IRS P2

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General

Designation	23323 / 94068A
Launch date	15 Oct 1994
Country of origin	India
Mission	Remote sensing
Perigee/Apogee	818/820 km
Inclination	98.7°
Period	102.3 min
Launch vehicle	PSLV #2

The spacecraft is in a Sun-synchronous orbit and carries a linear imaging self-scanner camera. The images will be marketed through a private company in the U.S.A. An X-ray telescope is also onboard for astronomical observations.

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External resources

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Technical data

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Specifications

Prime contractor	ISRO
Platform	IRS P
Mass at launch	870 kg
Mass in orbit
Length
Width
Height
Stabilization	3-axis
DC power
Design lifetime

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LISS 2 A & B (2 identical push-broom scanners with CCD detector arrays

Wavebands	0.45-0.52 µm (visible): sedimetation and coastal studies 0.52-0.59 µm (visible): vegetation. rock and soil discremination 0.62-0.68 µm (visible): chlorophyll absorption in vegetation. rock/soil 0.77-0.86 µm (IR): moisture in vegetation. land/water discremination
Resolution	32 x 37 m
Swath width	67 km

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