Oceansat
Spacecraft · India
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Remote sensing satellite with an 8-band ocean color monitor, a radar scatterometer and a radio occultation atmospheric sounder. Earth Observing satellite for ISRO, India. Launched 2009. Used IRS-1 Bus.
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- Family
- Surveillance
- Country
- India
- Launch Vehicles
- PSLV
Chronology
1 event
2009 September 23
06:21 GMT - . Launch Site: Sriharikota. Launch Complex: Sriharikota PSLV. Launch Vehicle: PSLV.- Oceansat-2 - . Mass: 1,000 kg (2,200 lb). Nation: India. Agency: ISRO. Class: Surveillance. Type: Surveillance satellite. Spacecraft Bus: IRS. Spacecraft: Oceansat. USAF Sat Cat: 35931 . COSPAR: 2009-051A. Apogee: 726 km (451 mi). Perigee: 720 km (440 mi). Inclination: 98.30 deg. Period: 99.20 min. Remote sensing satellite with an 8-band ocean color monitor, a radar scatterometer and a radio occultation atmospheric sounder..