Indian Remote Sensing Satellite (IRS)
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Oceansat-1
IRS-P4
The IRS-P4 (Oceansat-1), the eighth satellite built in India under the indigenous Indian Remote Sensing Satellite programme was successfully launched on May,26,1999 at 11.52 A.M from Sriharikota, India using the indigenously developed Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV). IRS-P4 carries two sensors onboard, Ocean Color Monitor (OCM) and Multi-frequency Scanning Microwave Radiometer (MSMR). Several new technologies like Dual Cone Earth Sensor, improved Digital Sun Sensor and Satellite Positioning System (SPS) were introduced in the satellite. OCM data products are available to the User community acquired from July,01,1999 onwards. [Summary provided by the Indian Remote Sensing Agency.] Group: Platform_Details Entry_ID: IRS-P4 Group: Platform_Identification Platform_Category: Earth Observation Satellites Platform_Series_or_Entity: IRS (Indian Remote Sensing Satellite) Short_Name: IRS-P4 Long_Name: Indian Remote Sensing Satellite-P4 (OCEANSAT-1) End_Group Group: Synonymous_Platform_Names Short_Name: Oceansat-1 End_Group Group: Platform_Associated_Instruments Short_Name: OCM Short_Name: MIMR Short_Name: SMMR Short_Name: MR End_Group Group: Orbit Orbit_Altitude: 720 km Orbit_Inclination: 98.28 degree Equator_Crossing: 12 noon Period: 98 minutes Repeat_Cycle: 2 days Orbit_Type: LEO > Low Earth Orbit > Polar Sun-Synchronous End_Group Creation_Date: 2007-08-13 Online_Resource: http://www.isro.gov.in/satellites/irs-p4_oceansat.aspx Sample_Image: http://www.isro.gov.in/satellites/images/irsp4ocsat_img.gif Group: Platform_Logistics Launch_Date: 1999-05-26 Launch_Site: Sriharikota Island, India Design_Life: 5 Years Primary_Sponsor: India End_Group End_Group