RESOURCESAT-2: a mission for Earth resources management

M. Venkata Rao; J. P. Gupta; Ram Rattan; K. Thyagarajan

doi:10.1117/12.697973

30 November 2006 RESOURCESAT-2: a mission for Earth resources management

M. Venkata Rao, J. P. Gupta, Ram Rattan, K. Thyagarajan

Proceedings Volume 6407, GEOSS and Next-Generation Sensors and Missions; 64070L (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.697973
Event: SPIE Asia-Pacific Remote Sensing, 2006, Goa, India

Abstract

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has established an operational Remote sensing satellite system by launching its first satellite, IRS-1A in 1988, followed by a series of IRS spacecraft. The IRS-1C/1D satellites with their unique combination of Payloads have taken a lead position in the Global remote sensing scenario. Realising the growing User demands for the "Multi" level approach in terms of Spatial, Spectral, Temporal and Radiometric resolutions, ISRO identified the Resourcesat as a continuity as well as improved RS Satellite. The Resourcesat-1 (IRS-P6) was launched in October 2003 using PSLV launch vehicle and it is in operational service. Resourcesat-2 is its follow-on Mission scheduled for launch in 2008. Each Resourcesat satellite carries three Electro-optical cameras as its payload - LISS-3, LISS-4 and AWIFS. All the three are multi-spectral push-broom scanners with linear array CCDs as Detectors. LISS-3 and AWIFS operate in four identical spectral bands in the VIS-NIR-SWIR range while LISS-4 is a high resolution camera with three spectral bands in VIS-NIR range. In order to meet the stringent requirements of band-to-band registration and platform stability, several improvements have been incorporated in the mainframe Bus configuration like wide field Star trackers, precision Gyroscopes, on-board GPS receiver etc,. The Resourcesat data finds its application in several areas like agricultural crop discrimination and monitoring, crop acreage/yield estimation, precision farming, water resources, forest mapping, Rural infrastructure development, disaster management etc,. to name a few. A brief description of the Payload cameras, spacecraft bus elements and operational modes and few applications are presented.

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M. Venkata Rao, J. P. Gupta, Ram Rattan, and K. Thyagarajan "RESOURCESAT-2: a mission for Earth resources management", Proc. SPIE 6407, GEOSS and Next-Generation Sensors and Missions, 64070L (30 November 2006); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.697973

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