WEB DESK
In another landmark, the national space agency ISRO launched India’s most sophisticated Earth observation satellite Cartosat-3 this morning.
ISRO has said, the third generation, agile and advanced satellite is carried by PSLV-C47 along with 13 other nano-satellites belonging to a US firm at 09:28 hrs.
It was ignited from the second launch pad of the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh, some 90 kilometres off Chennai.
PSLV-C47 is the 21st flight of PSLV in ‘XL’ configuration (with 6 solid strap-on motors). This will be the 74th launch vehicle mission from SDSC SHAR, Sriharikota.
Cartosat-3 satellite is a third generation agile advanced satellite having high resolution imaging capability. The satellite will be placed in an orbit of 509 km at an inclination of 97.5 degree.
PSLV-C47 will also carry 13 commercial nanosatellites from United States of America as part of commercial arrangement with NewSpace India Limited (NSIL), Department of Space.