PSLV-C36 / RESOURCESAT-2A Mission Accomplished

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PSLV-C36​

PSLV-C36 is the thirty eighth flight of ISRO's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV). PSLV-C36 will place the 1235 kg RESOURCESAT-2A into an 817 km polar Sun Synchronous Orbit (SSO). PSLV-C36 will be launched from the First Launch Pad (FLP) at Satish Dhawan Space Centre SHAR, Sriharikota. In this flight, the 'XL' version of PSLV with six solid strap-on motors is used.
PSLV is the ISRO's versatile launch vehicle for launching multiple satellites in polar SSOs, Low Earth Orbits (LEO) as well as Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (GTO) and sub GTO. With 36 successful launches, PSLV has emerged as the workhorse launch vehicle of ISRO and is offered for launching satellites for international customers. During 1994-2016 period, PSLV has launched a total of 121 satellites, of which 79 satellites are from abroad and 42 are Indian satellites.

PSLV-C36 / RESOURCESAT-2A  is scheduled to be launched on​

December 07, 2016 at 10:24 hrs (IST) from SDSC SHAR, Sriharikota​

Source : PSLV-C36 / RESOURCESAT-2A  is scheduled to be launched on December 07, 2016 at 10:24 hrs from SDSC SHAR, Sriharikota   - ISRO

 

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RESOURCESAT-2A​

RESOURCESAT-2A is a Remote Sensing satellite intended for resource monitoring. RESOURCESAT-2A is a follow on mission to RESOURCESAT-1 and RESOURCESAT-2, launched in 2003 and 2012 respectively. RESOURCESAT-2A is intended to continue the remote sensing data services to global users provided by RESOURCESAT-1 and RESOURCESAT-2
RESOURCESAT-2A carries three payloads which are similar to those of RESOURCESAT-1 and RESOURCESAT-2. They are a high resolution Linear Imaging Self Scanner (LISS-4) camera operating in three spectral bands in the Visible and Near Infrared Region (VNIR) with 5.8 m spatial resolution and steerable up to ± 26 deg across track to achieve a five day revisit capability. The second payload is the medium resolution LISS-3 camera operating in three-spectral bands in VNIR and one in Short Wave Infrared (SWIR) band with 23.5 m spatial resolution. The third payload is a coarse resolution Advanced Wide Field Sensor (AWiFS) camera operating in three spectral bands in VNIR and one band in SWIR with 56 m spatial resolution.
RESOURCESAT-2A carries two Solid State Recorders with a capacity of 200 Giga Bits each to store the images taken by its cameras which can be read out later to ground stations.

Source: RESOURCESAT-2A - ISRO

 

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RE: PSLV-C36 / RESOURCESAT-2A Mission

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RE: PSLV-C36 / RESOURCESAT-2A Mission

PSLV-C36 Brochure - ISRO

 

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ISRO schedules ResourceSat-2A launch with the PSLV-C36 mission on 7 December

The thirty eight flight of ISRO’s workhorse rocket, PSLV-C36 is scheduled for a December 7 launch from the First Launch Pad (FLP), at Satish Dhawan Space Centre SHAR, Sriharikota. The XL configuration will be used for the mission, where the PSLV is strapped on with six additional motors. PSLV-C36 will place the ResourceSat-2A into 917 kilometre high polar Sun Synchronous Orbit (SSO).

From left to right, PSLV-C36 second stage at Stage Processing Facility, Launch vehicle integration personnel working on PSLV-C36 core stage inside Mobile Service Tower, and Hoisting of PSLV-C36.

The ResourceSat-2A is a remote sensing satellite meant to monitor resources. ResourceSat-2A is a follow on mission to the ResourceSat launched in 2003 and the ResourceSat-2 launched in 2011. The remote sensing data services is provided to a users around the world.

There are three remote sensing payloads on board the ResourceSat-2A. The Linear Imaging Self Scanner (LISS-4) high resolution camera operating in three spectral bands in the Visible and Near Infrared Region (VNIR). The resolution of the camera is 5.8 metres. The LISS-4 camera has a swath of 74 kilometres and revisit every five days. The swatch is the area on the ground under observation, and the revisit period is the duration after which the same spot on the ground is observed by the imaging instrument.
RESOURCESAT-2A in a clean room following its removal from the container. Image: ISRO.

A second payload is the LISS-3 camera with an image resolution of 23.5 metres. The LISS-3 captures images in three spectral bands in the VNIR, as well as one spectral band in the Short Wave Infrared Region (SWIR). The LISS-3 has a swath of 141 kilometres and a revisit of 24 days. The third payload is the Advanced Wide Field Sensor (AWIFS) camera operating in three bands in VNIR and one band in SWIR. The spatial resolution on this camera is relatively low, at only 56 metres. The swatch of the AWIFS payload is 740 kilometres, and has a revisit of 5 days. The data rates for all the payloads are 105 MBps.

On board are two solid state recorders with a storage capacity of 200 Giga Bits each. The Recorders are meant to store images from the sensors, to beam to the ground stations later. There are four stages to the rocket. The separation of the satellite will happen eighteen minutes after the launch. The rocket will achieve a top speed of 7,439 metres per second.

The PSLV has seen thirty six successful launches so far, and has been putting satellites into orbit since 1994, and is available to foreign countries and corporations for launches. Out of the 121 satellites launched by PSLV, 79 are foreign satellites, and 42 are Indian satellites. PSLV has placed satellites in polar SSOs, Low Earth Orbits (LEO), Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (GTO) as well as Sub GTOs.

ISRO schedules ResourceSat-2A launch with the PSLV-C36 mission on 7 December Tech2 Mobile

 

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RE: PSLV-C36 / RESOURCESAT-2A Mission

launch successfull, waiting for release of stage separation videos

 

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Official Press Release:

In its thirty eighth flight (PSLV-C36), ISRO's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle successfully launched the 1235 kg RESOURCESAT-2A Satellite today morning (December 07, 2016) from Satish Dhawan Space Centre SHAR, Sriharikota. This is the thirty seventh consecutively successful mission of PSLV.
After PSLV-C36 lift-off at 10:25 am IST from the First Launch Pad with the ignition of the first stage, the subsequent important flight events, namely, strap-on ignitions and separations, first stage separation, second stage ignition, payload fairing separation, second stage separation, third stage ignition and separation, fourth stage ignition and cut-off, took place as planned. After a flight of 17 minutes 05 seconds, the vehicle achieved a polar Sun Synchronous Orbit of 824 km height inclined at an angle of 98.725 degree to the equator (very close to the intended orbit) and 47 seconds later, RESOURCESAT-2A was separated from the PSLV fourth stage.
After separation, the two solar arrays of RESOURCESAT-2A deployed automatically and ISRO's Telemetry, Tracking and Command Network (ISTRAC) at Bangalore took over the control of the satellite. In the coming days, the satellite will be brought to its final operational configuration following which it will begin to provide imagery from its three cameras. The data sent by RESOURCESAT-2A will be useful for agricultural applications like crop area and crop production estimation, drought monitoring, soil mapping, cropping system analysis and farm advisories generation.

Source: PSLV-C36 Successfully Launches RESOURCESAT-2A Remote Sensing Satellite - ISRO