ScatSat-1
| Names | Scatterometer Satellite-1 |
|---|---|
| Mission type | Earth observation |
| Operator | ISRO SAAR |
| COSPAR ID | 2016-059H |
| SATCAT no. | 41790 |
| Website | www |
| Mission duration | Planned: 5 years Achieved: 4 years, 5 months and 1 day |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Bus | IMS-2 |
| Manufacturer | Indian Space Research Organisation |
| Launch mass | 371 kg (818 lb) |
| Power | 750 watts |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 26 September 2016, 03:42 UTC |
| Rocket | Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, PSLV-C35 |
| Launch site | Satish Dhawan Space Centre. First Launch Pad (FLP) |
| Contractor | Indian Space Research Organisation |
| Entered service | 15 December 2016 |
| End of mission | |
| Last contact | 28 February 2021 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric orbit |
| Regime | Low Earth orbit |
| Perigee altitude | 724 km (450 mi) |
| Apogee altitude | 741 km (460 mi) |
| Inclination | 98.1° |
| Period | 99.2 minutes |
| Instruments | |
| OceanSat Scatterometer-2 (OSCAT-2) | |
ScatSat-1 (Scatterometer Satellite-1) was a satellite providing weather forecasting, cyclone prediction, and tracking services to India. It has been developed by ISRO Satellite Centre, Bangalore whereas its payload was developed by Space Applications Centre, Ahmedabad. The satellite carries a Ku-band scatterometer similar to the Oceansat-2 which became dysfunctional after its life span of four-and-a-half years. India was dependent on NASA's ISS-RapidScat for prediction of cyclone forecasting and weather prediction. The data generated by this mini-satellite are used by National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT) and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).