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RESOURCESAT-2

Indian Earth observation satellite
Vehicle earth_observation_satellite Q2145867
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Summary

RESOURCESAT-2 is an Earth observation satellite[1]. RESOURCESAT-2 draws 79 Wikipedia views per month (earth observation satellite category, ranking #42 of 214).[2]

Key Facts

  • Country: India[3]
  • Owned by: Indian Space Research Organisation[4]
  • Operator: Indian Space Research Organisation[5]
  • Commons category: Resourcesat-2[6]
  • Space launch vehicle: Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle-G[7]
  • Type of orbit: Sun-synchronous orbit[8], polar orbit[9]
  • UTC date of spacecraft launch: April 20, 2011[10]
  • Significant event: rocket launch[11]
  • Start point: Satish Dhawan Space Centre First Launch Pad[12]

Why It Matters

RESOURCESAT-2 has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13]

Related Entities

Earth observation satellite India Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle-G

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . isro.gov.in. isro.gov.in. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . isro.gov.in. isro.gov.in. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . isro.gov.in. isro.gov.in. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . isro.gov.in. isro.gov.in. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . isro.gov.in. isro.gov.in. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Jonathan's Space Report. isro.gov.in. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Jonathan's Space Report. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). RESOURCESAT-2. Retrieved October 22, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/resourcesat-2
MLA “RESOURCESAT-2.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 22 Oct. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/resourcesat-2.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_resourcesat-2_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{RESOURCESAT-2}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/resourcesat-2}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-22}}
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  1. 17d ago · SHADOWARROW 2026 · 2026-10-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Significant event → rocket launch
    Freebase id → /m/06_w6j0
    Launch date → —
    Cospar id → 2011-015A
    + 23 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||bn, hi */ Added missing Bengali and Hindi labels and descriptions"
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