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Vice President congratulates ISRO for making history
The Indian Vice-President Mohd. Hamid Ansari on April 28 has congratulated the space scientists and their team for launching 10 satellites successfully from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh through Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C9) orbit. The scientists of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) today launched 10 satellite at 9:23 IST from Sriharikota.
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“I congratulate our space scientists and all those associated for achieving this significant milestone”, preen Vice President by adding that their space scientists have made the country proud with this extraordinary achievement that strengthens our remote sensing and other technological capabilities.
“I am happy to know that the PSLV C9 has been successfully launched from Sriharikota Range putting into orbit ten satellites.” He cheered.
ISRO scientists have marked the history by sending 10 satellites out of which 6 nano satellites were collected in the bundle and 2 nano were projected seperately. Eight satellites out of ten were from Germany and Canada.
The bundled satellites were collectively named NLS-4 that were put into orbit including major Cartosat2A, mini satellite (IMS-1) and two nano satellites and projected on the set target. The rocket reached on the destination point within 20 minutes as per calculated time without any slightly deviation, as per ISRO sources said.
Expressing joy and wishing to a historic great job to their team leaders, ISRO Chairman Madhavan Nair congratulated to all members of the team. “It is a historic moment and the launch was perfect”, he said.
The major Cartosat2A is a remote-sensing satellite inbuilt with a high-resolution camera, which will supply data for maps precise enough to detail every house in the country. With a life span of five years, Cartosat2A is the third in the ‘carto’ or mapping series. ISRO will use the received information for managing infrastructure and natural resources.
Source: PIB