Objectives and Applications
Earth resources, environmental and disaster monitoring, cartography.
Full Name
Environmental Satellite Resurs-P N1
Mission Status
Mission complete
Mission Agencies
Launch Date
25 Jun 2013
Mission Links
EOL Date
31 Oct 2021
Orbit Type
Sun-synchronous
Orbit Period
94 minutes
Orbit Sense
Descending
Orbit Inclination
97.3 deg
Orbit Altitude
475 km
Orbit Longitude
Orbit LST
Repeat Cycle
3 days
NORAD Catalog #
International Designator
Geoton-L1 (2) - Geoton-L1 |
| GSA (1) - Hyperspectral imaging equipment |
KShMSA-SR - Medium resolution wide capture multispectral optical sensor |
| KShMSA-VR - High resolution wide capture multispectral optical sensor |
| Category | Parameter | Instrument(s) |
| Atmosphere | Cloud type, amount and cloud top temperature | KShMSA-SR |
| Land | Albedo and reflectance | Geoton-L1 (2), KShMSA-VR |
| Landscape topography | Geoton-L1 (2) |
| Vegetation | GSA (1) |
| Multi-purpose imagery (land) | Geoton-L1 (2), KShMSA-SR, KShMSA-VR |
| Ocean | Ocean colour/biology | GSA (1) |
| Snow & Ice | Snow cover, edge and depth | Geoton-L1 (2), GSA (1), KShMSA-SR, KShMSA-VR |
| Sea ice cover, edge and thickness | Geoton-L1 (2), GSA (1), KShMSA-SR |