India to Launch Cartosat-3 Satellite in October/November

Chennai: 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 C-3. The launch will be towards the end of October or early November this year,” Sivan told IANS. He said C-3 will be launched using the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) rocket. An earth observation or remote sensing satellite, C-3 is an advanced version with better spatial and spectral characteristics as compared to the Cartosat-2 series satellites. (IANS)

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