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Isro launches PSLV-C-15 with 5 satellites - India - The Times of India
CHENNAI: The Indian Space Research Organization on Monday morning launched the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) rocket carrying five satellites, including one for cartography.
The rocket was blasted off into space from Sriharikota, around 80 km from here, carrying the 694 kg Cartosat 2B and an Algerian satellite Alsat (116 kg).
It also carried three very small satellites - NLS 6.1 and NLS 6.2 from Canada and Switzerland, and StudSat - developed by students of engineering colleges in Bangalore and Hyderabad.
The countdown started on Saturday morning for the launch of the 44-metre tall, 230-tonne PSLV.
ISRO has been carrying out multiple launches for several years. In 2008, it set a world record by launching 10 satellites at one go.
Built to last for five years, the Rs.200-crore Cartosat-2B is India's 17th remote sensing satellite and is meant to augment ISRO's remote sensing data services along with two other satellites, Cartosat-2 and 2A launched earlier.
The satellites' imagery can be used for preparing detailed forest type maps, tree volume estimation, village/cadastral level crop inventory, town/village settlement mapping and planning for development, rural connectivity, canal alignment, coastal land form, mining monitoring and others.
"With the launch of Cartosat-2B, ISRO will have 10 remote sensing satellites in orbit - IRS 1D, Resourcesat 1, TES, Cartosat 1, 2 and 2A, IMS 1, RISAT-2, Oceansat 1 and 2," Satish, the director for publications and public relations, said.
India is a world leader in the remote sensing data market, earning a sizeable amount.
"The other remote sensing satellites that are slated for launch are RISAT (end of 2010 or early 2011), Resourcesat and Megha-Tropiques," Satish added.
CHENNAI: The Indian Space Research Organization on Monday morning launched the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) rocket carrying five satellites, including one for cartography.
The rocket was blasted off into space from Sriharikota, around 80 km from here, carrying the 694 kg Cartosat 2B and an Algerian satellite Alsat (116 kg).
It also carried three very small satellites - NLS 6.1 and NLS 6.2 from Canada and Switzerland, and StudSat - developed by students of engineering colleges in Bangalore and Hyderabad.
The countdown started on Saturday morning for the launch of the 44-metre tall, 230-tonne PSLV.
ISRO has been carrying out multiple launches for several years. In 2008, it set a world record by launching 10 satellites at one go.
Built to last for five years, the Rs.200-crore Cartosat-2B is India's 17th remote sensing satellite and is meant to augment ISRO's remote sensing data services along with two other satellites, Cartosat-2 and 2A launched earlier.
The satellites' imagery can be used for preparing detailed forest type maps, tree volume estimation, village/cadastral level crop inventory, town/village settlement mapping and planning for development, rural connectivity, canal alignment, coastal land form, mining monitoring and others.
"With the launch of Cartosat-2B, ISRO will have 10 remote sensing satellites in orbit - IRS 1D, Resourcesat 1, TES, Cartosat 1, 2 and 2A, IMS 1, RISAT-2, Oceansat 1 and 2," Satish, the director for publications and public relations, said.
India is a world leader in the remote sensing data market, earning a sizeable amount.
"The other remote sensing satellites that are slated for launch are RISAT (end of 2010 or early 2011), Resourcesat and Megha-Tropiques," Satish added.
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You guys and ISRO made my day
It huge success
It huge success
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Project director just mentioned that the CARTOSAT-2B sent first signal and it's being tracked by ISRO's facility at South Pole (Antarctica). Now on wards the satellite will go though multiple maneuvers to get into correct orientation.
ISRO chief and others also mentioned about GSLV failure and they promised that next year we will see successful launch of GSLV with Indian CUS.
ISRO chief and others also mentioned about GSLV failure and they promised that next year we will see successful launch of GSLV with Indian CUS.
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ISRO facility in antartiac?
This is new to me
This is new to me
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Feeling really Proud...
Thats what ISRO does to Indians....always makes us proud....
Thats what ISRO does to Indians....always makes us proud....
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yup..Is a real navratna company !!
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