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RE: Resourcesat-2 Satellite

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RESOURCESAT 2
1 37387U 11015C   11112.83788673  .00001019  00000-0  46488-3 0    90
2 37387 098.7822 184.9947 0013152 293.1525 066.8224 14.23799933   365

Period:       101.18 minutes
Inclination: 98.78°
Apogee:     824 km
Perigee:     805 km

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PSLV-C16 successfully launched by ISRO

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India successfully launches three satellites into space

India has successfully launched a rocket into into space carrying three satellites, officials say.
The trouble-free launch was in contrast to a major setback in December when a satellite launch vehicle blew up and fell into the Bay of Bengal.
The Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) had a smooth lift-off and deployed the satellites in orbit around 820km above Earth.
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On a bright morning around 10.15 a.m., the Indian Space Research Organisation's Rs 90 crore rocket - the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) - soared towards the heavens to place in orbit Resourcesat-2.
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PSLV-C16 launch successful, satellites injected into orbit

India's PSLV-C16 rocket on Wednesday successfully launched into orbit the latest remote sensing satellite Resourcesat-2 that would study and help manage natural resources along with two nano satellites.
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Countdown for Indian rocket launch begins

The 54.5-hour countdown for the April 20 launch of the PSLV rocket, which will put India's Resourcesat-2 and two other satellites into orbit, started early Monday in Sriharikota, the rocket port in Andhra Pradesh.
The Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) is expected to blast off Wednesday at 10.12 a.m. and will carry a total luggage of 1,404 kg.
This comprises three satellites - the 1,206 kg Resourcesat-2, the 92 kg joint Indo-Russian nano-satellite Youthsat for stellar and atmospheric studies, and a 106 kg microsatellite X-sat for imaging applications, built by the Singapore-based Nanyang Technological University.
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ISRO to launch three satellites on April 20

ISRO today announced that it will launch three satellites, including an advanced remote sensing satellite to study and manage natural resources, on April 20.

"Preparations for the launch of Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C16) carrying Resourcesat-2 satellite are progressing well at Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota. In this mission, PSLV-C16 will launch Resourcesat-2, Youthsat and X-Sat satellites" - space agency.

Built by ISRO, Resourcesat-2 is an advanced remote sensing satellite weighing 1206 kg for facilitating the study and management of natural resources

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Resourcesat-2 for rural programme efficiency

Resourcesat-2, a highly advanced remote sensing satellite that is to be launched by ISRO in April this year, is expected to increase the efficiency of rural development programmes by providing high-resolution stage-by-stage satellite imagery of the progress made.
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After a two-month delay, the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C16) will be launched around April 10 to put Resourcesat-2 and two other satellites into orbit.
The PSLV-C16 was to have lifted off from Sriharikota in the first week of February, but the failure of the Geo-stationary Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV-F06) on December 25, 2010, and the S-band spectrum scam that hit the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) this year have cast a long shadow over it.
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Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is likely to launch Resourcesat-2, a remote sensing satellite that will provide information on biophysical and geophysical parameters on the earth's surface, from Sriharikota Space Centre in April. Youthsat, in collaboration with Russia, and Xsat, a venture with a Singapore laboratory, are the other two satellities that will also be launched around the same time.
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