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India set to launch PSLV-C9 with 10 satellites
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LOCALCORRESPONDENT on 27 April, 2008 07:49:00
 
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)