India today created history as the PSLV-C9 blasted off into space, carrying ten satellites including the country's latest remote sensing satellite CARTOSAT-2A.The PSLV-C9 was launched from ISRO's Satish Dhawan Space Centre here today.Scientists cheered as the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, in its thirteenth flight, soared into the clear sky in a perfect lift off at 9.23 am from the second launch pad.The PSLV is also carrying ISRO's Indian Mini Satellite-1 (IMS-1), weighing 83kg, and eight nano satellites built by universities and research institutes in Canada and Germany apart from the 690 kg CARTOSAT-2A.While the CARTOSAT-2A, carrying state-of-the-art panchromatic camera (PAN), will be used for mapping purposes and management of natural resources, the IMS-1 will be used as a platform for trying out advanced technology in future launches.The sources said that about 885 secs after lift off and after separation from the fourth stage, PSLV-C9 would inject the main payload Cartosat-2A in the Polar Sun Synchronous Orbit at a height of 635 km with an inclination of 97.94 degree with respect to the equator. This would be followed by the separation and injection of IMS-1 about 930 secs after the launch. After this, eight nano satellites would get separated and placed in the intended orbit in sequence. PAN is capable of taking black-and-white pictures in the visible region of the electromagnetic spectrum. The imagery would have a spatial resolution of about one metre. The camera covers a swath (geographical strip of land) of about 9.6 km. The highly agile CARTOSAT-2A was steerable along as well as across the direction of its movement to facilitate imaging of any area more frequently. The IMS-1 was specifically developed by ISRO for remote sensing purposes and to carry different payloads in future without sigificant change in it. Weighing 83 kg at lift-off, IMS-1, being flown as an auxiliary payload, incorporates many new technologies and had miniaturised subsystems. IMS-1 carries two optical payloads - a Multispectral camera (Mx Payload) and a Hyperspectral camera (HySI Payload). Both Mx and HySI payloads operate in the visible and near infra-red regions of the electromagnetic spectrum. Apart from the two Indian satellites, PSLV-C9 would also be carrying eight nanosatellites built by Universities and research institutions in Canada and Germany. These satellites were being launched under a commercial agreement with Antrix CorporationMonday, April 28, 2008
India created world record
India today created history as the PSLV-C9 blasted off into space, carrying ten satellites including the country's latest remote sensing satellite CARTOSAT-2A.The PSLV-C9 was launched from ISRO's Satish Dhawan Space Centre here today.Scientists cheered as the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, in its thirteenth flight, soared into the clear sky in a perfect lift off at 9.23 am from the second launch pad.The PSLV is also carrying ISRO's Indian Mini Satellite-1 (IMS-1), weighing 83kg, and eight nano satellites built by universities and research institutes in Canada and Germany apart from the 690 kg CARTOSAT-2A.While the CARTOSAT-2A, carrying state-of-the-art panchromatic camera (PAN), will be used for mapping purposes and management of natural resources, the IMS-1 will be used as a platform for trying out advanced technology in future launches.The sources said that about 885 secs after lift off and after separation from the fourth stage, PSLV-C9 would inject the main payload Cartosat-2A in the Polar Sun Synchronous Orbit at a height of 635 km with an inclination of 97.94 degree with respect to the equator. This would be followed by the separation and injection of IMS-1 about 930 secs after the launch. After this, eight nano satellites would get separated and placed in the intended orbit in sequence. PAN is capable of taking black-and-white pictures in the visible region of the electromagnetic spectrum. The imagery would have a spatial resolution of about one metre. The camera covers a swath (geographical strip of land) of about 9.6 km. The highly agile CARTOSAT-2A was steerable along as well as across the direction of its movement to facilitate imaging of any area more frequently. The IMS-1 was specifically developed by ISRO for remote sensing purposes and to carry different payloads in future without sigificant change in it. Weighing 83 kg at lift-off, IMS-1, being flown as an auxiliary payload, incorporates many new technologies and had miniaturised subsystems. IMS-1 carries two optical payloads - a Multispectral camera (Mx Payload) and a Hyperspectral camera (HySI Payload). Both Mx and HySI payloads operate in the visible and near infra-red regions of the electromagnetic spectrum. Apart from the two Indian satellites, PSLV-C9 would also be carrying eight nanosatellites built by Universities and research institutions in Canada and Germany. These satellites were being launched under a commercial agreement with Antrix Corporation
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