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Monday, April 28, 2008

CARTOSAT-2A

Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), fired the 690-kg CARTOSAT-2A, India's latest remote sensing satellite, into orbit.Along with it, the Indian Mini Satellite (IMS-1) and eight foreign nano-satellites would be launched.

The CARTOSAT-2A, with the state-of-the-art panchromatic camera, is capable of taking black-and-white pictures in the visible region of the electromagnetic spectrum."The CARTOSAT-2A will help in the mapping and management of natural resources and cartographic applications.


Prepared by qblp research team

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