Once again Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) created history for the safety and development of the country by successfully launching Cartosat-3. Cartosat-3 is an earth monitoring and map satellite. It is also called India’s eye in the sky.
Cartosat-3 launched on 27th November from Satish Dhawan Space Center at Sri Harikota, Andhra Pradesh via PSLV c47 rocket along with 13 other CubeSats from the USA. Cartosat-3 weighs around 1500 kg. This third-generation advanced high-resolution Earth-imaging system Satellite is the first satellite. The agency has been launching remote sensing satellites since 1988. Through this satellite, ISRO will get high-resolution images of the Earth which are used for 3D mapping for disaster management, farming, water management, and border security.
In addition, a high-resolution Spatial Camera is installed in Cartoset 3. Cartosat-3 will revolve at an altitude of 509 km above the Earth. Cartoset 3 is the most advanced type of observatory satellites that India has so far. You can also see its advanced spatial resolution in such a way that from a height of 509 kilometers in space to a height of 9.84 inches on the ground, you can take a clear picture. But will also give accurate information on the exact time shown.
No country has launched a satellite with such camera accuracy so far. US private space company Digital Globe’s GeoIP-1 satellite can take pictures up to 16.14-inch height. This is the first satellite that can cover a spatial range of 16 km distance in panchromatic mode. Apart from this, it can easily capture multispectral and hyperspectral.
Cartosat 3 will play an important role in India’s security in the future. It will also be beneficial for security forces in many ways. With its help, the capacity of India in the surveillance from space will be increased. This was ISRO’s fifth mission of the year. Along with Cartosat 3, 13 small commercial satellites of the US were also placed in their orbits. With this India completed the figure of launching more than 300 foreign satellites. News In science.
