name agency altitude orbit Period Temp.

senso swath : revisit spatial spectral colour aplication Equator radio

of Res. r km period resolut resolutio ial metri
Revoluti Days ion in n µm Crossin c
on : meters g Tim :bits
landsat 1 NASA 900 km near polar, 103 18 RBV 185*185 ----- 80 0.476-0.575 green Agriculture, 9:42 AM tv
sun- minutes; 0.58-0.68 red Forestry and (descendi image
synchronous ~14 0.69-0.83 nir Range Resources, ng node) s
orbits/day Land Use and
MSS 185*185 ----- 68 * 83 0.5-0.6 green Mapping, Coastal 6
0.6-0.7 red Resources,
0.7-0.8 nir Environmental
0.8-1.1 nir Monitoring,
Geology ,
Landsat 2 NASA 900 km near polar, 103 18 RBV, 185*185 ----- 80 0.47-0.57 green Hydrology, 9:42 AM tv
sun- minutes; 0.58-0.68 red (descendi image
synchronous ~14 0.69-0.83 nir ng node) s
orbits/day MSS 185*185 ------ 68 * 83 0.5-0.6 green 6
0.6-0.7 red
0.7-0.8 nir
0.8-1.1 nir

Landsat 3 NASA 900 km near polar, 103 18 days RBV 185*185 -------- 30 0.505-0.75 9:42 AM tv
sun- minutes; (descendi image
synchronous ~14 ng node) s
orbits/day MSS 185*185 --- 68 * 83 0.5-0.6 green 6
0.6-0.7 red
0.7-0.8 nir
0.8-1.1 nir
10.4-12.6 fir

Landsat 4 NASA 705 km near polar, 99 16 TM, 185*185 --- 30 0.45-0.52 blue- 9:45 AM 8
sun- minutes; 0.52-0.60 green (± 15
synchronous ~14.5 0.63-0.69 green min.)(desc
orbits/day 0.76-0.90 red ending
1.55-1.75 nir node)
2.08-2.35 swir 1
10.4-12.5 swir 2
thermal ir

MSS 185*185 ---- 79 0.5-0.6 green 6

0.6-0.7 red
0.7-0.8 nir
0.8-1.1 nir
Landsat 5 NASA 705 km near polar, 99 16 day TM, 185*185 --- 30 0.45-0.52 blue- 9:45 AM 8
sun- minutes; 30 0.52-0.60 green (± 15 min.)
synchronous ~14.5 30 0.63-0.69 green (descendi
orbits/day 30 0.76-0.90 red ng node)
30 1.55-1.75 nir
30 2.08-2.35 swir 1
30 10.4-12.5 swir 2
120 thermal ir

MSS 185*185 --- 79 0.5-0.6 green 6

0.6-0.7 red
0.7-0.8 nir
0.8-1.1 nir

Landsat 6 NASA ETM 184 --- 30 0.45-0.52 blue-

30 0.52-0.60 green
30 0.63-0.69 green
30 0.76-0.90 red
1.55-1.75 nir
30 10.4-12.5 swir 1
2.08-2.35
120 0.52-0.9 thermal ir
30 swir 2
15 PAN

Landsat 7 NASA 705 km near polar, 99 16 ETM+ 183 ---- 30 0.45-0.52 blue- 10 AM (± 8
sun- minutes; 30 0.52-0.60 green 15 min.)
synchronous ~14.5 30 0.63-0.69 green local time
orbits/day 30 0.76-0.90 red (descendi
30 1.55-1.75 nir ng node)
30 2.08-2.35 swir 1
30 10.4-12.5 swir 2
30 0.52-0.9 thermal ir
60 PAN
15
Quick 450 Km sun- 93.4 PAN , 16.5 x 3-7 days 0.6-0.7 0.445-0.9 PAN territorial mgmt, 10:30 AM 11
bird DigitalGlo synchronous minutes MS 16.5 dependin 2.4 0.45-0. 52 Blue cadastral maps, (descendi
be Inc. g on 2.4 0.52-0.6 green digital Land Parcels ng node)
latitude 2.4 0.63-0.69 red System.crop
at 60- 2.4 0.76-0.9 nir detection, growing
cm monitoring, crop
resolutio damage
n analysis,single tree
interpretation
identifying: single
crown & typolo gies,
statistic evaluation,
health status,
volume

IRS-1A ISRO 904 Km near polar, 103 22 LISS 1 , 148 --- 72.5 0.45 - 0.86 crop acreage and 9:40 A.M 7
sun- minutes , production
synchronous 14 estimation of major
Orbits/day crops, drought
monitoring and
assessment based
LISS 2 74x2 -- 36.25 0.45 - 0.86 on vegetation 7
( LISS-A condition, flood risk
and LISS- zone mapping and
B) flood damage
assessment, hydro-
IRS - 1B ISRO 904 Km Sun- 103 22 LISS 1 , 148 -- 72.5 0.45 - 0.86 geo-morphological 9:40 A.M 7
synchronous. minutes , maps for locating
14 underground water
Orbits/day LISS 2 74x2 -- 36.25 0.45 - 0.86 resources, irrigation 7
( LISS-A command area
and LISS- status monitoring,
B) snowmelt run-off
estimation, land use
and land cover
IRS-1C ISRO 817km near polar, 101.35 24 LISS-III 142 148 5 days 23.5 0.52-0.59 green mapping, urban 10:30 A.M 7
sun- min 70.5 0.62-0.68 red planning, in the
synchronous 0.77-0.86 nir biodiversity descendin
1.55-1.7 mid/swir characterization, g node
forest survey,
WiFS 810 5 days 188 0.62-0.68 red wetland mapping, 7
0.77-0.86 nir environmental
PAN 70-91 5 days 5.8 0.50 - 0.75 impact analysis, 6
mineral prospecting,
IRS-1D ISRO 737 km near polar, 100.56 24 LISS-III 142 148 3 days 21.2 0.52-0.59 green coastal studies, 10.30 A.M 7
(perigee) sun- minutes -23.5 0.62-0.68 red integrated surveys to 10.47
821 km synchronous 70.5 0.77-0.86 nir for developing A.M
(apogee) 1.55-1.7 mid/swir sustainable action
plans
 environmental
impact analysis,
mineral prospecting,
coastal studies,
integrated surveys
for developing
sustainable action
plans
WiFS 810 3 days 728-812 0.62-0.68 red 7
0.77-0.86 nir
PAN 70-91 3 days 5.2-5.8 0.50 - 0.75 6

IRS-P2: ISRO 817 24 LISS II 130 --- 36.74 0.45-0.52 blue 7

0.52-0.59 green
0.62-0.68 red
0.77-0.86 nir

IRS-P3 ISRO 817km circular, polar, 101.35 24 WiFS 810 5 days 188*188 0.62-0.68 red 10.30 A.M 7
sun- min 0.77-0.86 nir
synchronous 188*188 1.55-1.69 swir

188*256
MOS-A 195 3 days 1569*13 0.755-0.768 4 ocean colour 16
59 channels (phytoplankton
pigments, yellow
sub and sediments),

MOS-B 200 3 days 523*523 0.408-1.010 13 id physical features 16

channels by changes in water
colour :

MOS-C 192 3 days 523*644 1.5-1.7 swir , fronts, eddies, 16

currents, ice
coastal plumes
x ray 2-20 keV
PPC 2-8 keV
XSM

IRS P4 / ISRO 720 km near polar, 99.31 min 2 OCM 1420 2 days 360 0.402-0.422 chlorophyll Noon +/- 12
Oceansat sun- 0.433- concentration, 20
-1 synchronous 0.453 0.48- detect and monitor minutes in
0.5 0.5- phytoplankton descendin
0.52 blooms and obtain g node
0.545-0.565 data on atmospheric
0.66-0.68 aerosols and
0.745-0.785 suspended
0.845- sediments in the
0.885 water
 MSMR 1360 2 days 120 6.6, sea surface 12
80 10.65, temperature, wind
40 18 21 speed, cloud water
40 km GHz content and water
vapour content in
the atmosphere
above the ocean.

IRS P5 / ISRO ~618 km Circular Polar 97 min 126 PAN 30 Km 5 days 2.5 0.5-0.85 urban and rural 10.30 a.m 10
cartosat 1 Sun development, land
Synchronous 15orbits/d and water resources
ay management,
disaster
assessment, relief
planning and
management,
environment impact
assessment,updatin
g and generation of
large-scale
topographic maps

IRS P6 / ISRO 821 km Circular Polar 101.35 24 LISS-4 23.9 5 days 5.8 (MX 0.52-0.59 green natural resource 10.30 a.m 7
Resorces Sun min mode) 0.62-0.68 red planning & mgmt
at-1. Synchronous Number of 70.5 0.77-0.86 nir
Orbits per (pan
day : 14 mode)
LISS-III 141 24 days 23.5 0.52-0.59 green 7
0.62-0.68 red
0.77-0.86 nir
1.55-1.7 mid
AWiFS 740 5 days 56 0.52-0.59 green 10
0.62-0.68 red
0.77-0.86 nir
1.55-1.7 mid

cartosat 2 ISRO 635 km Polar Sun 97.4 min 310 Pan 9.6- Spot 4 days < I m / 0.45-0.85 cartographic 9:30 AM 10
Synchronous 14 /day 14- 0.8 application at
Paintbrush cadastral level,
urban and rural
28- infrastructure
multiview development &
50 , 290 - mgmt , LIS, GIS
North-
south
imaging
SPOT 1 CNES 822 Km near polar, 101.4 26 HRV 60 * 60 2-3 days 10 0.51-0.73 Pan mapping, cadastral 10:30 AM 8
sun- minutes TO 80 20 0.5-0.59 green surveying, security (descendi
synchronous 20 0.61-0.68 red and inteliigence, ng node)
20 0.79-0.89 nir defense, farming
and forestry,
fisheries, land
SPOT 2 CNES 822 Km sun- 101.4 26 HRV 60 * 60 TO 2-3 days 10 0.51-0.73 Pan management and 10:30 AM 8
synchronous minutes 80 20 0.5-0.59 green planning, telecom, (descendi
20 0.61-0.68 red geology and risk ng node)
20 0.79-0.89 nir mitigation. Climate
change, energy,
mines
SPOT 3 CNES 822 Km sun- 101.4 26 HRV 60 * 60 2-3 days 10 0.51-0.73 Pan 10:30 AM 8
synchronous minutes TO 80 20 0.5-0.59 green (descendi
20 0.61-0.68 red ng node)
20 0.79-0.89 nir

SPOT4 CNES 822 Km sun- 101.4 26 HRV Rs 60 * 60 2-3 days 10 0.61-0.68 M 10:30 AM 8
synchronous minutes TO 80 20 0.5-0.59 green (descendi
20 0.61-0.68 red ng node)
20 0.79-0.89 nir
20 1.58-1.75 swir

Vegetati 2250 1 day 1000 0.45-0.52 10

on 1 0.61-0.68
0.78-0.89
1.58-1.75

SPOT 5 CNES 822 Km sun- 101.4 26 HRG 60 * 60 2-3 days 2.5*2 0.48-0.71 Pan 10:30 AM 8
synchronous minutes TO 80 10 0.5-0.59 green (descendi
10 0.61-0.68 red ng node)
10 0.79-0.89 nir
20 1.58-1.75 swir

Vegetati 2250 1 day 1000 0.45-0.52 10

on 2 0.61-0.68
0.78-0.89
1.58-1.75
year of status / launch launch inclinati
launch expiry vehical location on

23-Jul-72 6-Jan-78 Delta 900 Vandenbe 99.2°

rg AFB

22-Jan-75 5-Feb-82 Delta Vandenbe 99.2°

2910 rg AFB

5-Mar-78 31-Mar-83 Delta Vandenbe 99.2°

2910 rg AFB

16-Jul-82 15-Jun-01 Delta Vandenbe 98.2°

3920 rg AFB
1-Mar-84 TM still Delta Vandenbe 98.2°
operational 3920 rg AFB
! MSS
instrument
decommiss
ioned

5-Oct-93 Titan II
lost at launch Vandenbe
rg AFB

15-Apr-99 operational Delta II Vandenbe 98.2°

despite rg AFB
Scan Line
Corrector
(SLC)
failure May
31, 2003
18-Oct-01 OPERATI Boeing Vandenbe 97.2°
ONAL Delta II rg Air
Force
Base,
California,
USA

17-Mar-88 1991 Soviet Baikanur 99º

Launcher cosmodro
VOSTAK me,
Kazakhsta
n.

29-Aug-91 OPERATI SL-2 Baikanur 99.25°.

ONAL Vostok cosmodro
me,
Kazakhsta
n.

May 19, OPERATI Soviet Baikonur 98.69 deg

1995. ONAL Launcher
Molniya

29th OPERATI PSLV-C1, Sriharikota 98.53 deg

September, ONAL .
1996,
15-Oct-94 OPERATI PLSV-D2
ONAL

21-Mar-96 OPERATI PLSV-D3 Sriharikota 98.69 deg

ONAL

May,26,199 OPERATI PSLV-C2 Satish 98.38 deg

9 ONAL Dhawan
Space
Center
May 05, OPERATI PSLV-C6 Satish 98.87°
2005. ONAL Dhawan
Space
Centre

on October OPERATI PSLV-C5 SDSC, 98.76°

17, 2003 ONAL SHAR,
Sriharikota

10-Jan-07 OPERATI PSLV-C7 sriharikota 97.92

ONAL
22-Feb-86 2002 Ariane 4 Guiana 98.7°
Space
Center

22-Jan-90 OPERATI Ariane 4 Guiana 98.7°

ONAL Space
Center

26-Sep-93 1997 Ariane 4 Guiana 98.7°

Space
Center

24-Mar-98 OPERATI Ariane 4 Guiana 98.7°

ONAL Space
Center

4-May-02 OPERATI Ariane 4 Guiana 98.7°

ONAL Space
Center
name year of status / agency launch launch altitude inclination orbit
launch expiry vehical location

Hamsat near
circular
polar low
earth

crop acreage and production estimation of major crops, drought monitoring and assessment based on ve
 Equatorial Period of Repeat sensor swath radiometri revisit spatial spectral colour
Crossing Revolution Coverage c period resolution resolution
Tim : : resolution in meters µm

60 Hz

nd assessment based on vegetation condition, flood risk zone mapping and flood damage assessment, hydro-geo-morphological maps for l
 UHF/VHF
band
based
satellite
radio
communic
ation.

o-morphological maps for locating underground water resources, irrigation c ommand area status monitoring, snowmelt run-off estimation,
owmelt run-off estimation, land use and land cover mapping, urban planning, biodiversity characterization, forest survey, wetland mapping,
survey, wetland mapping, environmental impact analysis, mineral prospecting, coastal studies, integrated surv eys for developing sustaina
eys for developing sustainable action plans