Cartosat-2E

Cartosat-2E is an Earth observation satellite developed by the Indian [Space Research Organisation], and is the seventh in the Cartosat series. It is designed to collect high-resolution, large-scale imagery for use in urban planning, infrastructure development, utilities planning, and traffic management.

Instruments

Cartosat-2E carries three primary instruments: the Panchromatic Camera, the High-Resolution Multi-Spectral radiometer, and the Event Monitoring camera.

Panchromatic camera is capable of taking panchromatic photographs in a selected portion of the visible and near-infrared spectrum at a resolution of.
High-Resolution Multi-Spectral radiometer is a four-channel radiometer sensitive across the entire visible spectrum and part of the near-infrared spectrum at a resolution of.
Event Monitoring camera is also capable of capturing minute long video of a fixed spot as well, Event Monitoring camera for frequent high-resolution land observation of selected areas.

Launch

The satellite was launched on 23 June 2017, along with NIUSAT and 29 other satellites, aboard a Polar [Satellite Launch Vehicle|PSLV-XL], PSLV-C38 launch vehicle from the Satish Dhawan [Space Centre|Satish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad]. With a mass of, it is deployed into a Sun-synchronous orbit for a five-year primary mission. India has allocated for the project.