Oceansat-2, six European satellites by indian space
Image via Wikipedia India Wednesday successfully launched its 16th remote-sensing satellite, Oceansat-2, to study oceans and climate, and six small Europeans satellites on board a rocket that blasted off from here. Under a clear blue sky, the 44.4-metre tall, 230-tonne Indian rocket Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) freed itself from the launch pad at the spaceport, 70 km from Chennai, at 11.51 a.m. and soared upwards with a deep throated growl lugging the 960-kg Oceansat-2 and the six nano satellites all together weighing 20 kg. In copybook style, the rocket first spat out Oceansat-2 at an altitude of 720 km above the earth in a sun-synchronous orbit (SSO), followed by the four nano satellites – also called Cubesats, each weighing one kg. The remaining two, each weighing eight kg, were attached to the rocket’s fourth stage. The Oceansat2 satellite detached itself from the rocket after 1,081 seconds. The six nano satellites are owned by European universities – four from Germany and one each from Switzerland and Turkey. They were launched under a commercial agreement. .... - Source : http://indiagoogler.blogspot.com |
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