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India to launch ocean satellite in second half of next month
Bangalore, Aug 12 (PTI) India would, by the second-half
of September, launch Oceansat-2 into the space, Indian Space
Research Organisation (ISRO) Chairman G Madhavan Nair said.
The integration of the spacecraft, Oceansat-2, designed
to identify potential fishing zones, assist in sea state
forecasting and coastal zone studies and provide inputs for
weather forecasting and climate studies, has been completed,
Nair told PTI.
"The thermovat test is over and right now, vibration and
other tests are progressing. I hope that in next 15 days we
would be able to move it to Sriharikota -- the spaceport in
Andhra Pradesh from where it would be launched, the ISRO chief
said adding we hope that by second half of September we should
be able to make this launch.
Oceansat-2 is in-orbit replacement to Oceansat-1,
launched by the space agency in May 1999 to study physical and
biological aspects of oceanography. It would blast off on
board India's home grown workhorse Polar Satellite Launch
Vehicle (PSLV) from Sriharikota on the East coast.
The spacecraft would carry an Ocean Colour Monitor (OCM)
and a Ku-band pencil beam Scatterometer - for the first time,
besides a Radio Occultation Sounder for Atmospheric Studies
(ROSA), developed by the Italian Space Agency - ASI.
The Scatterometer with a ground resolution cell of 50 kms
x 50 kms is expected to provide the wind vector range of four
to 24 metres/second with better than 20 per cent accuracy in
speed and 20 deg in wind direction.
"The Scatterometer is a very good instrument for getting
surface wind on the sea. It again requires for sea state
forecasting. And for maritime navigation, the wave height and
disturbance is also important," Nair said.
The eight-band OCM is similar to the one in Oceansat-I
with appropriate spectral bandwidth modifications based on the
experience gained. OCM, with 360 metres spatial resolution and
a swath of 1,420 kms, would provide a two-day repeativity, he
added.
The rocket would also carry six nano satellites from
Europe as piggybacks, Nair, also Secretary in the Department
of Space, said .
Considering that Oceansat-2 is a continuity mission to
Oceansat-I, the same polar sun-synchronous orbit of 720 kms
has been retained, he said adding data from Oceansat-1 was
very widely used by fishermen. PTI RS
of September, launch Oceansat-2 into the space, Indian Space
Research Organisation (ISRO) Chairman G Madhavan Nair said.
The integration of the spacecraft, Oceansat-2, designed
to identify potential fishing zones, assist in sea state
forecasting and coastal zone studies and provide inputs for
weather forecasting and climate studies, has been completed,
Nair told PTI.
"The thermovat test is over and right now, vibration and
other tests are progressing. I hope that in next 15 days we
would be able to move it to Sriharikota -- the spaceport in
Andhra Pradesh from where it would be launched, the ISRO chief
said adding we hope that by second half of September we should
be able to make this launch.
Oceansat-2 is in-orbit replacement to Oceansat-1,
launched by the space agency in May 1999 to study physical and
biological aspects of oceanography. It would blast off on
board India's home grown workhorse Polar Satellite Launch
Vehicle (PSLV) from Sriharikota on the East coast.
The spacecraft would carry an Ocean Colour Monitor (OCM)
and a Ku-band pencil beam Scatterometer - for the first time,
besides a Radio Occultation Sounder for Atmospheric Studies
(ROSA), developed by the Italian Space Agency - ASI.
The Scatterometer with a ground resolution cell of 50 kms
x 50 kms is expected to provide the wind vector range of four
to 24 metres/second with better than 20 per cent accuracy in
speed and 20 deg in wind direction.
"The Scatterometer is a very good instrument for getting
surface wind on the sea. It again requires for sea state
forecasting. And for maritime navigation, the wave height and
disturbance is also important," Nair said.
The eight-band OCM is similar to the one in Oceansat-I
with appropriate spectral bandwidth modifications based on the
experience gained. OCM, with 360 metres spatial resolution and
a swath of 1,420 kms, would provide a two-day repeativity, he
added.
The rocket would also carry six nano satellites from
Europe as piggybacks, Nair, also Secretary in the Department
of Space, said .
Considering that Oceansat-2 is a continuity mission to
Oceansat-I, the same polar sun-synchronous orbit of 720 kms
has been retained, he said adding data from Oceansat-1 was
very widely used by fishermen. PTI RS
