RESOURCESAT-2 Satellite Mission Summary

CEOS EO HANDBOOK – MISSION SUMMARY - RESOURCESAT-2 -

Full Name

Resource Satellite-2

Status

Operational (extended)

Mission Agencies

ISRO

Launch Date

20 Apr 2011

Mission Links

mission site

EOL Date

Dec 2024

EO Portal Info

NORAD Catalog #

37387 (TLE)

International Designator

2011-015A

Orbit Type

Sun-synchronous

Orbit Period

102 minutes

Orbit Sense

Descending

Orbit Inclination

98.72 deg

Orbit Altitude

817 km

Orbit Longitude

Orbit LST

10:30

Repeat Cycle

26 days

Objectives and Applications

Natural resources management, agricultural applications, forestry, etc.

Mission Measurements

Category	Parameter	Instrument(s)
Land	Albedo and reflectance	AWiFS, LISS-III (Resourcesat), LISS-IV
	Landscape topography	AWiFS, LISS-III (Resourcesat), LISS-IV
	Vegetation	AWiFS, LISS-III (Resourcesat), LISS-IV
	Multi-purpose imagery (land)	AWiFS, LISS-III (Resourcesat), LISS-IV
Snow & Ice	Snow cover, edge and depth	AWiFS, LISS-III (Resourcesat), LISS-IV
	Sea ice cover, edge and thickness	AWiFS

Mission Instruments

AWiFS - Advanced Wide Field Sensor

LISS-III (Resourcesat) - Linear Imaging Self Scanner - III (Resourcesat)

LISS-IV - Linear Imaging Self Scanner - IV

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