Manufacturer | ISRO |
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Country of origin | India |
Operator | ISRO |
Applications | Oceanographic studies |
Specifications | |
Bus | IRS |
Launch mass | ~1,000 kg (2,200 lb) |
Equipment | Ocean Colour Monitor Pencil beam scatterometer Microwave radiometer Radio Occultation Sounder for Atmosphere |
Regime | SSO |
Production | |
Status | Operational |
Launched | 4 (including 1 continuity support mission) |
Operational | 3 (including 1 continuity support mission) |
Retired | 1 |
Maiden launch | Oceansat-1 (1999) |
Last launch | Oceansat-3 (2022) |
Oceansat is a series of Earth observation satellites built, launched, and operated by Indian Space Research Organisation, and dedicated to oceanography and atmospheric studies. Oceansat satellites facilitate a range of applications including documenting chlorophyll concentration, phytoplankton blooms, atmospheric aerosols and particulate matter[1] as well as marine weather forecast to predict cyclones.[2]