Indian Remote Sensing Satellite IRS-P3
Indian Remote Sensing Satellite IRS-P3
An artist's impression of the IRS-P3 spacecraft. (Credit: ISRO)
Lifetime: March 1996 - January 2006
Country (primary): India
Primary Science
The Indian Remote Sensing Satellite IRS-P3 was designed primarily for Earth-observations. In particular, carried two instruments aimed at studying crop conditions, geology, and snow cover, oceanic chlorophyll, sediment transport and ocean dynamics.
High Energy Science
The IRS-P3 satellite also carried an X-ray detector for astronomical observations.
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