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Isro to launch ASTROSAT, 6 foreign satellites on 28 September
PublishedSeptember 17, 2015 | Byadmin
SOURCE: LIVEMINT
Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) will launch ASTROSAT, a dedicated astronomy satellite for studying celestial objects, on 28 September, according to an Isro spokesperson.
Along with the satellite, the national space organization will launch six other satellites including one from Indonesia, one from Canada and four from the US. The seven satellites will be launched aboard Isro’s workhorse rocket, Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle PSLV-C30, from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh.
“The launch vehicle assembly has been completed and the satellites have arrived in Sriharikota. Satellite integration will begin after initial checks are completed,” said the Isro spokesperson. After the launch, ASTROSAT will become the first mission to be operated as a space observatory by Isro.
The satellite which will have an operational lifetime of five years will produce an estimated 300 terabyte of data for this period which will be processed and archived by scientists involved in mission. The primary data archive for ASTROSAT will be located at the Indian Space Science Data Centre near Bangalore.
PublishedSeptember 17, 2015 | Byadmin
SOURCE: LIVEMINT
Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) will launch ASTROSAT, a dedicated astronomy satellite for studying celestial objects, on 28 September, according to an Isro spokesperson.
Along with the satellite, the national space organization will launch six other satellites including one from Indonesia, one from Canada and four from the US. The seven satellites will be launched aboard Isro’s workhorse rocket, Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle PSLV-C30, from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh.
“The launch vehicle assembly has been completed and the satellites have arrived in Sriharikota. Satellite integration will begin after initial checks are completed,” said the Isro spokesperson. After the launch, ASTROSAT will become the first mission to be operated as a space observatory by Isro.
The satellite which will have an operational lifetime of five years will produce an estimated 300 terabyte of data for this period which will be processed and archived by scientists involved in mission. The primary data archive for ASTROSAT will be located at the Indian Space Science Data Centre near Bangalore.
