EO·Atlas
Cartosat-3
Cartosat-3 is a very-high-resolution optical land-observation satellite operated by ISRO, launched on 2019-11-27 by PSLV-C47.[1][2] It flies a sun-synchronous orbit with altitude reported as 450-509 km across agency sources and an inclination of 97.5-97.9 degrees.[2][3][4] The satellite carries a panchromatic camera with 0.28 m ground resolution (NRSC brochure)[5] or 0.25 m (CEOS/WMO)[3][4] and a multispectral camera at 1.12 m (NRSC) or 1 m (CEOS/WMO)[3][4], with a 17 km swath[5][3] and 7-day revisit.[5] Cartosat-3 serves cadastral-level cartographic mapping, urban and rural resource management, infrastructure analysis, coastal land-use regulation, precision farming, crop insurance, disaster support, and GIS applications.[5] WMO OSCAR listed the mission as operational as of 2026, while CEOS recorded an EOL of December 2025.[4][3]
All fields
| current status | operational |
| operator | Indian Space Research Organisation |
| launch vehicle | isro-pslv |
| Launched | 2019-11-27 |
| planned decommission | 2025-12-31 |
| orbit type | Sun-synchronous LEO, 450-509 km, 97.5-97.9 deg inclination |
| swath km | 17 |
| revisit days | 7 |
| tasking supported | true |
| current geographic priority | High-resolution land observation, cadastral mapping, infrastructure analysis, urban and rural resource management, coastal land use, and disaster support. |
| Last updated | 2026-06-14 |
| claim status | agency-sourced |
Compositional position
- [1]ISRO, Cartosat-3 mission pageagency doc-2026-06-14
- [2]ISRO, PSLV-C47 / Cartosat-3 missionagency doc-2026-06-14
- [3]NRSC, Major advancements in Cartosat-3agency doc2021-01-012026-06-14
- [4]CEOS Database, CARTOSAT-3 mission summarycommunity-2026-06-14
- [5]WMO OSCAR, Satellite: CartoSat-3agency doc-2026-06-14