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Cartosat-3 launch deferred by 2 days
Why is it in news?
- The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has postponed the launch of Cartosat-3 by two days, to November 27.
- The earlier date was November 25.
More in news
- Subject to Weather conditions: The launch from Satish Dhawan Space Centre SHAR, Sriharikota, is tentatively scheduled at 9.28 a.m. IST on November 27 subject to weather conditions,” ISRO said.
- Cartosat 3
(1) Cartosat-3, the first of third generation advanced remote-sensing and mapping satellites, will offer 25-cm high resolution earth imageries.
(2) It will be placed in a sun-synchronous or polar orbit of 509 km at an inclination of 97.5 degrees.
Source
The Hindu