WINSON COMPETITIVE GUIDE
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) for first time
has successfully launched eight satellites into two different
orbits in a single mission. These satellites were launched
onboard of Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle C35 (PSLV C35)
from the first launch pad of the Satish Dhawan Space
Centre, Sriharikotta. It was PSLV’s longest and most
complex mission. It is also for the first time PSLV has
successfully placed satellites in two different orbits in single
mission.
Key Facts:
Among the eight satellites launched, three satellites were
from India, three from Algeria and one each from Canada
and United States.
SCATSAT-1 satellite of India weighing 371 kg was the
primary payload and remaining other seven customer
satellites were secondary payloads (5 foreign and 2
domestic satellite) weighing 304 kg in total.
SCATSAT-1 satellite: It is weather satellite that was
placed in polar sun synchronous orbit of 730 kilometer
height. It will provide weather forecasting services
meant for ocean and weather forecasts, cyclone
detection and tracking through wind-vector products. It
will have life of five years.
Pratham: It is a 10-kg satellite developed by students
from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Bombay. It will
be used to study the total electron count in space with
a resolution of 1km x 1km location grid. PISAT: It is a
5.25-kg satellite made by students of Bengaluru’s PES
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