Satellite Images - India Meteorological Department
Visible imagery is very useful for distinguishing clouds, land, and sea/ocean. Different types of clouds reflect in different amounts based on their physical properties like amount and size of raindrops / ice crystals and its density. Cumulonimbus clouds appear brightest.
Kalpana-1 - Wikipedia
Kalpana-1 was the first dedicated meteorological satellite launched by the Indian Space Research Organisation using Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle on 12 September 2002. The satellite is three-axis stabilized and is powered by solar panels, getting up to 550 watts (0.74 hp) of power.
KALPANA-1 - Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)
METSAT (renamed as Kalpana - 1 on February 5, 2003 after the Indian born American Astronaut Dr. Kalpana Chawla, who died on February 1, 2003 in the US Space Shuttle Columbia disaster) is the first in the series of exclusive meteorological satellites built by ISRO.
KALPANA-1 Introduction | Meteorological & Oceanographic Satellite …
Kalpana-1 is the first dedicated meteorological satellite launched by Indian Space Research Organisation using Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle on 2002-09-12. This was the first satellite launched by the PSLV into the Geo-stationary orbit. The satellite was originally known as MetSat-1.
Kalpana-1 - eoPortal
May 31, 2012 · Overview. Kalpana-1 / MetSat-1 (Meteorological Satellite-1) MetSat-1 is ISRO's first dedicated GEO weather satellite project built by ISRO. So far, meteorological services had been combined with telecommunication and television services in the INSAT series.
PSLV-C4 - Wikipedia
The vehicle carried and injected India's first dedicated Meteorological satellite, Kalpana-1 (originally called MetSat) into the Geosynchronous transfer orbit. PSLV-C4 was launched at 15:53 hours IST on 12 September 2002 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre (then called "Sriharikota Launching Range").
Kalpana-1: The First Dedicated Meteorological Satellite Of India
Sep 12, 2020 · Kalpana-1 / MetSat-1 was the first dedicated meteorological (weather) satellite. Learn about this ISRO spacecraft which functioned for 15 years. Aerospace Nerd. Sep 12, 2020. Satellites are used for multiple purposes.
NASA - NSSDCA - Spacecraft - Details
Sep 12, 2002 · Kalpana 1 (formerly Metsat 1) is an Indian (ISRO) meteorological, geostationary satellite that was launched by an upgraded, four-stage PSLV-C4 rocket from Sriharikota in the southeast coast of India at 10:24 UT on 12 September 2002.
WMO OSCAR | Satellite: Kalpana-1
Satellite: Kalpana-1. 1st (last) flight unit of the Kalpana programme. Mission: operational meteorology.
Meteorological & Oceanographic Satellite Data Archival Centre
Meteorological and Oceanographic Satellite Data Archival Centre (MOSDAC) is a Data Centre of Space Applications Centre (SAC) for satellite data reception, processing, analysis and dissemination.
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