Cartosat-2C

Cartosat-2C

Cartosat-2C

Indian Earth observation satellite

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][5]

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Instruments

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.[6] The satellite has a spatial resolution of 0.6 metres.[5] 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.[7]

Launch

The satellite launch was originally planned for 20 June 2016, however it was delayed twice due to a gas leakage.[8] 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.[2]

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References

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    "Satellite:Cartosat-2C". WMO. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
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    "పిఎస్‌ఎల్‌వి-34 ప్రయోగం వాయిదా". Andhrabhoomi. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
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