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Cartosat-2B

Indian earth observation satellite

Indian earth observation satellite

FieldValue
nameCartosat-2B
names_listCartoSat-2B
image_size300px
mission_typeEarth observation
operatorNTRO
COSPAR_ID2010-035A
SATCAT36795
websitehttps://www.isro.gov.in/
mission_duration5 years (planned)
*(in progress)*
spacecraftCartoSat-2B
spacecraft_busIRS-2
manufacturerISRO
launch_mass694 kg
dry_mass630 kg
power930 watts
launch_date12 July 2010, 03:52 UTC
launch_rocketPolar Satellite Launch Vehicle, (PSLV-C15)
launch_siteSatish Dhawan Space Centre, First Launch Pad (FLP)
launch_contractorIndian Space Research Organisation
entered_serviceOctober 2010
orbit_referenceGeocentric orbit
orbit_regimeSun-synchronous orbit
orbit_periapsis623 km
orbit_apoapsis644 km
orbit_inclination97.92°
orbit_period94.72 minutes
apsisgee
instrumentsPanchromatic Camera (PAN)
programmeEarth observation satellites series
previous_missionOceansat-2
next_missionResourcesat-2

(in progress)

Cartosat-2B is an Earth observation satellite in a Sun-synchronous orbit and the fourth of the Cartosat series of satellites. The satellite is the seventeenth satellite in the Indian Remote Sensing (IRS) satellite series to be built by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).

Instrument

The satellite carries a panchromatic camera (PAN) capable of taking black-and-white pictures in the visible region of electromagnetic spectrum. The highly agile Cartosat-2B can be steered up to 26° along as well as across the direction of its movement to facilitate imaging of any area more frequently. Very-high-resolution land imagery.

Launch

It was launched along with the 116 kg Algerian satellite Alsat-2A, one nanosatellite each from Canada (AISSat-1) and Switzerland (TIsat-1), and STUDSAT-1, an Indian picosatellite, on 12 July 2010, at 03:52 UTC in a Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C15) launch vehicle from the spaceport at Sriharikota.

References

References

  1. (7 July 2020). "Cartosat 2, 2A, 2B, 2C, 2D, 2E, 2F". Gunter's Space Page.
  2. (12 July 2010). "Cartosat-2B". ISRO.
  3. "CARTOSAT 2B". Heavens Above.
  4. "Cartosat-2B". ISRO.
  5. "Satellite: CartoSat-2B". World Meteorological Organization (WMO).
  6. (27 April 2021). "Display: Cartosat-2B 2010-035A". NASA.
  7. (2010). "PSLV-C15 / Cartosat-2B Mission Brochure". ISRO.
  8. (12 July 2010). "ISRO to launch more satellites this year". The Times of India.
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