Objectives and Applications
Ocean biology, physical oceanography, land surface, agriculture and forestry, water resources, vegetation and coastal studies.
Full Name
Indian Remote Sensing Satellite - P3
Mission Status
Mission complete
Mission Agencies
Launch Date
21 Mar 1996
Mission Links
EOL Date
31 Dec 2003
Orbit Type
Sun-synchronous
Orbit Period
101.35 minutes
Orbit Sense
Descending
Orbit Inclination
98.7 deg
Orbit Altitude
817 km
Orbit Longitude
Orbit LST
10:30
Repeat Cycle
24 days
NORAD Catalog #
International Designator
MOS - Modular Opto-electronic Scanner |
| WiFS - Wide Field Sensor |
| X-ray astronomy payload - X-ray astronomy payload |
| Category | Parameter | Instrument(s) |
| Atmosphere | Aerosols | MOS |
| Cloud type, amount and cloud top temperature | MOS |
| Land | Albedo and reflectance | WiFS |
| Landscape topography | WiFS |
| Vegetation | WiFS |
| Multi-purpose imagery (land) | WiFS |
| Ocean | Ocean colour/biology | MOS |
| Snow & Ice | Snow cover, edge and depth | WiFS |