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Satellites: : Aryabhata | APPLE | INSAT-1 | INSAT-2 | INSAT-3 | Bhaskara | IRS | Rohini

Launcher : : SLV | PSLV | ASLV | GSLV

IRS Series : : IRS-1A | IRS-1B | IRS-1C | IRS-1D | IRS-1E | IRS-P1 | IRS-P2 | IRS-P3 | IRS-P4 | IRS-P5 | IRS-P6 | IRS 2A | IRS-2B | IRS-3

 

IRS-P3 Satellite

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Orbit Details

Launch date : March 21, 1996 (Indigenous PSLV-D3 rocket is used)
Altitude : 817 km.
Inclination : 99.049 degrees
Period : minutes
Repetivity : days
Equatorial crossong time : 10.30 AM descending
Weight : Kg.
No. of Sensors : Two 1) WiFs, 2) MOS

Wide Field Sensor (WiFS)

Parameters Specifications (PAN)
Spectral Bands (microns) B3 0.62 - 0.68
B4 0.77 - 0.86
B5 1.55 - 1.69
Resolution (m) B3 and B4 188x188
B5 188x246
Quantisation bits 7 (128 grey levels
Swath 810 Km.
No. of detectors 2048 x 2 for B3
2038 x 2 for B4
2100 x 2 for B5
S/N ratio >127

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