India's New High Resolution MilSat CartoSat 2C to be launched in May

[Bad Guy]

ISRO’s New Military Satellite CartoSat-2C To Launch In May - India Nerve
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has announced the launch of it new earth observatory called CartoSat-2C in May. The satellite shall specifically cater military demands, and shall be launched using the famous Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV). Following this launch, India will be in equal ranks with China and USA, two of the countries who already have their spy satellite scanning activities on Earth from space. India’s first military-only satellite CartoSat-2A was launched in 2007, and since then it has been beaming highly sensitive and classified information, including neighbourhood missile launches.[/SIZE]

The satellite was built at the Space Applications Centre (SAC) in Ahmedabad, where it undertook multiple tests to check for its functioning and durability. A couple weeks ago, CartoSat-2C was transferred to ISAC (ISRO Satellite Centre) at Bengaluru. An ISRO official has stated that though there’s very little information at their disposal about the satellite built at SAC, it’s a follow-up mission to the Cartosat series and will provide high-resolution images and videos captured from space.
As per the official report, the Cartosat-2C weights 690kgs. The high-res multi-spectral instrument and Panchromatic Camera will allow for the satellite to capture stunning sharp imagery. The military satellites launched earlier had a resolution of 0.8 meter, while the new camera mounted on the CartoSat-2C has a resolution of 0.65 meter, that is it can even capture smaller objects more accurately from space. The camera on the new military satellite can not only capture high-resolution images, but also reduce its size and transmit the file back to Earth.
CartoSat-2C, along with 21 other satellites, shall be launched using PSLV in May this year. Our ‘sharpest eyes in the sky’ shall run in a sun-synchronous polar orbit at a low-earth altitude of approximately 200-1200 kms from Earth’s surface following the launch.
@PARIKRAMA @Abingdonboy

 

[Stephen Cohen]

ISRO’s New Military Satellite CartoSat-2C To Launch In May - India Nerve
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has announced the launch of it new earth observatory called CartoSat-2C in May. The satellite shall specifically cater military demands, and shall be launched using the famous Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV). Following this launch, India will be in equal ranks with China and USA, two of the countries who already have their spy satellite scanning activities on Earth from space. India’s first military-only satellite CartoSat-2A was launched in 2007, and since then it has been beaming highly sensitive and classified information, including neighbourhood missile launches.

The satellite was built at the Space Applications Centre (SAC) in Ahmedabad, where it undertook multiple tests to check for its functioning and durability. A couple weeks ago, CartoSat-2C was transferred to ISAC (ISRO Satellite Centre) at Bengaluru. An ISRO official has stated that though there’s very little information at their disposal about the satellite built at SAC, it’s a follow-up mission to the Cartosat series and will provide high-resolution images and videos captured from space.
As per the official report, the Cartosat-2C weights 690kgs. The high-res multi-spectral instrument and Panchromatic Camera will allow for the satellite to capture stunning sharp imagery. The military satellites launched earlier had a resolution of 0.8 meter, while the new camera mounted on the CartoSat-2C has a resolution of 0.65 meter, that is it can even capture smaller objects more accurately from space. The camera on the new military satellite can not only capture high-resolution images, but also reduce its size and transmit the file back to Earth.
CartoSat-2C, along with 21 other satellites, shall be launched using PSLV in May this year. Our ‘sharpest eyes in the sky’ shall run in a sun-synchronous polar orbit at a low-earth altitude of approximately 200-1200 kms from Earth’s surface following the launch.
@PARIKRAMA @Abingdonboy

Mate Your link is not working
I have posted the link again ; which is working
ISRO’s New Military Satellite CartoSat-2C To Launch In May | Indian Nerve

 

[Bad Guy]

Mate Your link is not working
I have posted the link again ; which is working
ISRO’s New Military Satellite CartoSat-2C To Launch In May | Indian Nerve

Corrected the error. Thanks

 

[#hydra#]

0.65 resolution in visible spectrum is a very good i think.

 

[Bad Guy]

0.65 resolution in visible spectrum is a very good i think.

Very good? It's some of the best.
But there's more exciting next year.
A New Spy Satellite called as GEO HR Imager would be launched mid 2017.
It's resolution would be almost same but what's plus point?
Answer: Untouchable from Anti Satellite Missile being in Geo Synchronous Orbit.
And getting such high resolution from there's a great thing.
Currently, China has such a satellite called GaoFen-4 only one satellite of it's kind in orbit.
India may be other one.
France has more aggressive plans but delayed.


CCI is rescheduled for 2020, wish it would also be sent in this class.
@Ankit Kumar 002 @Shinigami @NIA

 

[Stephen Cohen]

CCI is rescheduled for 2020, wish it would also be sent in this class.

What is CCI

 

[Bad Guy]

What is CCI

Communication Centric Intelligence Satellite.

 

[PARIKRAMA]

Let me post what i had posted in another forum.. This will throw some more light on what ISRO are planning ahead on EARTH OBSERVATION MISSIONS

@Abingdonboy @AUSTERLITZ @MilSpec @nair @SpArK @Vauban

 

[MKC]

Very good? It's some of the best.
But there's more exciting next year.
A New Spy Satellite called as GEO HR Imager would be launched mid 2017.
It's resolution would be almost same but what's plus point?
Answer: Untouchable from AntiSatellite Missile being in Geo Synchronous Orbit.-
And getting such high resolution from there's a great thing.
Currently, China has such a satellite called GaoFen-4 only one satellite of it's kind in orbit.
India may be other one.
France has more aggressive plans but delayed.


CCI is rescheduled for 2020, wish it would also be sent in this class.
@Ankit Kumar 002 @Shinigami @NIA

Any source?
I thought Cartosat-2C is meteorological satellite.
690kg, wow, too good, I thought about like 300kg similar to one like Israeli.

 

[PARIKRAMA]

@Joe Shearer @WAJsal @Icarus @Slav Defence @Taygibay

 

[Taygibay]

India will be in equal ranks with China and USA, two of the countries who already have their spy satellite scanning activities on Earth from space.

And France, and Germany and Italy through cooperation, and most likely Russia and ...

But this exaggerated claim apart, great idea India; thnx for the tag PariK my friend, Tay.

 

[topgun047]

And France, and Germany and Italy through cooperation, and most likely Russia and ...

But this exaggerated claim apart, great idea India; thnx for the tag PariK my friend, Tay.

You are misinterpreting.
Read the full sentence it says two of the countries, not the only two countries.

 

[Nattmara]

Answer: Untouchable from Anti Satellite Missile being in Geo Synchronous Orbit.

Missile? Debatable. China is reported to have converted a number of ballistic missiles into kill-vehicles for use against high-orbit satellites. This includes SC-19, a modified DF-21 which was first tested operationally in 2007 against a satellite into a lower orbit.

And while a DF-21 derivate would lack the range, the concept is easily scaled up to larger missiles capable of reach those heights.

It's hardly as if missiles are the only countermeasure around, though. Lasers can blind or fry sensitive optics and electronics. The US was doing this as far back as 1997.

And once again, China is reported to have worked on such - including at this test site at the Tian Shan mountain range.

On the American side, several experimental "inspection" satellites called MiteX-A and MiteX-B are thought of as having been developed for ASAT purposes.

Being small and maneuverable, the MiteX series is hard to track.

Geosynchronous orbit doesn't mean you aren't under threat. If we can put satellites into GSO, we can put kill-vehicles there too.

And France, and Germany and Italy through cooperation, and most likely Russia and ...

But this exaggerated claim apart, great idea India; thnx for the tag PariK my friend, Tay.

Anything intelligence related putting themselves on the same level as the US is an exaggerated claim. The US has a vast network of space ISR assets, India's got a long-way to go.

 

[MKC]

Let me post what i had posted in another forum.. This will throw some more light on what ISRO are planning ahead on EARTH OBSERVATION MISSIONS

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@Abingdonboy @AUSTERLITZ @MilSpec @nair @SpArK @Vauban

Please provide source of your images, it seems ISRO has downgraded it's website, there was a lot of information before changing website, now I can't find anything about future projects.

 

[Bad Guy]

Missile? Debatable. China is reported to have converted a number of ballistic missiles into kill-vehicles for use against high-orbit satellites. This includes SC-19, a modified DF-21 which was first tested operationally in 2007 against a satellite into a lower orbit.

And while a DF-21 derivate would lack the range, the concept is easily scaled up to larger missiles capable of reach those heights.

It's hardly as if missiles are the only countermeasure around, though. Lasers can blind or fry sensitive optics and electronics. The US was doing this as far back as 1997.

And once again, China is reported to have worked on such - including at this test site at the Tian Shan mountain range.

On the American side, several experimental "inspection" satellites called MiteX-A and MiteX-B are thought of as having been developed for ASAT purposes.

Being small and maneuverable, the MiteX series is hard to track.

Geosynchronous orbit doesn't mean you aren't under threat. If we can put satellites into GSO, we can put kill-vehicles there too.



Anything intelligence related putting themselves on the same level as the US is an exaggerated claim. The US has a vast network of space ISR assets, India's got a long-way to go.

Accuracy is a great aspect about 36000km above the earth surface.
Hope you understand why China launched GF-4.

Anything intelligence related putting themselves on the same level as the US is an exaggerated claim. The US has a vast network of space ISR assets, India's got a long-way to go.

Achieving anything highly strategic is really a great game changer. No matter how advanced US is, if rival has some key technologies, it can pose a great threat to them as well.
Otherwise, China challenges US even after having far more premature tech and laser experience.
that's the reason.