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#60
by
William Graham
on 21 Jan, 2008 06:51
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astropl - 21/1/2008 7:42 AM
hornbill2007 - 21/1/2008 5:53 AM
NDTV reports that there has been a launch today from Shriharikotta. But ISRO neither confirming nor denying. So, has Polaris finally been orbitted?
Lauch was successful (http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3496764,00.html):
"The satellite was launched at 5:45 am (GMT) from east India, with both Israeli and Indian space engineers commanding the process. Some 80 minutes after the launch, the Israel Aerospace Industries' (IAI) ground station began receiving TECSAR's first signals. "
Time is wrong. Hornbill2007 posted at 04:53 GMT to say that there had been a launch, so it must have been before that. I'd go with
http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/000200801211321.htm , which reports a launch at 09:15 (presumably IST), which is 03:45 GMT.
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#61
by
Yantar
on 21 Jan, 2008 08:27
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#62
by
tappa
on 21 Jan, 2008 09:03
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#63
by
Satori
on 21 Jan, 2008 12:39
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Images from the launch are in
here...
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#64
by
prajiv
on 22 Jan, 2008 13:20
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I read somewhere- that Israel is going provide a "clone" of techsar/tecsar/polaries to India and possibly technology also.Is it true?
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#65
by
isro-watch
on 22 Jan, 2008 14:48
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yeah, the CARTOSAT-2A satellite indeed looks like an techsar clone...it will indeed be launched by PSLV C9.... this sat never figures in isro's calenders or any magazines and is being launched in a hurry, ahead of oceansat-2...it indeed contains SAR...so it may be that techsar clone...
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#66
by
annu
on 22 Jan, 2008 14:49
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prajiv - 22/1/2008 7:20 PM
I read somewhere- that Israel is going provide a "clone" of techsar/tecsar/polaries to India and possibly technology also.Is it true?
Are U sure that Tecsar itself will not be shared/used on pay basis?
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#67
by
isro-watch
on 22 Jan, 2008 14:51
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the launch took place at 9.15 IST exactly...there were no hiccups in the countdown...nor any slightest deviation from the planned trajectory...i watched it live on internal isro video...
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#68
by
annu
on 22 Jan, 2008 14:53
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isro-watch - 22/1/2008 8:48 PM
yeah, the CARTOSAT-2A satellite indeed looks like an techsar clone...it will indeed be launched by PSLV C9.... this sat never figures in isro's calenders or any magazines and is being launched in a hurry, ahead of oceansat-2...it indeed contains SAR...so it may be that techsar clone...
Techsar is a SAR.... a radar satellite.
From all the guesses Cartosat-2A seems to be a replica of Cartosat-2 ... no SAR.
Both satellites appear to be totally different types.
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#69
by
isro-watch
on 22 Jan, 2008 14:56
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i m not sure about that...but i m sure that cartosat-2a carries a israeli SAR and is not MADE BY ISRO satellite...
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#70
by
osiossim
on 23 Jan, 2008 06:59
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So, do you say that Cartosat-2A is something like Alos? Which carries both SAR and Optical payloads?
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#71
by
s^3
on 23 Jan, 2008 12:35
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osiossim - 23/1/2008 1:59 PM
So, do you say that Cartosat-2A is something like Alos? Which carries both SAR and Optical payloads?
NO.
I ( repeat I ) checked Cartosat-2A data system prior to its dispatch to launch site.
THERE IS NO SAR OR RADAR. It has a purely INDIAN optical sensor repeated from an earlier Indian satellite. Nothing more.
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#72
by
fightingfalcon
on 23 Jan, 2008 12:46
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ISRO may get more satellite launch contractsOne of the prime but domestic contracts, which may be coming up in February, is Cartosat-2A. Mr Nair said the spacecraft, built at the Bangalore satellite centre, “has just been shifted today”. The earth observation satellite is a Ministry of Defence mission, with no details coming from ISRO.
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#73
by
Satori
on 24 Jan, 2008 12:43
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A promo video about TecSAR is available
here.
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#74
by
s^3
on 25 Jan, 2008 04:35
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