The PSLV C6 rocket has successfully launched the two satellites, Cartosat 1 and Hamsat into the space. This is the first time that Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has used PSLV for carrying two Indian satellites.
The 1560 kg remote sensing satellite Cartosat I and a 42.5 kg microsatellite Hamsat took off perfectly from the new state of the art launch pad which, has been built at a cost of Rs 400 crore. This is the first launch from this pad and has put India into a select group to have such a state of the art technology.
Cartosat 1 has two state-of-the-art panchromatic cameras that take black-and-white stereoscopic images in the visible light spectrum at a resolution of 2.5 meters. The cameras cover a swath of about 30 km and take images of the same area during the same pass from two different angles.
The stereo images can be used to create accurate elevation data of the Earth and create three- dimensional image maps. Since the cameras are steerable, Cartosat 1 has a revisit time over any part of the Earth every five days.
PS: Which other country can boast their President to be a rocket scientist?? Be a pround Indian!!
News Courtesy: TOI
The 1560 kg remote sensing satellite Cartosat I and a 42.5 kg microsatellite Hamsat took off perfectly from the new state of the art launch pad which, has been built at a cost of Rs 400 crore. This is the first launch from this pad and has put India into a select group to have such a state of the art technology.
Cartosat 1 has two state-of-the-art panchromatic cameras that take black-and-white stereoscopic images in the visible light spectrum at a resolution of 2.5 meters. The cameras cover a swath of about 30 km and take images of the same area during the same pass from two different angles.
The stereo images can be used to create accurate elevation data of the Earth and create three- dimensional image maps. Since the cameras are steerable, Cartosat 1 has a revisit time over any part of the Earth every five days.
PS: Which other country can boast their President to be a rocket scientist?? Be a pround Indian!!
News Courtesy: TOI
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