A brief presentation on the Cartosat series satellites highlighting the payloads and some applications

1. By Subhodip Mukherjee
1313MNG
Geoinformatics (1st semester)
TERI University

2.  Is a sun-synchronous satellite, built and launched by
ISRO ( Indian Space Research Organisation) on 5th May,
2005
 Covers the entire globe in 1867 orbits on a 126 day cycle.
 The National Remote Sensing Centre is responsible for
acquisition, processing of data relayed by the Cartosat-1

3.  Spatial Resolution : 2.5 m (PAN fore) [+26 degrees]
2.5 m (PAN aft) [-5 degrees]
 Radiometric Resolution: 10 bit
 Temporal Resolution: 5 days
 Swath : 30 km (PAN fore)
27 km (PAN aft)
 Altitude: 618 km
 Wavelength: 0.50-0.85 μm
 Possible field of application:
1. Stereo viewing for large scale mapping and terrain
modeling.
2. Also generates accurate 3d maps.

6.  Is an Earth observation satellite in a sun-synchronous
orbit and the second of the Cartosat series of satellites.
 The satellite was built, launched and maintained by
the Indian Space Research Organisation.
 It was launched on 10th January,2007.

7.  Spatial Resolution : 0.81 m (PAN)
 Radiometric Resolution : 10 bits per pixel
 Temporal Resolution: 4 days
 Altitude: 630 km
 wavelength : 0.5 μm - 0.85 μm
 Swath width: about 9.6 km
 Possible fields of application :
1. Topographic mapping up to 1:5000
2. Agriculture fields assessing
3. Inventory and monitoring transport
4. Land and water resources management
5. Cadastral level application

9.  Cartosat 2A : built by ISRO and launched in April 28,
2008, is a Ministry of Defence satellite for the Govt. of
India.
 Cartosat 2B: built and launched by ISRO on 12 July 2010,
carries a PAN camera capable of capturing B&W images in
the visible EM spectrum.
 Cartosat 3: built by ISRO, will have a resolution of 25 cm
(10"). Is planned to be launched on 2014 and will have
weather mapping, cartography, and strategic applications.
* Source: wikipedia.com and
http://www.gim.be/ewcm/ewcm.nsf/_/447D6D87AA82798BC12575F40079CF40?OpenD
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