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IRS-P2  

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  • 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 End_Group Group: Platform_Associated_Instruments Short_Name: LISS-II End_Group 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 End_Group 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 End_Group End_Group (en)

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