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- The CARTOSAT-1 (IRS-P5) is envisaged as a mission to meet the stereo data requirements of the user community. The objectives of the mission are : -To design, develop, launch and operate an advanced space based mission with enhanced spatial resolution (2.5m) with along track stereo viewing capability for large scale mapping applications (up to 1:5000 scale) -To further stimulate newer areas of cartographic applications, urban management, disaster assessment, relief planning and management, environmental impact assessment and GIS applications. CARTOSAT-1 is a global mission. The nominal life of the mission is planned to be five years. The satellite was launched by the indigenously built Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle on May 05, 2005.
[Summary provided by the Indian Remote Sensing Agency.]
Group: Platform_Details Entry_ID: IRS-P5 Group: Platform_Identification Platform_Category: Earth Observation Satellites Platform_Series_or_Entity: IRS (Indian Remote Sensing Satellite) Short_Name: IRS-P5 Long_Name: Indian Remote Sensing Satellite-P5 (CARTOSAT-1) End_Group Group: Synonymous_Platform_Names Short_Name: CARTOSAT-1 End_Group Group: Platform_Associated_Instruments Short_Name: PAN Short_Name: CAMERAS Short_Name: CCD IMAGER End_Group Group: Orbit Orbit_Altitude: 618 km Orbit_Inclination: 97.87 degrees Equator_Crossing: 10:30 A.M Period: 97 minutes Repeat_Cycle: 5 days Orbit_Type: LEO > Low Earth Orbit > Polar Sun-Synchronous End_Group Creation_Date: 2008-08-12 Online_Resource: http://www.nrsa.gov.in/satellites/irs-p5.html Sample_Image: http://www.skyrocket.de/space/img_sat/irs-p5__1.jpg Group: Platform_Logistics Launch_Date: 2005-05-05 Launch_Site: Sriharikota Island, India Design_Life: 5 Years Primary_Sponsor: India End_Group End_Group
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