The IRS-P3 satellite was launched from Sriharikota, India, using Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle – PLSV-D3. IRS-P3 was put in a polar, sun-synchronous orbit at an altitude of 817km with equatorial crossing time of 10:30 A.M in the descending node.
IRS - P3 has an X-ray astronomy and two remote sensing payloads, namely Wide Field Sensor (WiFS) and Modular Optoelectronics Scanner (MOS). The mission caters to oceanography applications.
IRS - P3 WiFS is similar to IRS - 1C WiFS but for the inclusion of an additional band in the Middle Infra-red (MIR) region. This sensor is primarily meant for vegetation dynamic studies while MOS is meant for ocean related studies. MOS has helped the ocean application scientists in developing necessary algorithms for extracting ocean parameters such as phytoplankton, yellow substance and suspended sediments in ocean waters.
[Summary provided by the Indian Remote Sensing Agency.]
Group: Platform_Details
Entry_ID: IRS-P3
Group: Platform_Identification
Platform_Category: Earth Observation Satellites
Platform_Series_or_Entity: IRS (Indian Remote Sensing Satellite)
Short_Name: IRS-P3
Long_Name: Indian Remote Sensing Satellite P3
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Group: Synonymous_Platform_Names
Short_Name: IRS-P3
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Group: Platform_Associated_Instruments
Short_Name: WIFS
Short_Name: MOS
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Group: Orbit
Orbit_Altitude: 817 km
Orbit_Inclination: 98.69 deg
Equator_Crossing: 10.30 A.M
Period: 101.35 min
Repeat_Cycle: 24 days
Orbit_Type: LEO > Low Earth Orbit > Polar Sun-Synchronous
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Creation_Date: 2007-10-05
Online_Resourc : http://www.isro.gov.in/satellites/irs-p3.asp
Sample_Imag : http://www.isro.gov.in/satellites/images/irsp3_img.gi
Group: Platform_Logistics
Launch_Date: 1996-03-21
Launch_Site: Sriharikota Island, India
Primary_Sponsor: India
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