Oceansat-3

Earth observation satellite launched by India

Oceansat-3
Spacecraft properties
PSLV-C54, EOS-6 (aka Oceansat-3) - Oceansat-3 on PSLV fourth stage.
Names	EOS-06 / Oceansat-3

Mission type	Earth observation Oceanography
Operator	ISRO
COSPAR ID	2022-158A
SATCAT no.	54361
Website	https://www.isro.gov.in/


Spacecraft	OceanSat-3
Bus	IRS-1
Manufacturer	Indian Space Research Organisation
Launch mass	1,117 kg (2,463 lb)
Power	813 watts


Start of mission
Launch date	26 Nov 2022, 06:26 UTC
Rocket	Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, (PSLV-C54)
Launch site	Satish Dhawan Space Centre, First Launch Pad (FLP)
Contractor	Indian Space Research Organisation
Entered service	26 November 2022


Orbital parameters
Reference system	Geocentric orbit
Regime	Sun-synchronous orbit
Perigee altitude	741.6 km (460.8 mi)
Apogee altitude	743.7 km (462.1 mi)
Inclination	98.4°
Period	99.5 minutes

Instruments
Oceansat Scatterometer (OSCAT-3), The Ocean Colour Monitor (OCM-3), a Sea Surface Temperature Monitor (SSTM) and the ARGOS-4 data collection system
Earth observation satellites series ← Oceansat-2 Oceansat-3A →

Oceansat-3 (also known as EOS-06) is an Earth observation satellite, which is the third satellite in the Oceansat series launched by Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). It was launched on 26 Nov 2022, 06:26 UTC using a PSLV rocket from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, First Launch Pad (FLP). The satellite aims to improve the existing remote sensing capabilities related to the field of oceanography.^[1]

Launch

Oceansat-3 was launched from Satish Dhawan Space Centre at 06:26 UTC on November 26, 2022.^[2] It was launched aboard a PSLV rocket of XL configuration, aboard the PSLV-C54 mission along with eight secondary payloads: INS-2B, the Anand satellite, two Thybolt satellites, and four Astrocast satellites.^[3]

References

^ "Oceansat 3, 3A". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 2019-12-09.
^ Chethan Kumar (Apr 6, 2022). "gaganyaan: 2 Gaganyaan abort tests in August, December; relay satellites next year | India News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2022-04-08.
^ "Oceansat-3 - eoPortal". www.eoportal.org. 5 December 2022. Retrieved 9 November 2023.

Indian Remote Sensing (IRS) satellites

IRS-1

IRS-P

Cartosat

Completed	1 (IRS-P5) 2 2A 2B 2C 2D 2E 2F 3

Oceansat

Completed	1 (IRS-P4) 2 3

Resourcesat

Completed	1 (IRS-P6) 2 2A
Planned	Resourcesat-3

Indian spacecraft

Satellites

Communication	CMS 01 02 GSAT 1 2 3 (EDUSAT) 4 5P 6 6A 7 7A 8 9 (South Asia Satellite) 10 11 12 14 15 16 17 18 19 29 30 31 HAMSAT INSAT 1A 1B 1C 1D 2A 2B 2C 2D 2DT 2E 3A 3B 3C 3D 3DR 3DS 3E 4A 4B 4C 4CR 4E 4F 4G Planned: GSAT 20 22 23 24
Earth observation	Bhaskara I II Cartosat 1 2 2A 2B 2C 2D 2E 2F 3 EMISAT EOS 1 2 4 7 HySIS IMS-1 IRS 1A 1B 1C 1D 1E P1 P2 P3 Megha-Tropiques Microsat Microsat-R Oceansat 1 2 Resourcesat 1 2 RISAT 1 2 2B 2BR1 Rohini RS-D1 RS-D2 SARAL SCATSAT-1 Technology Experiment Satellite (TESS) Planned: NISAR GISAT Oceansat-3 Resourcesat-3 RISAT-1A
Experimental	APPLE Aryabhata Rohini RS-1 Rohini Technology Payload (RTP)
Navigation	IRNSS 1A 1B 1C 1D 1E 1F 1G 1I NVS-01
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Space probes

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Lunar programme	Chandrayaan-1 Moon Impact Probe Chandrayaan-2 Vikram Pragyan Chandrayaan-3 Vikram Pragyan Lunar Polar Exploration Mission Chandrayaan-4 Chandrayaan-5 Chandrayaan-6
Interplanetary	Mars Orbiter Mission Mars Orbiter Mission 2 (planned) Venus Orbiter Mission (planned)

Human
spaceflight

Indian Human Spaceflight Programme
- SRE-1
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- SRE-III
Gaganyaan
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Bharatiya Antariksha Station

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June	Progress MS-20 Shenzhou 14 TROPICS 02†, TROPICS 04† Starlink G4-19 (53 satellites) CMS-02 or GSAT-24 Yaogan 35-02 (3 satellites) CAPSTONE
July	USA-337 Kosmos 2557 / GLONASS-K 16L Starlink G4-21 (53 satellites) Starlink G3-1 (46 satellites) Tianlian II-03 SpaceX CRS-25 (TUMnanoSAT) Starlink G4-22 (53 satellites) Starlink G3-2 (46 satellites) Wentian Starlink G4-25 (53 satellites) Yaogan 35-03 (3 satellites)
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October	TechEdSat-15 SES-20, SES-21 SpaceX Crew-5 Starlink G4-29 (52 satellites) Galaxy 33, Galaxy 34 GLONASS-K 17L RAISE-3†, KOSEN-2†, MAGNARO†, MITSUBA†, WASEDA-SAT-ZERO† Huanjing 2E Yaogan 36-02 (3 satellites) Hotbird 13F Starlink G4-36 (54 satellites) OneWeb L14 (36 satellites) Gonets-M × 3 Progress MS-21 Starlink G4-31 (53 satellites) Shiyan 20C Mengtian
November	LDPE-2, USA-339 / Shepherd Demonstration, USA-340, USA-341, USA-344 / USUVL Kosmos 2563 / EKS-6 Hotbird 13G MATS ChinaSat 19 Cygnus NG-18 (SpaceTuna1) NOAA-21, LOFTID Yunhai-3 01 Tianzhou 5 Galaxy 31, Galaxy 32 Yaogan 34-03 Jilin-1 Gaofen-03D × 5 Artemis 1 (ArgoMoon, BioSentinel, CuSP, EQUULEUS, LunaH-Map, Lunar IceCube, LunIR, Near-Earth Asteroid Scout, OMOTENASHI, Team Miles) Eutelsat 10B EOS-06 / Oceansat-3, Astrocast × 4 SpaceX CRS-26 Yaogan 36-03 (3 satellites) Kosmos 2564 / GLONASS-M 761 Shenzhou 15 Kosmos 2565 / Lotos-S1 №6 (Kosmos 2566) Oceansat-3
December	Gaofen 5-01A OneWeb L15 (40 satellites) Jilin-1 Gaofen-03D × 7, Jilin-1 Pingtai-01A 01 Hakuto-R Mission 1 (Rashid), Lunar Flashlight Shiyan 20A, Shiyan 20B Galaxy 35, Galaxy 36, MTG-I1 Yaogan 36-04 (3 satellites) Shiyan 21 SWOT O3b mPOWER 1, O3b mPOWER 2 Starlink G4-37 (54 satellites) Pléiades Neo 5†, Pléiades Neo 6† Gaofen 11-04 Starlink G5-1 (54 satellites) Shiyan 10-02 EROS-C3
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