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CEOS EO HANDBOOK – MISSION SUMMARY
- INSAT-2B
-
Full Name
Indian National Satellite - 2B
Status
Mission complete
Mission Agencies
ISRO
Launch Date
23 Jul 1993
Mission Links
mission site
EOL Date
01 Jul 2004
EO Portal Info
NORAD Catalog #
22724
(
TLE
)
International Designator
1993-048B
Orbit Type
Geostationary
Orbit Period
Orbit Sense
TBD
Orbit Inclination
Orbit Altitude
36000 km
Orbit Longitude
-94 deg
Orbit LST
Repeat Cycle
Objectives and Applications
Meteorology, data collection and communication, search and rescue.
Mission Measurements
Category
Parameter
Instrument(s)
Atmosphere
Atmospheric Winds
VHRR
Cloud type, amount and cloud top temperature
VHRR
Liquid water and precipitation rate
VHRR
Radiation budget
VHRR
Land
Surface temperature (land)
VHRR
Ocean
Surface temperature (ocean)
VHRR
Mission Instruments
VHRR - Very High Resolution Radiometer
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