Indian Remote Sensing (IRS) P2 was launched in 1994. This satellite carries one imaging sensor: Linear Imaging Self Scanner (LISS) 2. This satellite has a polar, circular, sun-synchronous 817-km orbit with a 24-day repeat cycle. Like the IRS-1A and -1B platforms, IRS-P2 has two identical LISS 2, but with a resolution of 32 m across-track and 37 m along-track. The total swath width on the IRS-P2 is 131 km.
Group: Platform_Details
Entry_ID: IRS-P2
Group: Platform_Identification
Platform_Category: Earth Observation Satellites
Platform_Series_or_Entity: IRS (Indian Remote Sensing Satellite)
Short_Name: IRS-P2
Long_Name: Indian Remote Sensing Satellite-P2
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Group: Platform_Associated_Instruments
Short_Name: LISS-II
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Group: Orbit
Orbit_Inclination: 98.4 degrees
Period: 101.2 min
Perigee: 821.6 km
Apogee: 822.9 km
Orbit_Type: LEO > Low Earth Orbit > Polar Sun-Synchronous
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Creation_Date: 2008-09-10
Online_Resource: http://www.isro.gov.in/satellites/irs-p2.aspx
Sample_Image: http://www.isro.gov.in/satellites/images/irsp2_img.gif
Group: Platform_Logistics
Launch_Date: 1994-10-15
Launch_Site: Sriharikota Island, India
Primary_Sponsor: India
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