PSLV – C 34
Indian Space Research Organisation
(ISRO) (on June 22, 2016) launched a record 20 satellites in a single mission
from the Satish Dhawan Space Center in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh. With this
launch of 20 satellites, ISRO also managed to break its previous record of
placing 10 satellites into orbit in a single mission in 2008.
The 20 satellites including India’s
latest earth observation satellite Cartosat-2 was launched on-board Polar
Satellite Launch Vehicle PSLV C-34. The other 19 satellites were from the US,
Germany, Canada and Indonesia as well as two satellites from Sathyabama
University, Chennai, and the College of Engineering, Pune.
Cartosat-2 Series Satellite
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The Cartosat-2 series satellite is the primary
satellite carried by PSLV-C34. This satellite is similar to the earlier
Cartosat-2, 2A and 2B. After its injection into a 505 km polar Sun Synchronous
Orbit by PSLV-C34, the satellite will be brought to operational configuration
following which it will begin providing regular remote sensing services using
Panchromatic and Multispectral cameras.
The
imagery sent by the satellite will be useful cartographic applications, urban
and rural applications, coastal land use and regulation, utility management
like road network monitoring, water distribution, creation of land use maps,
precision study, change detection to bring out geographical and manmade
features and various other Land Information System (LIS) and Geographical
Information System (GIS) applications.
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PSLV – C34
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Satellite
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Country
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Weight
(in Kg)
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Applications
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Cartosat – 2
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India
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727.5
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coastal land use
and regulation, utility management like road network monitoring, water
distribution, creation of land use maps
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SATHYABAMASAT
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India (Satyabama
University, Chennai)
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1.5
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To collect data on
greenhouse gases (Water Vapour, Carbon monoxide, Carbon dioxide, Methane and
Hydrogen fluoride)
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SWAYAM
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India (College of
Engineering, Pune)
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1
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To provide point
to point messaging services to the HAM community
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LAPAN A3
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Indonesia
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120
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Micro-satellite will
be used for earth surveillance and magnetic field monitoring.
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BIROS (Berlin
Infrared Optical System)
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Germany
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130
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For remote sensing
of high temperature events
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SKYSAT GEN 2-1
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USA
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110
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For earth imaging
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Dove (12
Satellites)
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USA
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56.4 (each weighs
4.7)
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For earth imaging
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M3MSAT (Maritime
Monitoring and Messaging Micro – Satellite)
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Canada
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85
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For Collection and
study of automatic identification system signals from low earth orbit
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GHGSat – D
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Canada
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25.5
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An earth
observation Satellite for measuring atmospheric concentration of greenhouse
gases (Carbon Dioxide and Methane)
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1288
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According to ISRO, the total weight of all the 20
satellites was about 1288 kg.
Till now, ISRO has launched 74
satellites for foreign vendors from about 20 countries, earning about $ 100
million in the bargain.
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