Cartosat-1 (IRS-P5) Data

As part of IRS mission (Indian Remote Sensing satellites), the new Cartosat-1 (IRS-P5) satellite was launched into a polar sun synchronous orbit on May 5, 2005. This satellite’s estimated lifetime is 5 years. The key feature of Cartosat-1 is possibility to receive high resolution (2.5 m) stereo pairs for modern cartographic needs. Cartosat-1 data allow the user to draw new and update existing large scale (up to 1:10 000 scale) maps.

The satellite carries two cameras (PAN-fore and PAN-aft) transmitting panchromatic data within a swath of approximately 30 km. The cameras mounted with respect to nadir to generate stereoscopic image of the area along the track. Cartosat-1 also has an On-Board Solid State Recorder (OBSSR) for collecting data outside the vicinity of the ground stations.

On August 9, 2006 a license agreement was signed between the ScanEx R&D Center and the ANTRIX Corporation Ltd on the data reception from the Cartosat-1 satellite. In accordance with this agreement the ScanEx R&D Center has an exclusive right within the territory of Russia and the CIS to integrate the patented software for the Cartosat-1 data reception developed by the ANTRIX Corporation Ltd. with the hard- and software UniScan™ systems developed at the ScanEx R&D Center. This Agreement empowers the ScanEx R&D Center to either deliver or upgrade the already installed UniSan™ stations for the Cartosat-1 data reception within the territory of Russia and the CIS as well as to distribute the Cartosat-1 data on a commercial basis and provide services on this data processing.

ScanEx Center accepts orders for high resolution imagery data from Cartosat-1 satellite. Data archive has been replenished starting in 2007.