Cartosat-1
Cartosat-1 (formerly IRS-P5) is a stereoscopic Earth observation satellite in a Sun-synchronous orbit, and the first one of the Cartosat series of satellites. The eleventh satellite of ISRO in Indian Remote Sensing Satellite (IRS) series. The satellite was launched by Indian Space Research Organisation and is operated by NTRO. Weighing around 1560 kg at launch, its applications will mainly be towards cartography in India.
Cartosat-1 satellite | |||||
| Names | IRS-P5 Indian Remote Sensing Satellite-P5 | ||||
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| Mission type | Earth observation | ||||
| Operator | NTRO | ||||
| COSPAR ID | 2005-017A | ||||
| SATCAT no. | 28649 | ||||
| Website | https://www.isro.gov.in/ | ||||
| Mission duration | 5 years (planned) 14 years (achieved) | ||||
| Spacecraft properties | |||||
| Spacecraft | IRS-P5 | ||||
| Bus | IRS-1 | ||||
| Manufacturer | Indian Space Research Organisation | ||||
| Launch mass | 1,560 kg (3,440 lb) | ||||
| Power | 1100 watts | ||||
| Start of mission | |||||
| Launch date | 5 May 2005, 04:44:00 UTC | ||||
| Rocket | Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C6) | ||||
| Launch site | Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Second Launch Pad (SLP) | ||||
| Contractor | ISRO | ||||
| Entered service | August 2005 | ||||
| End of mission | |||||
| Deactivated | 5 May 2019 | ||||
| Orbital parameters | |||||
| Reference system | Geocentric orbit | ||||
| Regime | Sun-synchronous orbit | ||||
| Perigee altitude | 620 km (390 mi) | ||||
| Apogee altitude | 622 km (386 mi) | ||||
| Inclination | 97.87° | ||||
| Period | 97.1 minutes | ||||
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