
Operator:ISRO
Website:Kalpana-1 on ISRO Web-site
Cospar Id:2002-043A
Mission Duration:Planned: 7 years
Achieved: [1]
Spacecraft Bus:I-1000 Bus[2]
Manufacturer:ISRO Satellite Center
Space Applications Centre
Dry Mass:498kg (1,098lb)
Launch Mass:1060kg (2,340lb)
Power:550 watts
Instruments:VHRR
Launch Date: UTC
Launch Rocket:PSLV-C4
Launch Site:SHAR, Satish Dhawan FLP
Deactivated:September 2017
Orbit Epoch:25 September 2002[3]
Orbit Reference:Geocentric
Orbit Regime:Geostationary
Orbit Periapsis:35771km (22,227miles)
Orbit Apoapsis:35801km (22,246miles)
Orbit Inclination:0.48 degrees
Orbit Eccentricity:0.0
Orbit Period:1436.06 minutes
Orbit Longitude:74° East
Apsis:gee

Kalpana-1 was the first dedicated meteorological satellite launched by the Indian Space Research Organisation using Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle on 12 September 2002. The satellite is three-axis stabilized and is powered by solar panels, getting up to of power. The METSAT bus was used as the basis for the Chandrayaan lunar orbiter mission of 2008.

History

Originally known as MetSat-1, the satellite was the first launched by the PSLV-C4 into the Geostationary orbit. On February 5, 2003, it was renamed to Kalpana-1 by the Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee in memory of Kalpana Chawla - an Indian born NASA astronaut who perished in the disaster.

The satellite features a Very High Resolution scanning Radiometer (VHRR), for three-band images (visible, infrared, and thermal infrared) with a resolution of, and a Data Relay Transponder (DRT) payload to provide data to weather terrestrial platforms.[4] Its mission were to collect data in layer of clouds, water vapor, and temperature of the atmosphere and to establish a small satellite I-1000 bus system which can meet the exclusive service requirements of a meteorological payload for earth imageries

Kalpana-1 went out of service in mid-2018.[5]

VHRR scanning radiometer

The three band images are:

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kalpana - 1. www.isro.gov.in. ISRO. 31 October 2018. 31 July 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170731202345/http://www.isro.gov.in/Spacecraft/kalpana-1. dead.
  2. Web site: ISAC_website . . 2018-01-18 .
  3. Web site: Satellite Catalog . Jonathan's Space Page . Jonathan . McDowell . 3 May 2018.
  4. Web site: Geostationary Satellites - Kalpana-1(METSAT) . Indian Space Research Organization . 2009 . aspx . https://web.archive.org/web/20091014145150/http://www.isro.org/satellites/kalpana-1.aspx . 2009-10-14 . 2009-10-20 . dead .
  5. Web site: Kalpana-1. 12 July 2018.
  6. Web site: Kalpana 1. Nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. NASA.