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Satellite:
Kalpana-1
Satellite details
Acronym
Kalpana-1
Full name
Kalpana-1
Satellite Description
1st (last) flight unit of the Kalpana programme.
Mission: operational meteorology.
Mass at launch
1055 kg
Dry mass
495 kg
Power
550 W
Data access link
http://satellite.imd.gov.in/dynamic/insat2nd.htm
Data access information
Near-real-time availability of images and other data by DMDD.
Availability of DCP messages by lines.
Note: The link provided is to an IMD page for browsing recent images (incl animations) and products from INSAT-3D and KALPANA in graphical format. No access to L1 data is provided for general users.
Orbit
Geostationary orbit
Altitude
35786 km
Longitude
74° E
Space agency
ISRO
, IMD
Status
Inactive
Details on Status (as
available)
Launch
12 Sep 2002
EOL
Sep 2017
Last update:
2018-10-06
Associated satellite programme and related satellites
Note: red tag: no longer operational , green tag: operational ,
blue tag : future
Satellite Payload
All known Instruments flying on
Kalpana-1
Acronym
Full name
DCS
Data Collection Service
VHRR
Very High Resolution Radiometer
Show instrument status and calibration
Satellite Field of View
Estimate of the satellite's footprint, assuming a zenith angle of 75
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Satellite payload
All known instruments flying on
Kalpana-1
Instrument
Full name
Start date
EOL date
Status
NRT data
Instrument landing page
Comments
DCS
Data Collection Service
Dec 2002 *
Sep 2017
N/A
The Data Collection System has not been used in the last years due to excessive orbit inclination (3.8°).
VHRR
Very High Resolution Radiometer
Dec 2002 *
Sep 2017
N/A
* The information in this field is estimated or assumed
Telecommunication frequency or microwave sensing channel information Show expert details
Service
Dir or Mode
Frequency
Emission designator
Bandwidth
Polarisation
D/A
Data rate or Baseband
Comments
CDAS
S-E
4503.5 MHz
500KG1D
500 kHz
linear
D
526.5 kbps
VHRR raw data
DRT
E-S
402.75 MHz
180KG1D
180 kHz
LHCP
D
4.8 kbps
DCP reports
DRT
S-E
4506.05 MHz
180KG1D
180 kHz
linear
D
4.8 kbps
DCP relay