Earth Observation
CARTOSAT-2A
OperationalEarth ObservationLEO
Images and senses the Earth's surface for mapping, agriculture, defense or science.
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Launch
- Launch date
- April 28, 2008 at 03:53 AM UTC
- Launch site
- Satish Dhawan / Sriharikota, India
- Launched by
- PSLV-CA →
- Operator
- Indian Space Research Organization
- Mission
- Cartosat 2A
- Launch record
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Orbit
- Orbit regime
- LEO
- Apoapsis
- 641 km
- Periapsis
- 623 km
- Inclination
- 97.76°
- Orbital period
- 97.35 min
Spacecraft
- Operator
- Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO)
- Manufacturer
- Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO)
- Users
- Military
- Launch mass
- 680 kg
- Design lifetime
- 5 years
- Detailed purpose
- Optical Imaging
Identity
- COSPAR (Int'l)
- 2008-021A
- NORAD catalog №
- 32783
- Object type
- Payload
- Owner / operator
India- Radar cross-section
- 2.316 m²
- Status
- Operational