Cartosat-2A

Cartosat-2A was launched by the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C9) on 28 April 2008, «t 03:54:00 UTC, along with the 87 kg Indian Mini Satellite (IMS-1) and eight nano research satellites belonging to research facilities. The CanX-2 and the CanX-6 of Canada, the AAUSAT-2 of Denmark, the Compass-1 and the Rubin-8 of Germany, the CUTE-1.7 of Japan, and the Delfi-C3 of the Netherlands. The satellite completed its mission ojectives and became derelict in 2025. == Payload ==

The satellite carries a panchromatic (PAN) camera (0.5 to 0.8 microns) with a spatial resolution of 1 meter and swath of 9.6 km. Two CCD’s are provided, one main and one redundant. The camera is mounted on a highly agile platform capable of being steered across and along the track to provide spot imagery of the area of interest. == See also ==