Oceansat-1
| Mission type | Earth Observation Remote Sensing |
|---|---|
| Operator | ISRO |
| COSPAR ID | 1999-029A |
| SATCAT no. | 25756 |
| Mission duration | 11 years, 2 months |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Bus | IRS-1[1] |
| Manufacturer | ISRO Antrix Corp[citation needed] |
| Launch mass | 1,036 kilograms (2,284 lb) |
| Dimensions | 2.8m x 1.98m x 2.57m |
| Power | 750 watts |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 26 May 1999 |
| Rocket | PSLV C2 |
| Launch site | Sriharikota FLP |
| End of mission | |
| Disposal | Decommissioned |
| Deactivated | 8 August 2010 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Sun-synchronous |
| Perigee altitude | 716 kilometres (445 mi) |
| Apogee altitude | 738 kilometres (459 mi) |
| Inclination | 98.28 degrees |
| Period | 99.31 minutes |
| Instruments | |
| OCM, MSMR | |
OceanSat-1 or IRS-P4 is the first Indian satellite built specifically for Ocean applications. It is a part of the Indian Remote Sensing satellite series. The satellite carried Ocean Colour Monitor (OCM) and a Multi-frequency Scanning Microwave Radiometer (MSMR) for oceanographic studies.
History
Oceansat-1 was launched by ISRO's PSLV-C2 along with German DLR-Tubsat and South Korean KitSat 3 on 26 May 1999 from the First Launch Pad of Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, India. It was the third successful launch of PSLV.[2] It was the 8th satellite of the IRS satellite series of India.[3]
Payloads
Oceansat-1 carried two payloads. The first of these, the Ocean Colour Monitor (OCM), is a solid state camera literally designed primarily to monitor the colour of the ocean,[4] thereby useful for documenting chlorophyll concentration, phytoplankton blooms, atmospheric aerosols and particulate matter.[1] It is capable of detecting eight spectrums ranging from 400 nm to 885 nm, all in the visible or near infrafred spectrums.[5] The second, the Multi-frequently Scanning Microwave Radiometer (MSMR), collects data by measuring microwave radiation passing through the atmosphere over the ocean.[6] This offers information including sea surface temperature, wind speed, cloud water content, and water vapour content.[1][6]
Mission completed
Although initially launched with a lifespan of 5 years, Oceansat-1 completed its mission on August 8, 2010 after serving for 11 years and 2 months.[2]
References
- ^ a b c "IRS-P4 - Gunter's Space Page". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 27 May 2013.
- ^ a b "IRS-P4 - ISRO page". ISRO. Retrieved 27 May 2013.
- ^ Please see the IRS launch log in the Wikipedian page Indian Remote Sensing.
- ^ Mather, Paul; Magaly Koch (29 December 2010). Computer Processing of Remotely-Sensed Images: An Introduction. John Wiley and Sons. p. 45. ISBN 978-0-470-66650-0.
- ^ Recent Advances In Environmental Science. Discovery Publishing House. 1 January 2003. p. 350. ISBN 978-81-7141-679-0.
- ^ a b Sastry, Hari Ram Subrahmanya; Ebenezer, D. D.; Sundaram, T. V. S. (2002). Proceedings of theInternational conference on SonarSensors of Systems, Vol. 2. Allied Publishers. p. 635. ISBN 978-81-7764-382-4.