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OCEANSAT-3

EOS-06(Oceansat-3) also known as Earth Observing Satellite EOS-06(Oceansat-3),  was launched by PSLV-C54 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota on 26 November 2022. EOS-06(Oceansat-3) is developed to provide a unique opportunity for simultaneously measuring the physical, biological and atmospheric parameters for the first time from three instruments, (i) 13-band advanced Ocean Colour Monitor (OCM-3), (ii) Ku-band Scatterometer (SCAT-3) and (ii) a 2-channel Sea Surface Temperature Monitor (SSTM). ARGOS is the fourth payload provided by French Space Agency (CNES) and serves as a data collection platform from various ocean based platform. EOS-06(Oceansat-3) is envisaged to provide continuity of operational services of Oceansat-1, 2 and SCATSAT-1 Mission with enhanced application potential.