ISRO TO LAUNCH CARTOSAT 3:
CARTOSAT- 3: NELLORE: ISRO scientists are preparing on the ground work to assemble one more PSLV-C47(Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle) ,the reliable workhouse of the space agency,to launch the high precision Cartosat-3. The PSLV-C47 will be launched from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre , Sriharikota range(SHAR) in nellore district. ABOUT CARTOSAT-3: Cartosat-3 is among the series of remote sensing satellites that will replace the Indian Remote Sensing Satellites(IRS) series. Cartosat-3 is an advanced version of Cartosat-2 with improved spatial and spectral characteristics. According to sources in the Indian Space Research Organisation , the cartosat-3 has an imaging payload with a ground resolution of 0.25 metre, and can cover 16km in panchromatic mode. The resolution will be 1.13m with 16km swath in four-band multispectral mode.It has also equipped with a mid-wave infrared camera with 5.7m resolution . Many new technologies such as highly agile structural platform ,paylo...