Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
Resourcesat 2 |
Country of Operator/Owner |
India |
Operator/Owner |
Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) |
Users |
Government |
Purpose |
Earth Observation |
Class of Orbit |
LEO |
Type of Orbit |
Sun-Synchronous |
Longitude of GEO (degrees) |
0 |
Perigee (km) |
817 |
Apogee (km) |
823 |
Eccentricity |
0.000417246175243394 |
Inclination (degrees) |
98.7 |
Period (minutes) |
101.3 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
1206 |
Dry Mass (kg.) |
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Power (watts) |
|
Date of Launch |
20-04-2011 |
Expected Lifetime |
5 yrs. |
Contractor |
Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) |
Country of Contractor |
India |
Launch Site |
Sriharikota Launch Station |
Launch Vehicle |
PSLV C16 |
COSPAR Number |
2011-015A |
NORAD Number |
37387 |
Comments |
Follow-on to Resourcesat 1; will provide data with enhanced multispectral and spatial coverage as well. |