ISRO to launch Cartosat-2B in March

Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 5 (PTI) The Indian Space Research
Organisation (ISRO) is planning to launch Cartosat series
'Cartosat-2B' remote sensing satellite in March this year,
ISRO Chairman K Radhakrishnan said here on Tuesday.
The testing of Cryogenic engine system for GSLV will also
be held soon, Radhakrishnan said on the sidelines of the
inauguration of 'IIST@Schools', an initiative of the Indian
Institute of Space Science and Technology to introduce to
schoolchildren, space activities and its social implications.
Inputs received through Cartosat are mainly used to plan
development activities in rural and urban areas of the
country.
Earlier, speaking on the occasion, he said India has
outlined a series of challenging and exciting space
programmes, including Chandrayan-2 and man-mission to space.
"India is capable of sending a man to space and bringing
him back with our GSLV technology," the ISRO chief said.
Other developed nations were planning to send men to Mars
by 2030. "India's mission of sending a man to space is the
first step to be with other nations in space technology," he
said.
Radhakrishnan said ISRO now not only launches satellites
for the country's use, but also satellites of other nations.
"Presently, ISRO is on the job of making 20 satellites
for other countries," he said. (More) PTI