India to launch Cartosat-3 satellite in Oct/Nov
Monday - August 26, 2019 12:20 pm ,
Category : SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
Chennai, Aug 26 (IANS) India will launch its advanced cartography satellite, Cartosat-3, towards the end of October or early November, said K.Sivan, Chairman, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)."The next launch will be cartography satellite Cartosat-3. The launch will be towards the end of October or early November this year," Sivan told IANS.He said Cartosat-3 will be launched using the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) rocket.An earth observation or remote sensing satellite, Cartosat-3 is an advanced version with better spatial and spectral characteristics as compared to the Cartosat-2 series satellites.Cartosat-3 will also have strategic applications with better pictures.-IANS
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