New Delhi: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Sunday (February 28, 2021) efficiently launched the Amazonia-1 satellite tv for pc together with 18 different co-passenger satellites by way of PSLV-C51 from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) SHAR, Sriharikota. It was launched as per the tentative scheduled at 10:24 AM.
The 637-kg Amazonia-1 is the first Brazilian satellite tv for pc to be launched from India.┬а
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#WATCH ISRO’s PSLV-C51 carrying Amazonia-1 and 18 different satellites lifts off from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota pic.twitter.com/jtyQUYi1O0
тАФ ANI (@ANI) February 28, 2021
This is to be famous that┬аan image of Prime Minister Narendra Modi has additionally been engraved on the highest panel of this spacecraft to indicate ‘solidarity and gratitude for PM’s Aatmanirbhar Bharat initiative and house privatisation. A ‘Bhagavad Gita’ can be despatched in an SD (secured digital) card.
“In this mission, India and ISRO, really feel extraordinarily proud to launch the first satellite tv for pc designed, built-in by Brazil. The satellite tv for pc is in superb well being. I congratulate the Brazilian workforce,” ANI quoted ISRO Chief Okay Sivan as saying.
This was India’s first house mission in 2021 and can be reportedly one of the longest for a PSLV rocket.
According to the IANS information company, the rocket will put the 19 satellites into Sun Synchronous Orbit over a length of 1 hour, 55 minutes and seven seconds. During its flight, the rocket’s fourth stage engine shall be minimize off and restarted a pair of instances, the first one shall be at 16 minutes into its flight. Seventeen minutes into its flight the rocket will sling the Brazilian satellite tv for pc Amazonia-1. Just over one hour into its flight the rocket`s engine shall be restarted for about 9 seconds earlier than it’s shut down once more. After 1 hour, 49 minutes and 52 seconds the rocket’s engine shall be reignited for eight seconds after which the 18 piggyback satellites shall be put into orbit.
PSLV-C51/Amazonia-1 is the first devoted industrial mission of NewSpace India Limited (NSIL), a Government of India firm underneath the Department of Space. The NSIL is endeavor this mission underneath a industrial association with Spaceflight Inc USA.
The Amazonia-1 is the optical earth statement satellite tv for pc of the National Institute for Space Research (INPE).┬а
#PSLVC51 lifts off efficiently from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota#ISRO #NSIL (*18*) #Amazonia1 pic.twitter.com/38WNf5ciIo
тАФ ISRO (@isro) February 28, 2021
According to ISRO, this satellite tv for pc would additional strengthen the present construction by offering distant sensing information to customers for monitoring deforestation in the Amazon area and evaluation of diversified agriculture throughout the Brazilian territory.
Countdown for the launch of #PSLVC51/Amazonia-1 mission commenced at this time at 0854Hrs (IST) from Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) SHAR, Sriharikota.
Launch is scheduled tomorrow at 1024 Hrs IST. pic.twitter.com/XRx3isDsGm
тАФ ISRO (@isro) February 27, 2021
On the opposite hand, the 18 co-passenger satellites embrace 4 from IN-SPACe (three UNITYsats from a consortium of three Indian tutorial institutes and One Satish Dhawan Sat from Space Kidz India) and 14 from NSIL.
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