Cartosat-2C
| Names | CartoSat-2C | ||||||||
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| Mission type | Earth observation | ||||||||
| Operator | NTRO | ||||||||
| COSPAR ID | 2016-040A | ||||||||
| SATCAT no. | 41599 | ||||||||
| Website | https://www.isro.gov.in/ | ||||||||
| Mission duration | 5 years (planned) 8 years, 11 months and 26 days (in progress) | ||||||||
| Spacecraft properties | |||||||||
| Spacecraft | CartoSat-2C | ||||||||
| Bus | IRS-2 | ||||||||
| Manufacturer | Indian Space Research Organisation | ||||||||
| Launch mass | 728 kg (1,605 lb) | ||||||||
| Power | 986 watts | ||||||||
| Start of mission | |||||||||
| Launch date | 22 June 2016, 03:56 UTC | ||||||||
| Rocket | Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle-XL, PSLV-C34 | ||||||||
| Launch site | Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Second Launch Pad (SLP) | ||||||||
| Contractor | Indian Space Research Organisation | ||||||||
| Entered service | 22 September 2016 | ||||||||
| Orbital parameters | |||||||||
| Reference system | Geocentric orbit | ||||||||
| Regime | Sun-synchronous orbit | ||||||||
| Perigee altitude | 497 km (309 mi) | ||||||||
| Apogee altitude | 519 km (322 mi) | ||||||||
| Inclination | 97.46° | ||||||||
| Period | 94.72 minutes | ||||||||
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Cartosat-2C is an Earth observation satellite in a Sun-synchronous orbit (SSO) and is a fifth flight unit of Cartosat series of satellites. It is a geostationary satellite and appears stationary over a place on the earth. The satellite is built at space application centre Ahmedabad, launched and maintained by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). It was launched on 22 June 2016.