The 28-hour countdown for the launch of India’s ultra-powerful earth observation satellite – Cartosat-2 alongside 30 co-passenger satellites including 29 foreign probes, atop a Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) has commenced by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Thursday morning, confirmed the pioneered Indian space agency through a formal press release.
As officially upheld by the Bengaluru-headquartered space agency, the 28-hour countdown for the launch of Earth Observing satellite Cartosat-2, slated for Friday, alongside a herd of 30 co-passenger satellites including 29 foreign and one in-house satellite has begun at 5.29 am today. On board, India’s powerful launch vehicle – the 40th flight of Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle or the PSLV-C38, the 712 kg-weighed Cartosat-2 satellite together with 30 other satellites, weighing nearly 243 kg will take wings from the launch pad of Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh.
The satellites, as officially verified by ISRO, will take wings atop the PSLV rocket at 09.29am IST tomorrow and after lift-off, the earth monitoring satellites will be put into a 505 km polar Sun Synchronous Orbit (SSO). As stated by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), Cartosat-2 is the second satellite of India’s Cartosat series of satellites. It is an Earth observation satellite which will be operated from a sun-synchronous orbit and will be maintained by ISRO.
Alongside this high-end earth-monitoring space probe, the launch event will also include the take-off of the 30 co-passenger satellites including 29 nano foreign satellites that belong to 14 countries including Belgium, Austria, Chile, Britain, Finland, France, Czech Republic, Germany, Italy, Japan, Lithuania, Latvia, Slovakia, and the US and one Indian nano-satellite. The total weight of the entire herd of satellites, carried by the PSLV-C38 is approximately 955 kg.
The As a part of the commercial treaty, signed between the commercial arm of ISRO, the Antrix Corporation Ltd, and the international customers, ISRO is setting out these 29 nanosatellites to the orbit atop its PSLV rocket. The Indian nanosatellite, named as NIUSAT weighs 15kg and is designed and developed by No oral Islam University, Tamil Nadu. The satellite is intended for delivering multi-spectral imagery which will help in monitoring the agricultural crop and supporting and promoting the disaster management applications, said ISRO.
As officially upheld by the Bengaluru-headquartered space agency, the 28-hour countdown for the launch of Earth Observing satellite Cartosat-2, slated for Friday, alongside a herd of 30 co-passenger satellites including 29 foreign and one in-house satellite has begun at 5.29 am today. On board, India’s powerful launch vehicle – the 40th flight of Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle or the PSLV-C38, the 712 kg-weighed Cartosat-2 satellite together with 30 other satellites, weighing nearly 243 kg will take wings from the launch pad of Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh.
The satellites, as officially verified by ISRO, will take wings atop the PSLV rocket at 09.29am IST tomorrow and after lift-off, the earth monitoring satellites will be put into a 505 km polar Sun Synchronous Orbit (SSO). As stated by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), Cartosat-2 is the second satellite of India’s Cartosat series of satellites. It is an Earth observation satellite which will be operated from a sun-synchronous orbit and will be maintained by ISRO.
Alongside this high-end earth-monitoring space probe, the launch event will also include the take-off of the 30 co-passenger satellites including 29 nano foreign satellites that belong to 14 countries including Belgium, Austria, Chile, Britain, Finland, France, Czech Republic, Germany, Italy, Japan, Lithuania, Latvia, Slovakia, and the US and one Indian nano-satellite. The total weight of the entire herd of satellites, carried by the PSLV-C38 is approximately 955 kg.
The As a part of the commercial treaty, signed between the commercial arm of ISRO, the Antrix Corporation Ltd, and the international customers, ISRO is setting out these 29 nanosatellites to the orbit atop its PSLV rocket. The Indian nanosatellite, named as NIUSAT weighs 15kg and is designed and developed by No oral Islam University, Tamil Nadu. The satellite is intended for delivering multi-spectral imagery which will help in monitoring the agricultural crop and supporting and promoting the disaster management applications, said ISRO.