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IRS P2
IRS P2 [ISRO]
IRS-P2 (Indian Remote Sensing Satellite) was an Indian experimental earth observation satellite.
The satellite was based on the IRS 1 design, which had already flown on Soviet launch vehicles.
It carried a imaging payload consisting of the LISS-2M instrument, which was in fact two identical solid state Push Broom Cameras, called LISS-2A and LISS-2B using a single optical feed with four lenses in one optical head, operating in four spectral bands in the visible and near-IR range using CCD arrays. The ground resolution was 32.74 m.
IRS-P2 was launched on the second flight of the PSLV-G (1) launch vehicle in October 1994. The IRS-P2 spacecraft continued in operations until September 1997.
| Nation: | India |
|---|---|
| Type / Application: | Earth observation |
| Operator: | ISRO |
| Contractors: | ISRO |
| Equipment: | LISS-2M |
| Configuration: | IRS-1 Bus |
| Propulsion: | ? |
| Power: | 2 deployable solar arrays, batteries |
| Lifetime: | 1 year (design); 3 years (achieved) |
| Mass: | 804 kg |
| Orbit: | 818 km × 820 km, 98.7° |
| Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IRS P2 | 1994-068A | 15.10.1994 | Sr FLP | PSLV-G (1) |
References:
- ISRO: IRS-P2
Further IRS missions:
