India launches radar imaging satellite RISAT-2 from Sriharikota
India launches radar imaging satellite RISAT-2 from Sriharikota
PSLV-C12, successfully blasted off from the Satish Dhawan Space centre at Sriharikota at 6.45 am this morning. The rocket is 44 meters tall and it's a core-alone vehicle and without strap motors its weight is 230 tones. The rocket will put in orbit radar imaging satellite RISAT-2 and Anusat, an experimental mini communication satellite, the first satellite to be developed by an Indian university.
It was an awesome sight as the ISRO's trusted work horse PSLV zoomed into the skies, leaving behind a trail of smoke and with a trembling sound that shook the earth. ISRO Chief G Madhavan Nair and a galaxy of scientists watched the course of the flight with bated breath.
RISAT-2 is being built by ISRO with inputs from Israel. It is a remote-sensing satellite which would enhance India�s capability in the management of disasters such as floods, cyclones and landslips. Weighing 300 KG, it has 24-hour capability for imaging the earth. Anusat, a 38-kg. Experimental mini communication satellite built by Anna University, will demonstrate technologies related to message store and forward operations. The primary payload will enable its receiver to receive the information and its transmitter to read the information to the ground station when it is passing over an intended area.
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