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Mission

  This continuation mission for IRS 1C/1D with enhanced characteristics.
  It has multi spectral 5 meter Resolution data with 23 Km swath.
  Improved SWIR band Resolution of 23 meter.
  10 bit AwiFS data with Resolution improved from 188 to 55 meter.

Mission Overview

  Launch   PSLV, 2002 - 03
  Payloads   LISS-4, LISS-3 and AWiFS
  Repetivity   24 days (LISS-3); 5 days (LISS-4 and   AWiFS)
  Orbit   817 KM Sun synchronous
  Camera Tilt   ±26º
  Storage   Solid Sate Recorder, 120GB (EOL)
  Quantisation  
  LISS-4 and AWiFS
  LISS-3
  (SWIR band 10 bits scanning and 7 bit   transmission)
  10 bits
  7 bits except for SWIR band

LISS-4 modes of Operation

  Multispectral mode : Selected 23.5 km swath in a total swath of 70 km. Or
  PAN mode : 70 km swath in a selected band (Red band nominal)


Imaging Sensors

  SENSOR
  TYPE
  BANDS
  RESOLUTION (m)
  REVIST / REPETIVITY (Days)
  SWATH (Km)
  LISS-3   Multispectral   G, R, NIR, SWIR
  23.5
  24
  140
  LISS-4   Multispectral   G, R, NIR
  5.8
  5
  23
  PAN   R
  5.8
  5
  70
  AWiFS   Multispectral   G, R, NIR, SWIR
  55
  5
  740



AWiFS Global Coverage


LiSS-3 Global Coverage


LiSS-4 Global Coverage
       
   
 
       
 
 
 
PSLV on Launch Pad Bangalore City from Cartosat-2 Moon craters from Chandrayan-1
 

                       
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