Oceansat-2 is providing good quality data

After the successful launch of Oceansat-2 on September 23, the satellite recently sent good quality of data through the Payloads. All the three payloads on-board the Oceansat-2, namely

• Ocean Colour Monitor
• Scatterometer
• Radio Occultation Sounder for Atmospheric Studies

have been successfully turned on providing good quality data. It may be recalled that the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C14) launched from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota on September 23, 2009 placed India’s Oceansat-2 and other six nano satellites for international customers in the desired orbit.

All the instruments onboard Oceansat-2 are working satisfactorily.

First Day Image

Chlorophyll concentration images taken by Oceansat-2

The Ocean Colour Monitor (OCM), a multi-spectral imaging radiometer, provides information on chlorophyll concentration, and helps locating Potential Fisheries Zones.

A Mosaic of Indian region

Global Area coverage

The Scatterometer, an active microwave sensor, facilitates retrieval of sea-surface wind speed and direction, and monitoring polar sea-ice. The Radio Occultation Sounder measures the parameters pertaining to lower atmosphere and ionosphere.

Derived Winds

Sigma -O & Wind velocity

The data provided by the different sensors on-board Oceansat -2, will also facilitate monitoring of turbidity and suspended sediments, sea-state and sea-surface winds, and meteorological/climatological studies. The satellite collects data over the entire globe once in two days.

Source : ISRO’s Press release

Photo Credits: ISRO’s Website