The Indian Space Research Organization on Monday morning launched the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) rocket carrying five satellites, including one for cartography. India is a world leader in the remote sensing data market, earning a sizeable amount. It also carried three very small satellites - NLS 6.1 and NLS 6.2 from Canada and Switzerland, StudSat - developed by engineering students and 694 kg Cartosat 2B and an Algerian satellite Alsat (116 kg). 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.
Monday, July 12, 2010
Successful launch of PSLV
The Indian Space Research Organization on Monday morning launched the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) rocket carrying five satellites, including one for cartography. India is a world leader in the remote sensing data market, earning a sizeable amount. It also carried three very small satellites - NLS 6.1 and NLS 6.2 from Canada and Switzerland, StudSat - developed by engineering students and 694 kg Cartosat 2B and an Algerian satellite Alsat (116 kg). 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.
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That is a great news.
ReplyDeleteWonderfull achievement for India
ReplyDeleteCool! Not to sound flip about such an achievement, but will this improve cellular service? ;)
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