India once again marked its presence in Space by launching 3 new satellites on Wednesday, April 20, 2011. Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) successfully placed 3 satellites in space with the help of a Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) rocket from its Sriharikota Space Centre. The three satellites are ;
- Resource-Sat 2,
- Youth-Sat, &
- X-Sat.
The Resource-Sat 2 has powerful cameras and will gather data on natural resources. Resource-Sat 2 will replace its previous version Resource-Sat 1, which was launched in 2003. Resource-Sat 2 is expected to work for next 5 years.
The Youth-Sat is an Indo-Russian joint effort built with the participation of students of the two sides. It will gather data on changes in solar & upper atmospheric layers.
The X-Sat is Singapore's first locally made satellite built by Nanyan Technological University, Singapore. X-Sat is expected to remain in space for next 3 years and will sent data on environmental changes.
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