Objectives and Applications
Meteorology, data collection and communication, search and rescue.
Full Name
Indian National Satellite - 2A
Mission Status
Mission complete
Mission Agencies
Launch Date
10 Jul 1992
Mission Links
EOL Date
10 Jul 1999
Orbit Type
Geostationary
Orbit Period
Orbit Sense
TBD
Orbit Inclination
Orbit Altitude
36000 km
Orbit Longitude
-74 deg
NORAD Catalog #
International Designator
VHRR - Very High Resolution Radiometer |
| 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 |
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