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CEOS EO HANDBOOK – MISSION SUMMARY
- IRS-1A
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Full Name
Indian Remote Sensing Satellite - 1A
Status
Mission complete
Mission Agencies
ISRO
Launch Date
17 Mar 1988
Mission Links
mission site
EOL Date
01 Jan 1994
EO Portal Info
NORAD Catalog #
18960
(
TLE
)
International Designator
1988-021A
Orbit Type
Sun-synchronous
Orbit Period
Orbit Sense
Descending
Orbit Inclination
Orbit Altitude
904 km
Orbit Longitude
Orbit LST
Repeat Cycle
Objectives and Applications
Land surface, agriculture and forestry regional geology, land use studies, water resources, vegetation studies, coastal studies and soils.
Mission Measurements
Category
Parameter
Instrument(s)
Land
Albedo and reflectance
LISS-II
Landscape topography
LISS-II
Vegetation
LISS-II
Multi-purpose imagery (land)
LISS-II
Snow & Ice
Snow cover, edge and depth
LISS-II
Mission Instruments
LISS-I - Linear imaging Self Scanner - I
LISS-II - Linear Imaging Self Scanner - II
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