IRS-P6

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IRS-P6, also known as Resourcesat-1, is an Indian Earth observation satellite designed for resource monitoring and management, including agriculture, forestry, and land-use mapping.

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IRS-P6 canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Earth observation satellite
Indian remote sensing satellite
alsoKnownAs Resourcesat-1
altitude about 817 km
application crop acreage estimation
crop condition assessment
disaster management support
drought monitoring
forest mapping
land cover mapping
land-use planning
water resources management
countryOfOrigin India
dataUser Indian government agencies
National Remote Sensing Centre
international remote sensing community
inclination 98.7 degrees
instrumentType multispectral imager
wide-field sensor
launchCountry India
launchDate 2003-10-17
launchSite Satish Dhawan Space Centre
Sriharikota
launchVehicle PSLV-C5
manufacturer ISRO Satellite Centre
Indian Space Research Organisation
missionType Earth observation
agricultural monitoring
forestry monitoring
land-use mapping
resource monitoring
operator Indian Space Research Organisation
surface form: ISRO

Indian Space Research Organisation
orbitalPeriod about 101 minutes
orbitRegime Low Earth orbit
orbitType Sun-synchronous orbit
partOf Indian Remote Sensing satellite series
surface form: Resourcesat series
payload AWiFS
LISS-III
LISS-IV
powerSource solar panels
program Indian Remote Sensing satellite series
surface form: Indian Remote Sensing satellite programme
spectralBands near-infrared
short-wave infrared
visible
status operational (initial years after launch)
successor Resourcesat-2

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IRS series hasMember IRS-P6
Resourcesat-1 alsoKnownAs IRS-P6