ResourceSat Satellite
Resourcesat Satellite (IRS-P6) is an advanced Remote Sensing satellite built by Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO).
Resourcesat Sensor Specifications:
| Sensor | AWiFS | LISS-3 |
| Number of Bands | 4 | 4 |
| Spectral Band 2 (µ) | 0.52 – 0.59 (green) | 0.52 – 0.59 (green) |
| Spectral Band 3 (µ) | 0.62 – 0.68 (red) | 0.62 – 0.68 (red) |
| Spectral Band 4 (µ) | 0.77 – 0.86 (NIR) | 0.77 – 0.86 (NIR) |
| Spectral Band 5 (µ) | 1.55 – 1.70 (SWIR) | 1.55 – 1.70 (SWIR) |
| Resolution (m) | 56 | 24 |
| Swath (km) | 740 | 140 |
| Revisit Period (days) | 5 | 24 |
Resourcesat Satellite Series
ResourceSat-1
Resourcesat-1 launched on 17 October 2003 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre by the Indian PSLV-C5. It is the 10th satellite of ISRO in IRS series, by IRS-1C and IRS-1D.
ResourceSat-1 Specification
| Launch date | October 17, 2003 |
| Launch site | SHAR, Sriharikota |
| Launch vehicle | PSLV-C5 |
| Payloads | LISS-4, LISS-3, AWiFS-A, AWiFS-B |
| Orbit | Polar Sun Synchronous |
| Orbit height | 817 km |
| Orbit inclination | 98.7o |
| Orbit period | 101.35 min |
| Number of Orbits Per day | 14 |
| Local time of equator crossing | 10:30 am |
| Repetivity | 24 days |
| Revisit | 5 days |
| Lift-Off mass | 1360 kg |
| Power | Solar Array generating 1250 W at End Of Life, two 24 AH Ni-Cd batteries |
| Mission Life | 5 years |
ResourceSat-2
Resourcesat-2 launched on 20 April 2011 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre by the Indian PSLV-C16. It is the 18th satellite of ISRO in IRS series.
ResourceSat-2 Specification
| Launch date | April 20, 2011 |
| Launch site | SHAR, Sriharikota |
| Launch vehicle | PSLV- C16 |
| Payloads | LISS-4, LISS-3, AWiFS-A, AWiFS-B |
| Orbit | Circular Polar Sun Synchronous |
| Orbit height | 822 km + 20 km (3 Sigma) |
| Orbit inclination | 98.731º + 0.2º |
| Orbit period | 101.35 min |
| Number of Orbits Per day | 14 |
| Local time of equator crossing | 10:30 am |
| Repetivity | 24 days |
| Revisit | 5 days |
| Lift-Off mass | 1206 kg |
| Power | Solar Array generating 1250 W, Two 24 Ah Ni-Cd batteries |
| Mission Life | 5 years |
ResourceSat-2A
Resourcesat-2A was successfully launched on December 07, 2016 at 10:25 hrs (IST) from SDSC SHAR, Sriharikota. It is a follow on mission to Resourcesat-1 and Resourcesat-2.
The Resourcesat-2A carries two Solid State Recorders with a capacity of 200 Giga Bits(GB) each to store the images taken by its cameras which can be read out later to ground stations.
