{"id":32126,"date":"2018-10-29T12:45:24","date_gmt":"2018-10-29T07:15:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=32126"},"modified":"2018-10-29T12:45:24","modified_gmt":"2018-10-29T07:15:24","slug":"pslv-all-set-to-ferry-31-satellites-tomorrow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/pslv-all-set-to-ferry-31-satellites-tomorrow\/","title":{"rendered":"PSLV all set to ferry 31 satellites tomorrow"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/pslv-all-set-to-ferry-31-satellites-tomorrow\/article22413653.ecehttp:\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/pslv-all-set-to-ferry-31-satellites-tomorrow\/article22413653.ece\"><strong>PSLV all set to ferry 31 satellites tomorrow <\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Context<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The PSLV rocket, after a shocking falter four months ago, will return to the launch pad at Sriharikota on Friday<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cartosat-2F aimed at surveillance will be main payload.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The PSLV rocket, after a shocking falter four months ago, will return to the launch pad at Sriharikota<\/li>\n<li>During the forced hiatus, the Indian Space Research Organisation diagnosed why the nose cone of the previous C-39 rocket did not release the satellite; it took necessary corrective steps, officials said<\/li>\n<li>The launch is slated for 9.28 a.m. from the SatishDhawan Space Centre in Andhra Pradesh. The countdown is set to begin Thursday morning<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>31 total satellites<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Now among the world\u2019s favourite and reliable commercial launchers for small satellites, the upcoming 42nd PSLV will carry a total of 31 satellites including 28 paid riders.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cartosat-2F <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The main payload, the 710-kg Cartosat-2F, is the seventh in the Cartosat-2 series and is built to work for five years<\/li>\n<li>Said to have a high, sub-metre resolution, it is unofficially said to serve military surveillance purposes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Small satellites<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>ISRO is putting up two of its own small satellites \u2014 a 100 kg micro satellite and the 11-kg nano satellite INS-1C. There are also 28 smaller customers.<\/li>\n<li>The commercial satellites include three 100-kg class micro satellites and 25 nanosats (1-10 kg) from Canada, Finland, France, Korea the U.K. and the U.S.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Revenue earned<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The PSLV has so far launched 209 small and medium satellites for foreign countries and earned revenue for the commercial arm, Antrix Corporation Ltd.<\/li>\n<li>ISRO will be trying a two-orbit feat with the PSLV for the second time<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>The process<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>On Friday, just after 17 minutes from take-off, the main satellite will be released first into a 505-km orbit, followed by 29 others.<\/li>\n<li>Almost 1.5 hours later, microsat will be released into a lower 359 km orbit. Between the two orbits, the engine in the fourth stage of the rocket will be re-started twice during the course.<\/li>\n<li>The flight lasting 2 hours and 21 minutes will be the longest of the PSLV, about six minutes longer than C-35 which was launched in September 2016.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PSLV all set to ferry 31 satellites tomorrow Context The PSLV rocket, after a shocking falter four months ago, will return to the launch pad at Sriharikota on Friday Cartosat-2F aimed at surveillance will be main payload. 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