| Name of Satellite, Alternate Names | CartoSat 1 (IRS P5) |
| Country of Operator/Owner | India |
| Operator/Owner | Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) |
| Users | Government |
| Purpose | Remote Sensing |
| Class of Orbit | LEO |
| Type of Orbit | Sun-Synchronous |
| Longitude of GEO (degrees) | 0 |
| Perigee (km) | 618 |
| Apogee (km) | 619 |
| Eccentricity | 7.15461114688417E-05 |
| Inclination (degrees) | 97.9 |
| Period (minutes) | 97.1 |
| Launch Mass (kg.) | 1560 |
| Dry Mass (kg.) | 1450 |
| Power (watts) | 1100 |
| Date of Launch | 05-05-2005 |
| Expected Lifetime | 6 yrs. |
| Contractor | Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) |
| Country of Contractor | India |
| Launch Site | Satish Dhawan Space Centre |
| Launch Vehicle | PSLV C6 |
| COSPAR Number | 2005-017A |
| NORAD Number | 28649 |
| Comments | Remote sensing and mapping, land use, forest cover, river flow assessments. |