Names | CartoSat-2E | ||||||||
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Mission type | Earth observation | ||||||||
Operator | ISRO | ||||||||
COSPAR ID | 2017-036C![]() | ||||||||
SATCATno. | 42767 | ||||||||
Website | https://www.isro.gov.in/ | ||||||||
Mission duration | 5 years (planned) 7 years, 9 months and 3 days(in progress) | ||||||||
Spacecraft properties | |||||||||
Spacecraft | CartoSat-2E | ||||||||
Bus | IRS-2[1] | ||||||||
Manufacturer | Indian Space Research Organisation | ||||||||
Launch mass | 712 kg (1,570 lb)[2] | ||||||||
Power | 986watts | ||||||||
Start of mission | |||||||||
Launch date | 23 June 2017, 03:59UTC[3] | ||||||||
Rocket | PSLV-XL,PSLV-C38 | ||||||||
Launch site | Satish Dhawan Space Centre,First Launch Pad (FLP) | ||||||||
Contractor | Indian Space Research Organisation | ||||||||
Entered service | 23 September 2017 | ||||||||
Orbital parameters | |||||||||
Reference system | Geocentric orbit | ||||||||
Regime | Sun-synchronous orbit | ||||||||
Perigee altitude | 495 km (308 mi) | ||||||||
Apogee altitude | 510 km (320 mi) | ||||||||
Inclination | 97.56° | ||||||||
Period | 94.72 minutes | ||||||||
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Cartosat-2E is anEarth observation satellite developed by theIndian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), and is the seventh in theCartosat series.[4] It is designed to collect high-resolution, large-scale imagery for use in urban planning, infrastructure development, utilities planning, and traffic management.[5]
Cartosat-2E carries three primary instruments: the Panchromatic Camera (PAN), the High-Resolution Multi-Spectralradiometer (HRMX), and theEvent Monitoring camera (EvM).
The satellite was launched on 23 June 2017, along withNIUSAT and29 other satellites, aboard aPSLV-XL,PSLV-C38launch vehicle from theSatish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad.[3][9] With a mass of 712 kg (1,570 lb), it is deployed into a 505 km (314 mi)Sun-synchronous orbit for a five-year primary mission.[2] India has allocated₹160crore (US$25 million in 2017) for the project.[10]