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PSLV C47 and CARTOSAT 3

April 9, 2020
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ISRO recently launched CARTOSAT 3, along with other nanosatellites, to be placed in orbit.

PSLV C47

  • Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle is an ISRO’s expendable launch system, which has been developed indigenously.
  • It comes in the category of medium-lift launchers and can reach up to various orbits, including the Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit, Lower Earth Orbit, and Polar Sun Synchronous Orbit.
  • All of PSLV’s activities are managed by Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota.

 CARTOSAT 3

  • It is an advanced earth observation satellite of the third generation with high-resolution imaging capability.

  • It is developed to replace the IRS series.
  • It will be set at an inclination of 97.5 degrees in a 509 km orbit.
  • Till date, eight Cartosats have been launched by ISRO.
  • Cartosat-3 has a panchromatic resolution of 0.25 metres making it the imaging satellite with highest resolution and Mx of 1 metre with a high-quality resolution, which is a major improvement from the previous payloads in the Cartosat series.
  • It is used for various purposes like cartography, mapping, locating water resources, rural resource development and so on.

 

 

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