India’s earth observation satellite Cartosat-3 to be launched tomorrow

New Delhi, November 26 :

India’s latest earth observation satellite, Cartosat-3 will be launched from Satish Dhawan Space Center at Sriharikota at 09:28 AM tomorrow, using the workhorse rocket PSLV-C47.

The national space agency ISRO says the satellite will be launched along with 13 customer payloads from the US.

The 26-hour countdown for the launch mission began at 07:28 this morning.

This is the first mission by the ISRO after the Chandrayaan-2 mission. Its operational life would be for five years.

It has a very high-resolution camera that will be helpful in meeting the increased user demands for urban planning, infrastructure development, coastal land use and land cover.

The launch of PSLV-C47 carrying Cartosat-3 which was scheduled for November 25 at 0928 hours, has been rescheduled for November 27 at 0928 hours.

ISRO will launch the Cartosat-3 and 13 Nanosatellites of the US on the rescheduled date from the second launch pad of the space centre.

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 degrees.