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Cartosat-2A
Cartosat-2A is a single high-resolution optical Earth-observation satellite built and operated by ISRO, the third satellite in the Cartosat-2 series and launched on 2008-04-28 by PSLV.[1][2] It flew a sun-synchronous orbit at 635 km with a 09:32 descending equator crossing.[3] The PAN (Cartosat-2A/B) instrument provided 0.8 m panchromatic imagery across a 9.6 km swath, supporting cartographic mapping, urban and rural infrastructure management, and land information systems.[4][1] ISRO's 2025 Space Situational Awareness Report records Cartosat-2A as non-operational by 2025; WMO OSCAR listed it as operational with an EOL date of at least 2026 as of a 2026-01-19 update, while CEOS listed operational extended with EOL December 2025.[5][3][2]
Full specification
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| current status | ended |
| operator | Indian Space Research Organisation |
| launch vehicle | isro-pslv |
| Launched | 2008-04-28 |
| orbit type | Sun-synchronous orbit, 635 km, 09:32 descending equator crossing |
| swath km | 9.6 |
| tasking supported | true |
| current geographic priority | India-focused high-resolution cartography and infrastructure imaging, with scene-specific spot imagery. |
| Last updated | 2026-06-14 |
| claim status | agency-sourced |
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Sources
- [1]CARTOSAT-2A mission page, ISROagency doc2026-06-14
- [2]Indian Space Situational Awareness Report 2025 release, ISROagency doc2026-06-14
- [3]Satellite: CartoSat-2A, WMO OSCAR/Spaceagency doc2026-06-14
- [4]Instrument PAN (CartoSat-2A/B), WMO OSCAR/Spaceagency doc2026-06-14
- [5]CARTOSAT-2A mission summary, CEOS databasecommunity2026-06-14