India set to launch PSLV-C9 with 10 satellites

The stage is set for the launch of PSLV-C9 from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Shriharikota. As many as ten satellites will be launched on Monday

Chennai: The stage is set for the launch of PSLV-C9 from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Shriharikota. As many as ten satellites will be launched on Monday by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) including country's latest remote sensing satellite and eight nano satellites. PSLV-C9 would put into orbit CARTOSAT-2A (remote sensing satellite) along with Indian Mini Satellite (IMS-1) and eight nano satellites. This will be the thirteenth flight of PSLV and third flight with 'core-alone' configuration.

CARTOSAT-2A weighing about 690 Kilograms carries state-of-the-art Panchromatic camera (PAN) that is capable of taking black and white pictures in the visible region of the electromagnetic spectrum. The imagery will have a spatial resolution of about one metre. The camera covers a swath (geographical strip of land) of about 9.6 Kilometres.

The highly agile CARTOSAT-2A is steerable along as well as across the direction of its movement to facilitate imaging of any area more frequently. The 83-Kilogram Indian Satellite (IMS-1), developed by ISRO, incorporates many new technologies and has miniaturised subsystems. (PTI)

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