Payload (satellite)
RESOURCESAT-2A
RESOURCESAT-2A is a satellite launched 2016-12-07 by India.
About
Resourcesat-2A is a follow on mission to Resourcesat-1 and Resourcesat-2 which were launched in October 2003 and in April 2011 respectively. The new satellite provides the same services as the other Resourcesat missions. It will give regular micro and macro information on land and water bodies below, farm lands and crop extent, forests, mineral deposits, coastal information, rural and urban spreads besides helping in disaster management.
Right now
Dotted: where it has been. Solid: the next orbit and a half. Orbit data from CelesTrak, map from NASA Blue Marble. All credits
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Facts
NORAD ID41877
International designator2016-074A
TypePayload (satellite)
StatusOperational
OwnerIndia
Launch date2016-12-07
Launch siteSriharikota, India
Orbital period101.3 min
Inclination98.74°
Apogee822 km
Perigee818 km