Earth Observation
RESOURCESAT-2
OperationalEarth ObservationLEO
RESOURCESAT-2 is a Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO)/exactEarth earth observation satellite, launched on April 20, 2011 into LEO.
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Launch
- Launch date
- April 20, 2011 at 04:42 AM UTC
- Launch site
- Satish Dhawan / Sriharikota, India
- Launched by
- PSLV →
- Operator
- Indian Space Research Organization
- Launch record
- View full launch →
Orbit
- Orbit regime
- LEO
- Apoapsis
- 827 km
- Periapsis
- 813 km
- Inclination
- 98.76°
- Orbital period
- 101.29 min
Spacecraft
- Operator
- Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO)/exactEarth
- Manufacturer
- Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO)
- Users
- Government
- Launch mass
- 1,206 kg
- Design lifetime
- 5 years
- Detailed purpose
- Optical Imaging
Identity
- COSPAR (Int'l)
- 2011-015A
- NORAD catalog №
- 37387
- Object type
- Payload
- Owner / operator
India- Radar cross-section
- 5.5918 m²
- Status
- Operational