India's spy and education satellites put in space today
Chennai: The Indian Space Research Organisation's (ISRO) rocket has launched the country's first all-weather spy and educational satellites early Monday morning . The 229-tonne Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle-C12 (PSLV) have blasted off from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh, 80 km north of here, at 6.45 a.m. The rocket's payload or the luggage will have Radar Imaging Satellite (RISAT-2), which can see through fog, clouds and even at night, and Anusat, the first educational satellite developed by the Anna University. A rocket navigation system developed by the ISRO will be guiding the PSLV on its 15th flight. ISRO first tested its new avionics systems called Advanced Avionics Module (AAM) on board PSLV that was launched in April 2007 with two equipment bays. The first bay had ISRO's regular navigation systems while the second one had the 185 kg AAM. The weight was lower than the existing navigation systems. Satisfied with the test flight results...