Andrew Yee[_1_]
May 1st 08, 03:45 AM
Indian Space Research Organisation
Bangalore, India
April 30, 2008
CARTOSAT-2A and IMS-1 Cameras Switched on
The Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C9) launched India's Remote Sensing
satellites CARTOSAT-2A and Indian Mini Satellite-1 (IMS-1) along with eight
nanosatellites successfully on April 28, 2008 from Satish Dhawan Space
Centre (SDSC) SHAR, Sriharikota. The telemetry data received indicates that
all the subsystems of both the satellites are functioning satisfactorily and
the health of the satellites is normal.
On April 29, 2008, the Multispectral camera onboard IMS-1 was switched on
and high quality imagery covering Allahabad to Rameswaram was obtained.
Today (April 30, 2008), the Hyper Spectral Imaging (HySI) camera onboard
IMS-1 and panchromatic (PAN) camera onboard CARTOSAT-2A were switched on.
Imagery from HySI camera covered Uttarakhand to Karnataka passing through
Delhi and Bhopal. PAN camera covered strips of land from Saharanpur to Nuh
(South of Delhi) and Sangli to Goa Coast. Data was received at National
Remote Sensing Agency (NRSA), Shadnagar, Hyderabad. Quality of the imagery
received is excellent.
Launch of PSLV-C9 is a significant milestone for the country, as it has
again proved the reliability and versatility of PSLV and its ability to put
satellites in different types of orbits, thus proving its commercial
potential as well. This provides an excellent opportunity to undertake
commercial launches of different class of satellites as stand-alone launches
or as shared launches with our own satellites.
Bangalore, India
April 30, 2008
CARTOSAT-2A and IMS-1 Cameras Switched on
The Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C9) launched India's Remote Sensing
satellites CARTOSAT-2A and Indian Mini Satellite-1 (IMS-1) along with eight
nanosatellites successfully on April 28, 2008 from Satish Dhawan Space
Centre (SDSC) SHAR, Sriharikota. The telemetry data received indicates that
all the subsystems of both the satellites are functioning satisfactorily and
the health of the satellites is normal.
On April 29, 2008, the Multispectral camera onboard IMS-1 was switched on
and high quality imagery covering Allahabad to Rameswaram was obtained.
Today (April 30, 2008), the Hyper Spectral Imaging (HySI) camera onboard
IMS-1 and panchromatic (PAN) camera onboard CARTOSAT-2A were switched on.
Imagery from HySI camera covered Uttarakhand to Karnataka passing through
Delhi and Bhopal. PAN camera covered strips of land from Saharanpur to Nuh
(South of Delhi) and Sangli to Goa Coast. Data was received at National
Remote Sensing Agency (NRSA), Shadnagar, Hyderabad. Quality of the imagery
received is excellent.
Launch of PSLV-C9 is a significant milestone for the country, as it has
again proved the reliability and versatility of PSLV and its ability to put
satellites in different types of orbits, thus proving its commercial
potential as well. This provides an excellent opportunity to undertake
commercial launches of different class of satellites as stand-alone launches
or as shared launches with our own satellites.