Oceansat-2 is providing good quality data

Posted on 15. Oct, 2009 by Sudheer Ranga in News.

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(photo credit: www.isro.org)

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

Tags: Oceansat