# Resourcesat-2A
*missions*

## Specifications
- **operator**: isro
- **actual launch**: 2016-12-07
- **current status**: operational
- **orbit type**: Sun-synchronous polar orbit, 817 km
- **swath km**: 740
- **revisit days**: 5
- **tasking supported**: true
- **current geographic priority**: Global land and resource monitoring with ISRO/NRSC distribution
- **launch vehicle**: isro-pslv
- **entity type**: mission
- **last verified date**: 2026-06-14
- **verified by**: agency-doc
- **claim status**: agency-sourced
- **provider**: isro
- **attributes**: {"operator":"isro","actual_launch":"2016-12-07","current_status":"operational","orbit_type":"Sun-synchronous polar orbit, 817 km","swath_km":740,"revisit_days":5,"tasking_supported":true,"current_geographic_priority":"Global land and resource monitoring with ISRO/NRSC distribution","launch_vehicle":"isro-pslv"}
- **relevance**: in-scope

## Editorial
Resourcesat-2A is an ISRO land and resource-monitoring continuity mission, launched on 7 December 2016 into a sun-synchronous polar orbit at 817 km.[^isro-resourcesat-2a][^wmo-resourcesat-2a] The satellite carries three instruments inherited from the ResourceSat lineage: LISS-III for 23 m multispectral coverage, LISS-IV for 5.8 m panchromatic and multispectral imaging, and AWiFS for wide-area 56 m resolution land monitoring with a 740 km swath.[^isro-resourcesat-2a] AWiFS is in a degraded state; LISS-III and LISS-IV remain operational. Together the active instruments provide a 5-day revisit cadence, with tasking supported through NRSC distribution.[^isro-resourcesat-2a] The mission is operational as of 2026 WMO OSCAR records, complementing Resourcesat-2 in the ISRO land-observation programme. Applications include land-cover change detection, crop-type mapping, and national natural resources management.[^wmo-resourcesat-2a]

## Compositional position
- Resourcesat-2A --[mission_payloads]--> awifs (products)
- Resourcesat-2A --[mission_payloads]--> liss-iii (products)
- Resourcesat-2A --[mission_payloads]--> liss-iv (products)
- Resourcesat-2A --[related-topic]--> land-cover-change (topics)
- Resourcesat-2A --[related-topic]--> crop-type (topics)

## Sources
- [isro-resourcesat-2a] | RESOURCESAT-2A mission page, ISRO | https://www.isro.gov.in/RESOURCESAT_2A.html | tier=agency-doc | accessed=2026-06-14
- [wmo-resourcesat-2a] | ResourceSat-2A satellite record, WMO OSCAR | https://space.oscar.wmo.int/satellites/view/resourcesat_2a | tier=third-party | accessed=2026-06-14

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