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-P5 (CARTOSAT -1)

Launch Date : between 2000-2001 by indigenous PSLV rocket

Payloads

It will have a cutting edge technology in terms of sensor systems and will provide state-of-art PAN camera with about 2.5 m resolution with fore-aft stereo capability. This mission will cater the needs of cartographers and terrain modelling applications. The satellite will provide cadastral level information upto 1:5000 scale and will be useful for making 2-5 m contour maps.

Sources and Resources

• Adapted from: Europe and Asia in Space 1993-1994, Nicholas Johnson and David Rodvold [Kaman Sciences / Air Force Phillips Laboratory]
• IRS P3 Modular Optoelectronic Scanner (MOS)
• CARTERRA 5-P (5-Meter Panchromatic)Products From the IRS-1C Satellite
• The IRS Satellite Constellation
• EOSAT, India Announce Successful Reception and Processing of IRS-1C Data at Norman Station, 12 April 1996
• India Successfully Launches IRS-1D Remote Sensing Satellite - Sept. 29, 1997
• I. SPACE STUDIES OF THE EARTH’S SURFACE, METEOROLOGY AND CLIMATE Future Satellites PROGRESS OF SPACE RESEARCH 1996
• Indian Remote Sensing Satellites
• War games
• Shaping the Land Battle Through Remote Sensing and Satellite - Imagery - Brig Satbir Singh Strategic Analysis February 2000 Vol. XXIII No. 11 (pp. 1909 - 1917)
• IRS Imagery Samples

• Main Source : www.fas.org
• Adapted from: Europe and Asia in Space 1993-1994, Nicholas Johnson and David Rodvold [Kaman Sciences / Air Force Phillips Laboratory]
• ISROs EO PROGRAMME

• Other source : www.bharatrakshak.com