India successfully launches three satellites into space
India has successfully launched a rocket into space carrying three satellites. The main satellite in the launch from the Sriharikota space centre was the remote-sensing Resourcesat-2, which will study the impact of humans on the earth's natural resources. The rocket also carried a joint Indian and Russian satellite for stellar and atmospheric studies as well as an imaging orbiter built by the Singapore-based Nanyang Technological University. Read more
This is a developmental project undertaken by CREST (Centre For Research in Satellite Technologies jointly set up by DSO and NTU), with participation from various schools in NTU, as well as partners such as DSTA, CRISP (Centre for Remote Imaging, Sensing and Processing, NUS), and overseas collaborators (SaTReCi, ISRO and DLR). Read more