Cartosat-2 series satellite clicks its first image, have a look

Indore, January 16: Here is the very first-day image of the Cartosat-2 series satellite. The first image shows part of Madhya Pradesh’s Indore city with Holkar Cricket Stadium in the middle. This mind-blowing picture from ‘Eye in the Sky’ attracts towards the beauty of the city.

 

ISRO's first 2018 mission successfully launched last week, and now all satellites have been positioned as expected. Out of all satellites that were part of PSLV-C40 mission, ISRO deployed three satellites which included Cartosat-2 series satellite.

PSLV-C40 was launched on Friday from the First Launch Pad (FLP) of Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) SHAR, Sriharikota.

 

India’s Cartosat-2 series satellite, the PSLV-C40 has carried two microsatellites besides 28 of different sizes and shapes belonging to various countries. The co-passenger satellites include one micro and nanosatellite each from India. Three micro and 25 nanosatellites from six countries, namely Canada, Finland, France, Republic of Korea, UK and USA, make up the other payload.

The Cartosat is a follow-up satellite to provide high-resolution scene-specific spot imageries for civilian and military applications. It carries Panchromatic and Multi-spectral cameras operating in Time Delay Integration (TDI) mode and is capable of delivering high-resolution data.

 

The advanced remote sensing satellite Cartosat, also called ‘eye in the sky’ because of its surveillance capabilities, is capable of providing scene-specific spot imagery. It carries a state-of-the-art panchromatic (PAN) camera that takes black and white pictures of the earth. The swath covered by this PAN camera is 9.6 km and their spatial resolution is less than 1 meter.