Cartosat-2F
CartoSat-2F satellite | |||||||||
Names | CartoSat-2F CartoSat-2ER | ||||||||
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Mission type | Earth Observation | ||||||||
Operator | ISRO[1] | ||||||||
COSPAR ID | 2018-004A | ||||||||
SATCAT no. | 43111 | ||||||||
Website | https://www.isro.gov.in/ | ||||||||
Mission duration | 5 years (planned) 6 years, 4 months and 11 days (in progress) | ||||||||
Spacecraft properties | |||||||||
Spacecraft | CartoSat-2F | ||||||||
Bus | IRS-2[2] | ||||||||
Manufacturer | Indian Space Research Organization | ||||||||
Launch mass | 710 kg (1,570 lb) | ||||||||
Power | 986 watts | ||||||||
Start of mission | |||||||||
Launch date | 12 January 2018, 03:59 UTC | ||||||||
Rocket | Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle-XL, PSLV-C40 | ||||||||
Launch site | Satish Dhawan Space Centre, First launch Pad (FLP) | ||||||||
Contractor | Indian Space Research Organisation | ||||||||
Entered service | 12 April 2018 | ||||||||
Orbital parameters | |||||||||
Reference system | Geocentric orbit | ||||||||
Regime | Sun-synchronous orbit | ||||||||
Periapsis altitude | 505 km (314 mi) | ||||||||
Apoapsis altitude | 505 km (314 mi) | ||||||||
Inclination | 97.47° | ||||||||
Period | 94.72 minutes | ||||||||
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Cartosat-2F is the eighth satellite in the Cartosat-2 Series. It is an Earth observation satellite launched on the PSLV-C40 mission by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).[3]
History
Originally, Cartosat-2E was published as the last Cartosat-2 satellite to be launched, as Cartosat-3 Series spacecraft were scheduled to launch in 2018. Cartosat-2F was first listed on launch schedules as Cartosat-2ER, a name possibly indicating it was originally a replica of Cartosat-2E to be used as a spare.[4]
Satellite description
Like other satellites in the series, Cartosat-2F was built on an IRS-2 bus. It uses reaction wheels, magnetorquers, and hydrazine-fueled reaction control thrusters for stability. It has a design service life of five years.[5] Cartosat-2F has three main remote sensing instruments, a panchromatic camera called PAN, a four channel visible/near infrared radiometer called HRMX, and a Event Monitoring camera (EvM).[3]
- Panchromatic camera (PAN) is capable of taking panchromatic (black and white) photographs in a selected portion of the visible and near-infrared spectrum (0.50–0.85 μm) at a resolution of 65 cm (26 in).[6]
- High-Resolution Multi-Spectral (HRMX) radiometer is a four-channel radiometer sensitive across the entire visible spectrum and part of the near-infrared spectrum (0.43–0.90 μm) at a resolution of 2 m (6 ft 7 in).[7]
- Event Monitoring camera (EvM) is also capable of capturing minute long video of a fixed spot as well, Event Monitoring camera (EvM) for frequent high-resolution land observation of selected areas.[8]
Launch
The PSLV-C40 launch was initially placed on hiatus following failures with the nose cone and satellite deployment systems of PSLV-C39, but was cleared to launch once these issues were resolved.[9] It was launched at 03:59 UTC from First Launch Pad at Satish Dhawan Space Centre on 12 January 2018,[10] the third of the series to be launched within a year.[5] After 16 minutes and 37 seconds, Cartosat-2F was separated from the launch vehicle, and the ISRO Telemetry, Tracking and Command Network (ITTCN) took control of the satellite for maneuvers to its desired orbit.[10] The launch also marked the 100th satellite successfully put into orbit by the ISRO.[11]
Mission
The first image returned by the mission, on 15 January 2018; was of Holkar Stadium and the surrounding community in Indore, Madhya Pradesh.[12] The PAN camera is designed to have a spatial resolution less than one meter and a swath width of ten kilometers.[2]
On 27 November 2020, at 01:49 UTC, Cartosat-2F and Russia's Kanopus-V No. 3 spacecraft came very close while in orbit, passing each other at distance of nearly 200 to 450 meters.[13][14]
References
- ^ "PSLV C40 • Cartosat-2F". Spaceflight101. 12 January 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
- ^ a b "Cartosat 2, 2A, 2B, 2C, 2D, 2E, 2F". Gunter's Space Page. 7 July 2020. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
- ^ a b "Satellite: CartoSat-2F". World Meteorological Organization (WMO). 4 January 2020. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
- ^ Graham, William (11 January 2018). "India's PSLV successfully launches Cartosat-2F". NASASpaceFlight.com. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
- ^ a b "Display: Cartosat-2F 2018-004A". NASA. 27 April 2021. Retrieved 14 May 2021. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ "Instrument: PAN (CartoSat 2C/2D)". World Meteorological Organization. 11 June 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
- ^ "Instrument: HRMX". World Meteorological Organization. 6 January 2020. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
- ^ "Instrument: EvM". World Meteorological Organization. 4 January 2020. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
- ^ "PSLV all set to ferry 31 satellites on 12 January". The Hindu. 10 January 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
- ^ a b "PSLV Successfully Launches 31 Satellites in a Single Flight". ISRO. 12 January 2018. Archived from the original on 30 November 2020. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
- ^ "ISRO launches 100th satellite Cartosat-2 Series". Tehelka. Tehelka. Archived from the original on 1 March 2019. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
- ^ Rahul, K. R. (4 December 2019). "Cartosat-2F first image stunningly sharper than Google Map". International Business Times, Singapore Edition. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
- ^ "Russian and Indian satellites missed each other in space at 200 m". Roscosnos. 27 November 2020. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
- ^ "Indian, Russian satellites just metres away in space; Roscosmos says 224 m, ISRO says 420 m". The Times of India. 28 November 2020. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
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- t
- e
- PSLV-C15 (12 Jul 2010)
- PSLV-C16 (20 Apr 2011)
- PSLV-C17 (15 Jul 2011)
- PSLV-C18 (12 Oct 2011)
- PSLV-C19 (26 Apr 2012)
- PSLV-C21 (9 Sep 2012)
- PSLV-C20 (25 Feb 2013)
- PSLV-C22 (IRNSS-1A, 1 Jul 2013)
- PSLV-C25 (Mars Orbiter Mission, 5 Nov 2013)
- PSLV-C24 (IRNSS-1B, 4 Apr 2014)
- PSLV-C23 (30 Jun 2014)
- PSLV-C26 (IRNSS-1C, 16 Oct 2014)
- PSLV-C27 (IRNSS-1D, 28 Mar 2015)
- PSLV-C28 (DMC-3, 10 Jul 2015)
- PSLV-C30 (28 Sep 2015)
- PSLV-C29 (16 Dec 2015)
- PSLV-C31 (IRNSS-1E, 20 Jan 2016)
- PSLV-C32 (IRNSS-1F, 10 Mar 2016)
- PSLV-C33 (IRNSS-1G, 28 Apr 2016)
- PSLV-C34 (22 Jun 2016)
- PSLV-C35 (SCATSAT-1, 26 Sep 2016)
- PSLV-C36 (Resourcesat-2A, 7 Dec 2016)
- PSLV-C37 (15 Feb 2017)
- PSLV-C38 (23 Jun 2017)
- PSLV-C39 (IRNSS-1H, 31 Aug 2017, failure)
- PSLV-C40 (Cartosat-2F, 12 Jan 2018)
- PSLV-C41 (IRNSS-1I, 11 Apr 2018)
- PSLV-C42 (16 Sep 2018)
- PSLV-C43 (HySIS, 29 Nov 2018)
- PSLV-C44 (Microsat-R, 24 Jan 2019)
- PSLV-C45 (EMISAT, 1 Apr 2019)
- PSLV-C46 (RISAT-2B, 22 May 2019)
- PSLV-C47 (Cartosat-3, 27 Nov 2019)
- PSLV-C48 (RISAT-2BR1, 11 Dec 2019)
- PSLV-C49 (EOS-01, 7 Nov 2020)
- PSLV-C50 (CMS-01, 17 Dec 2020)
- PSLV-C51 (Amazônia-1, 28 Feb 2021)
- PSLV-C52 (EOS-04, 14 Feb 2022)
- PSLV-C53 (DS-EO, NeuSAR, Scoob-1, POEM-1 (hosted), 30 Jun 2022)
- PSLV-C54 (EOS-06, BhutanSat aka INS-2B, Anand, 26 Nov 2022)
- PSLV-C55 (TeLEOS-2, Lumelite-4, POEM-2 (hosted), 22 Apr 2023)
- PSLV-C56 (DS-SAR, VELOX-AM, 30 Jul 2023)
- PSLV-C57 (Aditya-L1, 2 Sep 2023)
- PSLV-C58 (XPoSat, POEM-3 (hosted), 1 Jan 2024)
- List of PSLV launches
- Italics indicates future missions