| Operator | ISRO |
|---|---|
| Major contractors | ISRO Satellite Center, Space Applications Centre |
| Mission type | Meteorological satellite |
| Satellite of | Earth |
| Orbital insertion date | 2002-09-24[1] |
| Launch date | 2002-09-1210:24:00 UTC[1] |
| Launch vehicle | PSLV |
| Carrier rocket | PSLV C4 |
| Launch site | Satish Dhawan Space Centre |
| Mission duration | 7 years [2] |
| COSPAR ID | 2002-043A |
| Homepage | ISRO Web-site |
| Mass | 1,060 kg |
| Power | 550 Watts Solar Panels |
| Batteries | 18 AhNi-Mh |
| Orbital elements | |
| Regime | Geo Synchronous Orbit |
| Eccentricity | 0.0 |
| Inclination | 0° |
| Altitude | 36000 km |
| Apoapsis | 35779.0 km |
| Periapsis | 35807.7 km [3] |
| Orbital period | 24 Hours |
| Longitude | 74°E |
| Orbits per day | 1 |
| Instruments | |
| Main instruments | Very High Resolution Radiometer |
| Transponders | |
| Transponders | Data Relay Transponder |
| References: ISRO Web-site | |
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 Geostationary orbit. The satellite was originally known as MetSat-1. On February 5, 2003 it was renamed to Kalpana-1 by the Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee in memory of Kalpana Chawla - a NASA astronaut who perished in the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster.
The satellite features a Very High Resolution scanning Radiometer (VHRR), for three-band images and a Data Relay Transponder (DRT) payload.[1]
The three band images are:
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