| Oceansat-3 | |
| Names List: | EOS-06 / Oceansat-3 |
| Mission Type: | Earth observation Oceanography |
| Operator: | ISRO |
| Cospar Id: | 2022-158A |
| Satcat: | 54361 |
| Website: | https://www.isro.gov.in/ |
| Spacecraft: | OceanSat-3 |
| Spacecraft Bus: | IRS-1 |
| Manufacturer: | Indian Space Research Organisation |
| Power: | 813 watts |
| Launch Date: | 26 Nov 2022, 06:26 UTC |
| Launch Rocket: | Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, (PSLV-C54) |
| Launch Site: | Satish Dhawan Space Centre, First Launch Pad (FLP) |
| Launch Contractor: | Indian Space Research Organisation |
| Entered Service: | 26 November 2022 |
| Orbit Reference: | Geocentric orbit |
| Orbit Regime: | Sun-synchronous orbit |
| Orbit Inclination: | 98.4° |
| Orbit Period: | 99.5 minutes |
| Apsis: | gee |
| Instruments: | Oceansat Scatterometer (OSCAT-3), The Ocean Colour Monitor (OCM-3), a Sea Surface Temperature Monitor (SSTM) and the ARGOS-4 data collection system |
| Programme: | Earth observation satellites series |
| Previous Mission: | Oceansat-2 |
| Next Mission: | Oceansat-3A |
Oceansat-3 (also known as EOS-06) is an Earth observation satellite, which is the third satellite in the Oceansat series launched by Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). It was launched on 26 Nov 2022, 06:26 UTC using a PSLV rocket from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, First Launch Pad (FLP). The satellite aims to improve the existing remote sensing capabilities related to the field of oceanography.[1]
See main article: article and PSLV-C54. Oceansat-3 was launched from Satish Dhawan Space Centre at 06:26 UTC on November 26, 2022.[2] It was launched aboard a PSLV rocket of XL configuration, aboard the PSLV-C54 mission along with eight secondary payloads: INS-2B, the Anand satellite, two Thybolt satellites, and four Astrocast satellites.[3]