CEOS EO HANDBOOK – MISSION SUMMARY - IRS-P4 -
Full Name OCEANSAT-1 Status Mission complete
Mission Agencies ISRO Launch Date 26 May 1999
Mission Links mission site EOL Date 31 Dec 2010
EO Portal Info NORAD Catalog # 25758 (TLE)
International Designator 1999-029C
Orbit Type Sun-synchronous Orbit Period 99.31 minutes
Orbit Sense Descending Orbit Inclination 98.28 deg
Orbit Altitude 720 km Orbit Longitude
Orbit LST 12:15 Repeat Cycle 2 days
Objectives and Applications Ocean biology, physical oceanography.
Mission Measurements
CategoryParameterInstrument(s)
AtmosphereAerosols OCM (Oceansat-2)
Atmospheric Winds MSMR
Liquid water and precipitation rate MSMR
LandAlbedo and reflectance WiFS
Landscape topography WiFS
Vegetation WiFS
Multi-purpose imagery (land) WiFS
OceanOcean colour/biology OCM (Oceansat-2)
Ocean topography/currents MSMR
Ocean surface winds MSMR
Surface temperature (ocean) MSMR
Multi-purpose imagery (ocean) MSMR
Snow & IceSnow cover, edge and depth WiFS
Sea ice cover, edge and thickness MSMR
Mission Instruments
MSMR - Multifrequency Scanning Microwave Radiometer
OCM (Oceansat-2) - Ocean Colour Monitor (Oceansat-2)
WiFS - Wide Field Sensor
OpenSearch Datasets Selected IDN OpenSearch Results (search all 4 )
Data Products for the Indian Remote Sensing Satellites
Oceansat Imagery from the Earth Scan Laboratory
Real Time Monitoring of Coastal and Estuarine Process
Surveillance of Lake Pontchartrain Algal Blooms

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