digital elevation models with 5 m and 10 m post spacing
digital elevation models
with 5 m and 10 m post spacing

Key Parameters of the IRS-P6 Sensors

  LISS-IV LISS-III AWiFS
Mono Mode MX Mode
Spatial Resolution Band 2 (green)
Band 3 (red)
Band 4 (NIR)
Band 5 (SWIR)

5.8 m


5.8 m
5.8 m
5.8 m

23.5 m
23.5 m
23.5 m
23.5 m
56 m ... 70 m
56 m ... 70 m
56 m ... 70 m
56 m ... 70 m
Swath-width all Bands 70 km 23.9 km 140 km 740 km
Radiometric Resolution, Quantisation all Bands 7 bit 7 bit 7 bit 10 bit
Spectral Coverage Band 2 (green)
Band 3 (red)
Band 4 (NIR)
Band 5 (SWIR)

620-680 nm


520-590 nm
620-680 nm
770-860 nm

520-590 nm
620-680 nm
770-860 nm
1550-1700 nm
520-590 nm
620-680 nm
770-860 nm
1550-1700 nm
Focal Length Band 2 (green)
Band 3 (red)
Band 4 (NIR)
Band 5 (SWIR)

982.40 mm


983.12 mm
982.40 mm
981.90 mm

347.520 mm
347.508 mm
347.495 mm
451.631 mm
139.530 mm
139.530 mm
139.530 mm
181.355 mm
CCD Arrays
(number of arrays * no. of elements)
Band 2 (green)
Band 3 (red)
Band 4 (NIR)
Band 5 (SWIR)

1 * 12000


1 * 12000
1 * 12000
1 * 12000

1 * 6000
1 * 6000
1 * 6000
1 * 6000
2 * 6000
2 * 6000
2 * 6000
2 * 6000
CCD Size Band 2 (green)
Band 3 (red)
Band 4 (NIR)
Band 5 (SWIR)

7 µm x 7 µm


7 µm x 7 µm
7 µm x 7 µm
7 µm x 7 µm

10 µm x 7 µm
10 µm x 7 µm
10 µm x 7 µm
13 µm x 13 µm
10 µm x 7 µm
10 µm x 7 µm
10 µm x 7 µm
13 µm x 13 µm
Integration Time all Bands 0.8782745 ms 0.8782745 ms 3.3194962 ms 9.9584885 ms
Cross Track Field of View (FOV) for Single Pixel (radiant) all Bands 0.0000071 0.0000071 0.0000288 0.0000717

Note: The LISS-IV camera can be operated either in monochromatic or multispectral mode.