Objectives and Applications
High precision large-scale cartographic mapping of 1:10000 scale and thematic applications (with merged XS data) at 1:4000 scales.
Full Name
Cartography Satellite - 1
aka IRS-P5
Mission Status
Mission complete
Mission Agencies
Launch Date
05 May 2005
Mission Links
EOL Date
01 Jan 2019
Orbit Type
Sun-synchronous
Orbit Period
97 minutes
Orbit Sense
Descending
Orbit Inclination
97.87 deg
Orbit Altitude
618 km
Orbit Longitude
Orbit LST
10:30
Repeat Cycle
5 days
NORAD Catalog #
International Designator
PAN (Cartosat-1) - Panchromatic Camera |
Cartosat-1
Jan-2019 | Cartosat-1 (also known as IRS-P5) was an Indian Earth-imaging satellite,
operated by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and its applications
focused on mapping India. Access is provided through the ESA TPM scheme. - Read more |
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