Resourcesat-2
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Resourcesat-2 is an Indian Earth observation satellite designed to provide high-resolution, multi-spectral imagery for applications such as agriculture, land use mapping, and natural resource management.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Earth observation satellite
ⓘ
remote sensing satellite ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | IRS-P7 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| AWiFSResolution | about 56 m ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | India ⓘ |
| dataType |
high-resolution imagery
ⓘ
multispectral imagery ⓘ |
| dataUser |
Indian agriculture agencies
ⓘ
disaster management authorities ⓘ forest management agencies ⓘ international remote sensing community ⓘ |
| inclination | 98.7 degrees ⓘ |
| instrument |
Advanced Wide Field Sensor
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Linear Imaging Self-Scanning Sensor-III NERFINISHED ⓘ Linear Imaging Self-Scanning Sensor-IV NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchCountry | India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchDate | 2011-04-20 ⓘ |
| launchSite |
Satish Dhawan Space Centre
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sriharikota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchVehicle | PSLV-C16 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| LISS-IIIResolution | about 23.5 m ⓘ |
| LISS-IVResolution | about 5.8 m ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Indian Space Research Organisation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| missionStatus | operational ⓘ |
| missionType |
Earth observation
ⓘ
remote sensing ⓘ |
| operator |
Indian Space Research Organisation
ⓘ
surface form:
ISRO
Indian Space Research Organisation ⓘ |
| orbitalPeriod | approximately 101 minutes ⓘ |
| orbitRegime | Low Earth orbit ⓘ |
| orbitType | Sun-synchronous orbit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Resourcesat series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| payload |
AWiFS
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
LISS-III NERFINISHED ⓘ LISS-IV NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| powerSource | solar panels ⓘ |
| predecessor | Resourcesat-1 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryApplication |
agriculture
ⓘ
disaster management support ⓘ environmental monitoring ⓘ land use mapping ⓘ natural resource management ⓘ |
| program | Indian Remote Sensing programme NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spaceAgency | Indian Space Research Organisation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spatialResolutionRange | 5.8 m to 56 m ⓘ |
| spectralCapability | multispectral imaging ⓘ |
| successor | Resourcesat-2A NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| swathWidth | up to about 740 km with AWiFS ⓘ |
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