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WHAT JUST HAPPENED?
India’s workhorse rocket PSLV C-43 placed modern earth observation satellite HysIS and 30 other satellites from an eight different countries successfully into orbit this morning. (Total 31 satellites) 23 of the customer satellite are from the US including the sole micro-satellite and one each from Australia, Canada, Columbia, Finland, Malaysia, the Netherlands and Spain.
EARTH OBSERVATION SATELLITE HYSIS
The HysIS satellite will take photographs of planet Earth in multiple frequencies with a mission life of over five years. The satellite will provide universal coverage and give valuable data on agriculture, forestry, geological environments, coastal zones, and inland waters.
EARTH OBSERVATION SATELLITE HYSIS
The Indian satellite HysIS was placed in a 636 km polar sun-synchronous orbit. The primary goal of HysIS is to study the Earth’s surface in visible, near-infrared and shortwave infrared regions of the electromagnetic spectrum. HysIs in space can provide well-defined images that can help to identify objects on Earth far more clearly than regular optical or remote sensing cameras.
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