Objectives and Applications
Land surface, agriculture and forestry, regional geology, land use studies, water resources, vegetation studies, coastal studies and soils.
Full Name
Indian Remote Sensing Satellite - 1B
Mission Status
Mission complete
Mission Agencies
Launch Date
29 Aug 1991
Mission Links
EOL Date
31 Aug 2002
Orbit Type
Sun-synchronous
Orbit Period
101 minutes
Orbit Sense
Descending
Orbit Inclination
99 deg
Orbit Altitude
904 km
Orbit Longitude
Orbit LST
10:30
Repeat Cycle
26 days
NORAD Catalog #
International Designator
LISS-I - Linear imaging Self Scanner - I |
| LISS-II - Linear Imaging Self Scanner - II |
| 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 |