28051 - IRS-P6 (RESOURCESAT-1)

IRS P6, also known as RESOURCESAT 1, is an Indian remote sensing and photo-imaging spacecraft that was launched by a PSLV-C5 rocket from Sriharikota in southeast India at 04:54 UT on 2003 October 17. The 1,360-kg satellite carries high-resolution imaging instruments to monitor agricultural, land, and water resources. Initial orbital parameters of the Sun- synchronous orbit were period 101.4 min, apogee 836 km, perigee 813 km, and inclination 98.8 deg.

Alternate Names

Resourcesat 1

Facts in Brief

Launch Date: 2003-10-17
Launch Vehicle: PSLV
Launch Site: Sriharikota, India