Chennai, Jan 10: The launch of the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, PSLV-C7 on Wednesday from Sriharikota, carrying four satellites, will be a significant one for the Indian Space Research Organisation, given the failure of the GSLV-FO2 launch on July 10 last year.
The PSLV C-7 will launch four satellites - the 680 kg Indian remote sensing satellite Cartosat-2 and the 550 kg Space Capsule Recovery Equipment (SRE-1), Indonesia's Lapan-Tubsat and Argentina's six kg nanosatellite, Pehuensat-1
- into a 635 km polar synchronous orbit, an ISRO press release said.
Cartosat-2 is the 12th in the Indian Remote Sensing Satellite (IRS) series. Data from this satellite will find application in cartography at the cadastral level, urban and rural infrastructure development and management, apart from Land Information System (LIS) and Geographical Information System (GIS).
Cartosat-2 will be placed in a 635 km high polar sun synchronous orbit.
Sre-1 is intended to demonstrate the technology of orbiting platform for performing experiments in microgravity conditions and recovering the same after completion of the experiments.
It will provide important technology inputs in navigation, guidance and control during the re-entry phase, hypersonic aero-thermodynamics for reusable thermal protection system, recovery through deceleration and floatation, besides acquisition of basic technology for reusable launch vehicles.
Bureau Report