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This is an archive article published on April 27, 2008
Stage set for launch of PSLV-C9
As many as ten satellites will be launched on Monday by ISRO including country's latest remote sensing satellite and eight nano 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 by the Indian Space Research Organisation ISRO including country8217;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 8216;core-alone8217; configuration.
CARTOSAT-2A weighing about 690 kg 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 km. 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 kg Indian Satellite IMS-1 developed by ISRO incorporated many new technologies and has miniaturised subsystems.
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