| Resourcesat-1 | |||||||
| Names List: | IRS-P6 ResourceSat-1 | ||||||
| Mission Type: | Earth observation | ||||||
| Operator: | ISRO | ||||||
| Cospar Id: | 2003-046A | ||||||
| Satcat: | 28051 | ||||||
| Website: | https://www.isro.gov.in/ | ||||||
| Mission Duration: | 5 years (planned) (in progress) | ||||||
| Spacecraft: | IRS-P6 | ||||||
| Spacecraft Bus: | IRS-1A | ||||||
| Manufacturer: | Indian Space Research Organisation | ||||||
| Power: | 1250 watts | ||||||
| Launch Date: | 17 October 2003, 04:54:00 UTC | ||||||
| Launch Rocket: | Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, PSLV-C5 | ||||||
| Launch Site: | Satish Dhawan Space Centre, First Launch Pad (FLP) | ||||||
| Launch Contractor: | Indian Space Research Organisation | ||||||
| Entered Service: | January 2004 | ||||||
| Orbit Reference: | Geocentric orbit[1] | ||||||
| Orbit Regime: | Sun-synchronous orbit | ||||||
| Orbit Periapsis: | 813 km | ||||||
| Orbit Apoapsis: | 836 km | ||||||
| Orbit Inclination: | 98.8° | ||||||
| Orbit Period: | 101.4 minutes | ||||||
| Apsis: | gee | ||||||
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| Programme: | Earth observation satellites series | ||||||
| Previous Mission: | Oceansat-1 | ||||||
| Next Mission: | Cartosat-1 | ||||||
Resourcesat-1 (also known as IRS-P6) is an advanced remote sensing satellite built by Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO). The tenth satellite of ISRO in IRS series, Resourcesat-1 is intended to not only continue the remote sensing data services provided by IRS-1C and IRS-1D, both of which have far outlived their designed mission lives, but also vastly enhance the data quality.
The 1360 kg Resourcesat-1 was launched into an 817 km high polar Sun-synchronous orbit by the eighth flight of India's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C5).[2]
Resourcesat-1 carries three cameras [3] similar to those of IRS-1C and IRS-1D but with vastly improved spatial resolutions - a high resolution Linear Imaging Self-Scanning Sensor-4 (LISS-4) operating in three spectral bands in the Visible and Near Infrared Region (VNIR) with 5.8 metre spatial resolution and steerable up to 26° across track to obtain stereoscopic imagery and achieve five-day revisit capability; a medium resolution Linear Imaging Self-Scanning Sensor-3 (LISS-3) operating in three spectral bands in VNIR and one in Short Wave Infrared (SWIR) band with 23.5 metre spatial resolution; and an Advanced Wide Field Sensor (AWiFS) operating in three spectral bands in VNIR and one band in SWIR with 56 metre spatial resolution.
| Spectral Band | Wavelength | Resolution | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Band 1 | 0.52 - 0.59 μm | 23.5 m | |
| Band 2 | 0.62 - 0.68 μm | 23.5 m | |
| Band 3 | 0.77 - 0.86 μm | 23.5 m | |
| Band 4 | 1.55 - 1.70 μm | 23.5 m |
| Spectral Band | Wavelength | Resolution | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Band 1 | 0.52 - 0.59 μm | 56 m | |
| Band 2 | 0.62 - 0.68 μm | 56 m | |
| Band 3 | 0.77 - 0.86 μm | 56 m | |
| Band 4 | 1.55 - 1.70 μm | 56 m |
Resourcesat-1 also carries a solid state recorder with a capacity of 120 Gigabits to store the images taken by its cameras which can be read out later to the ground stations.[5]