 Render of Cartosat-3 satellite in deployed configuration | |
| Names | CartoSat-3 |
|---|---|
| Mission type | Earth Observation |
| Operator | ISRO |
| COSPAR ID | 2019-081A |
| SATCAT no. | 44804 |
| Website | https://www.isro.gov.in/ |
| Mission duration | 5 years (planned) 4 years, 11 months and 5 days (in progress) |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft | CartoSat-3 |
| Bus | IRS-2 |
| Manufacturer | Indian Space Research Organisation |
| Launch mass | 1,625 kg (3,583 lb) [1] |
| Power | 2000 watts |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 27 November 2019, 03:58 UTC[2] |
| Rocket | Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle-XL, PSLV-C47 |
| Launch site | Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Second Launch Pad (SLP) |
| Contractor | Indian Space Research Organisation |
| Entered service | 24 February 2020 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric orbit |
| Regime | Sun-synchronous orbit |
| Periapsis altitude | 450 km (280 mi) |
| Apoapsis altitude | 450 km (280 mi) |
| Inclination | 97.5° |
| Period | 100.0 minutes |
| Instruments | |
| Panchromatic Camera (PAN) Multispectral VNIR (MX) | |
Cartosat-3 is an advanced Indian Earth observation satellite built and developed by Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), which replaces the Indian Remote Sensing Satellite (IRS) series. It has a panchromatic resolution of 0.25 metres making it one of the imaging satellite with highest resolution in the world at the time of launch and MX of 1 metre with a high quality resolution which is a major improvement from the previous payloads in the Cartosat series.[3][4][5]
Potential uses include weather mapping, cartography or defence, and strategic applications.[3]
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