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- The RESOURCESAT-1 (IRS-P6) is envisaged as the continuity mission to IRS-1C/1D, with enhanced capabilities both in the payload and the platform, to meet the increasing demands of the user community. The objectives of the mission are : -To provide continued remote sensing data services on an operational basis for integrated land and water resources management at micro level, with enhanced spectral and spatial coverage and stereo imaging. -To further carry out studies in advanced areas of user applications like improved crop discrimination, crop yield, crop stress, pest/disease surveillance, disaster management etc.,. The life of the mission is planned to be five years. The satellite was launched by the indigenously built Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle on October 17, 2003. The orbit parameters of IRS-P6 are same as IRS-1C.
[Summary provided by the Indian Remote Sensing Agency.]
Group: Platform_Details Entry_ID: IRS-P6 Group: Platform_Identification Platform_Category: Earth Observation Satellites Platform_Series_or_Entity: IRS (Indian Remote Sensing Satellite) Short_Name: IRS-P6 Long_Name: Indian Remote Sensing Satellite-P6 End_Group Group: Synonymous_Platform_Names Short_Name: IRS-P6 Short_Name: ResourceSat-1 End_Group Group: Platform_Associated_Instruments Short_Name: LISS-IV Short_Name: LISS-III Short_Name: AWIFS End_Group Group: Orbit Orbit_Altitude: 817 km Orbit_Inclination: 98.69 deg Equator_Crossing: 10.30 A.M Period: 101.35 min Repeat_Cycle: 24 days Orbit_Type: LEO > Low Earth Orbit > Polar Sun-Synchronous End_Group Creation_Date: 2007-10-05 Online_Resource: http://www.isro.gov.in/satellites/irs-p6resourcesat-1.aspx Sample_Image: http://www.isro.gov.in/satellites/images/irsp6_img.gif Group: Platform_Logistics Launch_Date: 2003-10-17 Launch_Site: Sriharikota Island, India Design_Life: 5 years Primary_Sponsor: India End_Group End_Group
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