ISRO Success: Launched 9 satellites simultaneously from Sriharikota
Andhra Pradesh, dt. 26 November 2022 Saturday
ISRO today i.e. 26 November 2022 at 11.56 am launched the Launch Pad One Oceansat-3 satellite from Satish Dhawan Space Center in Sriharikota. The launch was done by PSLV-XL rocket. Along with this, eight nano satellites were also launched including a special remote sensing satellite for Bhutan.
Bhutansat is a joint satellite of India-Bhutan. Which is a technology demonstrator. This is a nano satellite. India has transferred technology to Bhutan for this. Bhutansat is equipped with remote sensing cameras. This satellite will provide information about the land. It will help in development related works like construction of railway tracks, construction of bridges. It also has a multi-spectral camera. Along with the normal image, the image based on different waves will also be available.
The data reception will take place at a center in Bhutan set up in collaboration with India but it will first be received by ISRO and handed over to them. India is also developing a ground station in Bhutan. OceanSat-3 will also monitor sea surface temperature, chlorophyll, phytoplankton, aerosols and pollution. This is a 1000 kg satellite. It has been named ISRO Earth Observation Satellite-6.
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