 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
India To Launch Its Heaviest Satellite From Kourou
Bangalore, India (AFP) Dec 19, 2005 India's heaviest satellite, meant for communications and broadcasting, is slated to be launched from Kourou in French Guiana later this week, a space agency official announced Monday. B.R. Guruprasad, spokesman for the Indian Space Research Organisation - the country's premier space agency - said the 3,080 kilogramme (6,776-pound) INSAT-4A, to be launched on Thursday, will carry 12 transponders. "This satellite will meet the requirements for direct-to-home television and communication services. It is the heaviest satellite so far," Guruprasad said in the southern city of Bangalore, India's space research centre. "Our master control facility is in readiness to take control of the satellite soon after Ariane-5 places it in the orbit," he said. The launch window for the Ariane-5 G, carrying INSAT-4A and a European meteorological satellite, is scheduled between 2230 GMT and 2300 GMT. In May, a Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle carried a remote sensing satellite whose detailed imaging aims to put every Indian household on the map and another for South Asian ham operators that can be used during natural disasters such as earthquakes and floods. It was the second since September 2004 when India launched Edusat, a distance-learning satellite to allow teachers to broadcast primary and secondary classes to remote regions via television. India has the world's biggest civilian cluster of remote sensing satellites.
Source: Agence France-Presse Community Email This Article Comment On This Article Related Links Arianespace ISRO SpaceDaily Search SpaceDaily Subscribe To SpaceDaily Express Launch Pad at Space-Travel.com
Soyuz To Launch Radarsat-2
Evry, France (SPX) Jan 11, 2006Starsem announced Monday the signing of a contract with MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates (MDA) for the launch of MDA's RADARSAT-2 Earth observation satellite by a Soyuz launch vehicle. |
|
|
| The content herein, unless otherwise known to be public domain, are Copyright 1995-2006 - SpaceDaily.AFP and UPI Wire Stories are copyright Agence France-Presse and United Press International. ESA PortalReports are copyright European Space Agency. All NASA sourced material is public domain. Additionalcopyrights may apply in whole or part to other bona fide parties. Advertising does not imply endorsement,agreement or approval of any opinions, statements or information provided by SpaceDaily on any Web page published or hosted by SpaceDaily. Privacy Statement |
