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Names | CartoSat-2D | ||||||||
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Mission type | Earth observation | ||||||||
Operator | ISRO | ||||||||
COSPAR ID | 2017-008A | ||||||||
SATCAT no. | 41948 | ||||||||
Website | https://isro.gov.in/ | ||||||||
Mission duration | 5 years (planned) 7 years, 6 months and 17 days (in progress) | ||||||||
Spacecraft properties | |||||||||
Spacecraft | CartoSat-2D | ||||||||
Bus | IRS-2[1] | ||||||||
Manufacturer | Indian Space Research Organisation | ||||||||
Launch mass | 714 kg (1,574 lb) [2] | ||||||||
Dimensions | 2.5 m in height 2.4 m in diameter | ||||||||
Power | 986 watts | ||||||||
Start of mission | |||||||||
Launch date | 15 February 2017, 03:58 UTC[3] | ||||||||
Rocket | Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle-XL, PSLV-C37 | ||||||||
Launch site | Satish Dhawan Space Centre, First Launch Pad (FLP) | ||||||||
Contractor | Indian Space Research Organisation | ||||||||
Entered service | 15 May 2017 | ||||||||
Orbital parameters | |||||||||
Reference system | Geocentric orbit[4] | ||||||||
Regime | Sun-synchronous orbit | ||||||||
Perigee altitude | 504 km (313 mi) | ||||||||
Apogee altitude | 512 km (318 mi) | ||||||||
Inclination | 97.49° | ||||||||
Period | 94.72 minutes | ||||||||
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Cartosat-2D is an Earth observation satellite in a Sun-synchronous orbit (SSO) and the fifth of the Cartosat series of satellites.[1] The satellite is built, launched and maintained by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). Cartosat-2D has a mass of 714 kg.[2]
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