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PSLV C 18 Launched Into Space From SriharikotaPosted on : Oct 19,2011
The PSLV-C18 blasted off successfully at 11 o' clock this morning from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota. The 20th PSLV which pierced into space has been put into orbit. It will be stabilized into an orbit of 867 kilometers altitude. The satellite is the core-alone version of the four-stage PSLV, without the strap-on booster motors, that will put the four satellites in orbit.
It was a moment of honour and glory for the Nation as PSLV C 18 soared into air amidst balls of fire. The scientists, their families and an anxious media contingent roared and whistled as the satellite launch vehicle took off from the launch pad. It took 22 minutes and 33 seconds for the vehicle to be injected into space. All the while scientists were seen tracking its movements sitting glued to the computer monitors.
The Scientists at the Centre expressed satisfaction at the trajectory path of the vehicle. The 1,000-kg Megha Tropiques satellite had been built to investigate the tropical regions which received the maximum energy from the sun than they radiated back into space. The satellite has four scientific payloads.
The Microwave Analysis and Detection of Rain and Atmospheric Structures, built by ISRO and the CNES, will provide an estimation of rainfall, water vapour, liquid water, ice and surface wind.
Scanner for Radiative Budget, SCARAB, will study the radiation received by the earth and reflected by it.
The third instrument called SAPHIR will investigate the humidity present in the tropical atmosphere. The CNES has built the SCARAB and the SAPHIR.
The Global Positioning System- Radio Occultation System from Italy will study the temperature and humidity at different altitudes.
Two of the nano satellites will also help in assessing the climatic conditions and send data which would be used in weather related research. The other nano satellite will help in identifying vessels in high seas.
The performance of ISRO in space science has advanced the place of India at the International Science fora.
The Chairman ISRO Dr.K.Radhakrishnan has said that India will not be a follower but a leader in the field of space science in future. Speaking to media after the successful launch of PSLV C18 at Sathish Dhawan Space Centre Sriharikota on 12th oct, he said that India has been making remarkable achievements in new scientific technology. Calling PSLV C18 launch a grand success he assured that ISRO’s first microwave nano satellite will be put in space this december, Mr Radhakrishnan said that more universities and academic institutions would be involved in designing and developing satellites to build a space system. Lsiting out the upcoming developments in the Space department,Mr Radhakrihsnan said that Chandrayaan two would be launched in 2013.
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