Earth Observation
IRS-P5 (CARTOSAT-1)
OperationalEarth ObservationLEO
Images and senses the Earth's surface for mapping, agriculture, defense or science.
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Launch
- Launch date
- May 5, 2005 at 04:45 AM UTC
- Launch site
- Satish Dhawan / Sriharikota, India
- Launched by
- PSLV →
- Operator
- Indian Space Research Organization
- Mission
- Cartosat-1
- Launch record
- View full launch →
Orbit
- Orbit regime
- LEO
- Apoapsis
- 597 km
- Periapsis
- 593 km
- Inclination
- 97.53°
- Orbital period
- 96.58 min
Spacecraft
- Operator
- Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO)
- Manufacturer
- Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO)
- Users
- Government
- Launch mass
- 1,560 kg
- Dry mass
- 1,450 kg
- Power
- 1,100 W
- Design lifetime
- 6 years
- Detailed purpose
- Optical Imaging
Identity
- COSPAR (Int'l)
- 2005-017A
- NORAD catalog №
- 28649
- Object type
- Payload
- Owner / operator
India- Radar cross-section
- 4.6921 m²
- Status
- Operational