| Resourcesat-2 | |
| Names List: | ResourceSat-2 |
| Mission Type: | Earth observation |
| Operator: | ISRO |
| Cospar Id: | 2011-015A |
| Satcat: | 37387 |
| Website: | https://isro.gov.in/ |
| Mission Duration: | 5 years (planned) (in progress) |
| Spacecraft: | ResourceSat-2 |
| Spacecraft Bus: | IRS-1A |
| Manufacturer: | Indian Space Research Organisation |
| Power: | 1250 watts |
| Launch Date: | 20 April 2011, 04:42 UTC |
| Launch Rocket: | Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, PSLV-C16 |
| Launch Site: | Satish Dhawan Space Centre, First Launch Pad (FLP) |
| Launch Contractor: | Indian Space Research Organisation |
| Entered Service: | 1 July 2011 |
| Orbit Reference: | Geocentric orbit |
| Orbit Regime: | Low Earth Orbit |
| Orbit Inclination: | 98.73° |
| Orbit Period: | 101.35 minutes |
| Apsis: | gee |
| Instruments: | Advanced Wide Field Sensor (AWiFS) Linear Imaging Self-Scanning Sensor-3 (LISS-3) Linear Imaging Self-Scanning Sensor-4 (LISS-4) |
| Programme: | Earth observation satellites series |
| Previous Mission: | Cartosat-2B |
| Next Mission: | RISAT-1 |
Resourcesat-2 is a follow on mission to Resourcesat-1 and the eighteenth Indian remote sensing satellite built by Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). The new satellite provides the same services as the original Resourcesat-1, but was also designed to "provide data with enhanced multispectral and spatial coverage".[1] Compared to Resourcesat-1, LISS-4 multispectral swath has been enhanced from 23 km to 70 km based on user needs. Suitable changes including miniaturization in payload electronics have been incorporated in Resourcesat-2.
Resourcesat-2 along with YouthSat and X-Sat (Singapore) was launched by the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle PSLV-C16 on 20 April 2011, at 04:42 UTC.[2]
The satellite carries three electrooptical cameras on board:
Additionally, the satellite carries an AIS-receiver for exactEarth (COMDEV), which is known as exactView 2 (EV 2).
The three cameras of ResourceSat-2, were switched on, on 28 April 2011, and the images of high quality were received at Shadnagar Earth Station of the National Remote Sensing Centre of ISRO.[3]