source: The Hindu ISRO to launch its 100th mission on September 9 with the launch of a Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C21) that wi...
source: The Hindu
ISRO to launch its 100th mission on September 9 with the launch of a Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C21) that will put French remote-sensing satellite SPOT-6 and Japanese micro-satellite PROITERES in orbit.
According to ISRO, if a satellite built by it is put in orbit by another country’s launch vehicle, it is counted as one mission. If India’s or other countries’ satellites are put in orbit by an ISRO-built rocket such as SLV-3 or PSLV from Sriharikota, it is counted as two missions.
The four stages of the PSLV have been assembled in the first launch pad on the seafront of the spindle-shaped island. The launch vehicle, weighing 230 tonnes and The launch will be the 100th mission of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).The launch will be the 100th mission of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).44 metres tall, will be a core-alone version without strap-on booster motors.
SPOT-6, weighing about 716 kg, is built by Astrium SAS, a subsidiary of EADS, France. PROITERES that weighs 16-kg “is basically a technology demonstrator for earth observation” and has a high-resolution camera.
A team of students and faculty of the Osaka Institute of Technology (OIT) developed PROITERES, which stands for Project of OIT Electric Rocket Engine Onboard Small Space Ship.
