# Cartosat-2A
*missions*

## Specifications
- **operator**: isro
- **launch vehicle**: isro-pslv
- **actual launch**: 2008-04-28
- **current status**: ended
- **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.
- **entity type**: mission
- **last verified date**: 2026-06-14
- **verified by**: agency-doc
- **claim status**: agency-sourced
- **provider**: isro
- **attributes**: {"operator":"isro","launch_vehicle":"isro-pslv","actual_launch":"2008-04-28","current_status":"ended","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."}
- **relevance**: in-scope

## Editorial
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.[^isro-cartosat-2a][^ceos-cartosat-2a] It flew a sun-synchronous orbit at 635 km with a 09:32 descending equator crossing.[^wmo-cartosat-2a] 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.[^wmo-pan-cartosat-2a-b][^isro-cartosat-2a] 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.[^isro-issar-2025][^wmo-cartosat-2a][^ceos-cartosat-2a]

## Compositional position
- Cartosat-2A --[mission_payloads]--> cartosat-2a-pan (products)
- Cartosat-2A --[related-topic]--> transport-infrastructure (topics)
- Cartosat-2A --[related-topic]--> urban-change (topics)
- Cartosat-2A --[related-topic]--> land-cover-change (topics)

## Sources
- [isro-cartosat-2a] | CARTOSAT-2A mission page, ISRO | https://www.isro.gov.in/CARTOSAT_2A.html | tier=agency-doc | accessed=2026-06-14
- [isro-issar-2025] | Indian Space Situational Awareness Report 2025 release, ISRO | https://www.isro.gov.in/Indian_Space_Situational_Awareness_Report_2025.html | tier=agency-doc | accessed=2026-06-14
- [wmo-cartosat-2a] | Satellite: CartoSat-2A, WMO OSCAR/Space | https://space.oscar.wmo.int/satellites/view/cartosat_2a | tier=agency-doc | accessed=2026-06-14
- [wmo-pan-cartosat-2a-b] | Instrument PAN (CartoSat-2A/B), WMO OSCAR/Space | https://space.oscar.wmo.int/instruments/view/pan_cartosat_2a_b | tier=agency-doc | accessed=2026-06-14
- [ceos-cartosat-2a] | CARTOSAT-2A mission summary, CEOS database | https://database.eohandbook.com/database/missionsummary.aspx?missionID=703 | tier=community | accessed=2026-06-14

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