IRS 2A

Also called Cartosat 2

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General

Designation	29710 / 07001B
Launch date	10 Jan 2007
Country of origin	India
Mission	Remote sensing
Perigee/Apogee	633 km, sunsynchronous
Inclination	98°
Period	97.4 min (4 days revisit)
Launch vehicle	PSLV #10

Worth INR 1.8 billion ($140 million)

Carries a single panchromatic camera capable of providing scene-specific spot imageries for cartographic and other applications. One meter resolution.

Works in pair with IRS 2B to provide frequent revisit.

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End of life

Decay

14 Feb 2024

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Technical data

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Specifications

Prime contractor	ISRO
Platform
Mass at launch	680 kg
Dry mass
Dimension
Solar array
Stabilization
DC power
Design lifetime

Downlink: 2245.7 MHz

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Panchromatic camera

Wavebands
Resolution	1 m
Swath width	9.6 km

64 Gbit solid-state recorder.

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