Cartosat-2F
| Cartosat-2F | |
|---|---|
| Type: | Earth observation satellite |
| Country: |
 India
|
| Operator: | Indian Space Research Organization |
| COSPAR-ID : | 2018-004A |
| Mission dates | |
| Dimensions: | 710 kg |
| Size: | 2.4 × 2.4 × 2.5 m |
| Begin: | January 12, 2018, 3:59 UTC |
| Starting place: | Satish Dhawan Space Center |
| Launcher: | PSLV-XL C40 |
| Status: | active |
| Orbit data | |
| Rotation time : | 94.72 min |
| Track height: | 505 km |
| Orbit inclination : | 97.47 ° |
Cartosat-2F (Cartosat 2S4) is an Indian earth observation satellite from the Indian Remote Sensing series. It is an almost identical copy of the Cartosat-2C, -2D and -2E.
It was launched on January 12, 2018 at 3:59 UTC with a PSLV rocket from the Satish Dhawan Space Center rocket launch site on Sriharikota . In addition to Cartosat-2F, 30 other mini satellites were launched. The planned service life is 5 years.
The satellite launched: INS-1C (11 kg), LEO-1 (168 kg), Carbonite-2 aka VividX2 (100 kg), ICEYE POC-1, Landmapper BC3 (10 kg), Arkyd 6A (10 kg) , Cicero-7 (~ 10 kg), PicSat (~ 3.5 kg), 4 × Lemur-2 (4.7 kg), 4 × Flock-3p ' , MicroMAS-2 (3.8 kg), Canyval- X (Tom and Jerry, 2.7 + 1 kg), KHUSat-03 (3.2 kg), KAUSat-5 (4 kg), CNUSAIL-1 (4 kg), STEP Cube Lab (1 kg), Fox- 1D (1.5 kg), 4 × Spacebee , Tyvak-61C and DemoSat-2.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Spaceflight 101: CartoSat-2F - PSLV C40 | Spaceflight101 , accessed August 8, 2018
- ↑ a b PSLV-C40: Cartosat-2F Mission Updates and Discussion. : ISRO: PSLV-C40: Cartosat-2F Mission Updates and Discussion. : ISRO , accessed August 8, 2018
- ↑ ISRO: PSLV-C40 / Cartosat-2 Series Satellite Brochure - ISRO , accessed August 8, 2018