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| Names | Scatterometer Satellite-1 |
|---|---|
| Mission type | Earth observation |
| Operator | ISRO SAAR |
| COSPAR ID | 2016-059H |
| SATCAT no. | 41790 |
| Website | www |
| Mission duration | Planned: 5 years Achieved: 4 years, 5 months and 1 day |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Bus | IMS-2 |
| Manufacturer | Indian Space Research Organisation |
| Launch mass | 371 kg (818 lb) |
| Power | 750 watts |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 26 September 2016, 03:42 UTC |
| Rocket | Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, PSLV-C35 |
| Launch site | Satish Dhawan Space Centre. First Launch Pad (FLP) |
| Contractor | Indian Space Research Organisation |
| Entered service | 15 December 2016 |
| End of mission | |
| Last contact | 28 February 2021 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric orbit |
| Regime | Low Earth orbit |
| Perigee altitude | 724 km (450 mi) |
| Apogee altitude | 741 km (460 mi) |
| Inclination | 98.1° |
| Period | 99.2 minutes |
| Instruments | |
| OceanSat Scatterometer-2 (OSCAT-2) | |
ScatSat-1 (Scatterometer Satellite-1) was a satellite providing weather forecasting, cyclone prediction, and tracking services to India. It has been developed by ISRO Satellite Centre, Bangalore whereas its payload was developed by Space Applications Centre, Ahmedabad.[1] The satellite carries a Ku-band scatterometer similar to the Oceansat-2 which became dysfunctional after its life span of four-and-a-half years. India was dependent on NASA's ISS-RapidScat for prediction of cyclone forecasting and weather prediction.[2] The data generated by this mini-satellite are used by National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT) and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
- ^ "Special Section: SCATSAT-1".
- ^ Nair, Avinash (27 May 2015). "To predict cyclone, ISRO to build advanced satellite". The Indian Express. Ahmedabad. Retrieved 8 February 2016.