# Cartosat-3
*missions*

## Specifications
- **operator**: isro
- **launch vehicle**: isro-pslv
- **actual launch**: 2019-11-27
- **planned decommission**: 2025-12-31
- **current status**: operational
- **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.
- **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":"2019-11-27","planned_decommission":"2025-12-31","current_status":"operational","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."}

## Editorial
Cartosat-3 is a very-high-resolution optical land-observation satellite operated by ISRO, launched on 2019-11-27 by PSLV-C47.[^isro-cartosat3][^isro-pslv-c47] 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.[^isro-pslv-c47][^ceos-cartosat3][^wmo-cartosat3] The satellite carries a panchromatic camera with 0.28 m ground resolution (NRSC brochure)[^nrsc-cartosat3-brochure] or 0.25 m (CEOS/WMO)[^ceos-cartosat3][^wmo-cartosat3] and a multispectral camera at 1.12 m (NRSC) or 1 m (CEOS/WMO)[^ceos-cartosat3][^wmo-cartosat3], with a 17 km swath[^nrsc-cartosat3-brochure][^ceos-cartosat3] and 7-day revisit.[^nrsc-cartosat3-brochure] 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.[^nrsc-cartosat3-brochure] WMO OSCAR listed the mission as operational as of 2026, while CEOS recorded an EOL of December 2025.[^wmo-cartosat3][^ceos-cartosat3]

## Compositional position
- Cartosat-3 --[mission_payloads]--> pan-cartosat-3 (products)
- Cartosat-3 --[mission_payloads]--> mx-cartosat-3 (products)
- Cartosat-3 --[related-topic]--> urban-change (topics)
- Cartosat-3 --[related-topic]--> transport-infrastructure (topics)
- Cartosat-3 --[related-topic]--> land-cover-change (topics)
- Cartosat-3 --[related-topic]--> disaster-damage-assessment (topics)

## Sources
- [isro-cartosat3] | ISRO, Cartosat-3 mission page | https://www.isro.gov.in/Cartosat_3.html | tier=agency-doc | accessed=2026-06-14
- [isro-pslv-c47] | ISRO, PSLV-C47 / Cartosat-3 mission | https://www.isro.gov.in/mission_PSLV_C47.html | tier=agency-doc | accessed=2026-06-14
- [nrsc-cartosat3-brochure] | NRSC, Major advancements in Cartosat-3 | https://www.nrsc.gov.in/nrscnew/assets/pdf/announcements/C3_BROCHURE_JAN2021_modified.pdf | tier=agency-doc | accessed=2026-06-14 | published=2021-01-01
- [ceos-cartosat3] | CEOS Database, CARTOSAT-3 mission summary | https://database.eohandbook.com/database/missionsummary.aspx?missionID=565 | tier=community | accessed=2026-06-14
- [wmo-cartosat3] | WMO OSCAR, Satellite: CartoSat-3 | https://space.oscar.wmo.int/satellites/view/cartosat_3 | tier=agency-doc | accessed=2026-06-14

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