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IRS ResourceSat-2 was successfully launched into its intended polar sun-synchronous orbit on 20 April 2011 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre by the Indian PSLV-C16. This was the 17th consecutive successful flight of India's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle.

 

Bands Spectral Range (nm) Spatial Resolution (m)
Green 520 – 590 5.8 (LISS IV)
23.5 (LISS-III)
56-70 (AWiFS)
Red 620 – 680 5.8 (LISS IV)
23.5 (LISS-III)
56-70 (AWiFS)
NIR 770 – 860 5.8 (LISS IV)
23.5 (LISS-III)
56-70 (AWiFS)
SWIR 1550 - 1700 23.5 (LISS-III)
56-70 (AWiFS)
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CartoSat-1, ResourceSat-1/2, IRS-1C/1D data available for research and application development

17 March 2017

The IRS-1C/1D and ResourceSat-1 archive, ResourceSat-2 and CartoSat-1 archive and new acquisitions data are now available to the scientific user community.

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Operators ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation)
Launch date 20 April 2011
Mission status Operational in February 2017
Orbit Height 820 km
Orbit Type Polar sun-synchronous
revisit period 24 days
Resolution 5.8 m (LISS-IV)
23.5 m (LISS-III)
56 – 70 m (AWiFS)
Swath Width 70 km (LISS-IV MM)
23.9 (LISS-IV MX)
149 km (LISS-III)
740 km (AWiFS)
Onboard Sensors provided under TPM
  • LISS-IV (Linear Imaging Self-Scanning Sensor-IV)
  • LISS-III (Linear Imaging Self-Scanning Sensor-III)
  • AWiFS (Advanced Wide Field Sensor)

 

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