CARTOSAT-2A And IMS-1
Cameras Switched On
(1 May 2008) The Polar Satellite
Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C9) launched India's Remote Sensing satellites CARTOSAT-2A
and Indian Mini Satellite-1 (IMS-1) along with eight nanosatellites
successfully on April 28, 2008 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) SHAR,
Sriharikota.
The telemetry data received indicates that all the
subsystems of both the satellites are functioning satisfactorily and the health
of the satellites is normal.
On April 29, 2008, the Multispectral camera
onboard IMS-1 was switched on and high quality imagery covering Allahabad to
Rameswaram was obtained. Today (April 30, 2008), the Hyper Spectral Imaging
(HySI) camera onboard IMS-1 and panchromatic (PAN) camera onboard CARTOSAT-2A
were switched on. Imagery from HySI camera covered Uttarakhand to Karnataka
passing through Delhi and Bhopal. PAN camera covered strips of land from
Saharanpur to Nuh (South of Delhi) and Sangli to Goa Coast. Data was received
at National Remote Sensing Agency (NRSA), Shadnagar, Hyderabad. Quality of the
imagery received is excellent.
Launch of PSLV-C9 is a significant
milestone for the country, as it has again proved the reliability and
versatility of PSLV and its ability to put satellites in different types of
orbits, thus proving its commercial potential as well. This provides an
excellent opportunity to undertake commercial launches of different class of
satellites as stand-alone launches or as shared launches with our own
satellites.
(source: Indian Space Research Organisation)
