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Resourcesat-2A
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is all set to launch its advanced remote sensing satellite Resourcesat-2A from the spaceport of Sriharikota on Wednesday.
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is all set to launch its advanced remote sensing satellite Resourcesat-2A from the spaceport of Sriharikota on Wednesday. As per ISRO, the Resourcesat-2A will be launched aboard a Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C36) on December 07, 2016 at 10:25 hours (IST) from SDSC SHAR, Sriharikota.
PSLV is the ISRO's versatile launch vehicle for launching multiple satellites in polar SSOs, Low Earth Orbits (LEO) as well as Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (GTO) and sub GTO. With 36 successful launches, PSLV has emerged as the workhorse launch vehicle of ISRO and is offered for launching satellites for international customers. During 1994-2016 period, PSLV launched a total of 121 satellites, of which 79 satellites are from abroad and 42 are Indian satellites.
PSLV-C36, which is the 38th flight of ISRO's PSLV, will place the 1235 kg Resourcesat -2A into an 817 km polar Sun Synchronous Orbit (SSO) in about 18 minutes after lift-off. Resourcesat -2A is a follow on mission to Resourcesat-1 and Resourcesat-2, intended for resource monitoring. ResourceSat-2A is a follow-on mission to the ResourceSat launched in 2003 and the ResourceSat-2 was launched in 2011. The remote sensing data services is provided to a users around the world.
Resourcesat-2A will continue the remote sensing data services to global users provided by Resourcesat-1 and Resourcesat-2, launched in 2003 and 2011 respectively. Resourcesat-2A could carry three payloads which are similar to those of Resourcesat-1 and Resourcesat -2: a high resolution Linear Imaging Self Scanner camera, medium resolution LISS-3 camera and an advanced wide field sensor camera that operates in various bands.
It would also carry two solid state recorders with a capacity of 200GB to store the images taken by the cameras and which can be shared with ground stations. On September 26, in its longest ever mission spread over two hours, PSLV successfully launched eight satellites, including the country's SCATSAT-1 and five satellites from other nations, in two different orbits to achieve another milestone. ISRO said during 1994-2016 period, PSLV has successfully launched a total of 121 satellites, of which 79 are from abroad and the rest 42 being Indian satellites.
