RS-P5 (Cartosat-1) satellite imagery

IRS-P5 (Cartosat-1) was launched on May 5, 2005 aboard satellite-launching rocket PSLV-C6.

The satellite is owned by ISRO Indian Space Research Organization. IRS Indian Remote Sensing Program started with the launch of IRS-1A. The program is carried out under supervision of Indian Governmental Department of Space Research. IRS-P5 was set into polar sun-synchronous orbit at the height of 618 km. The satellite is fitted with two panchromatic scanners acquiring digital imagery with spatial resolution of 2.5 m for the survey of 30km width. IRS-P5 acquires stereo images with high metric properties enabling Digital Elevation Modeling with 5m accuracy according to the height. Active mission life – 3 years at least.

IRS-P5 imagery applications

• Creation and refreshing of topographical maps and special plans up to 1:5000 scale.
• Assessing and estimating of drill site and transportation infrastructure facilities.
• Agricultural fields assessing, creation of land use maps.
• Topographical background refreshing for the generation of the perspective urban developing layouts and metropolitan region planning diagrams.
• Inspection and monitoring transport, energy and information communications condition.