New Satellite Launch

Indian PSLV-9C to carry 10 satellites to space orbits
www.chinaview.cn 2008-04-25 13:57:28

NEW DELHI, April 25 (Xinhua)-- The PSLV-C9 of India, which is to carry two Indian and eight foreign satellites, will be launched by the Indian Space Research Organization on April 28, according to the local newspaper The Hindu Friday.

The launch campaign was progressing at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota in India.

India's satellites include the Cartosat-2A and Indian Mini Satellite-1. Cartosat-2A is the country's latest remote sensing satellite which weighs 690 kg.

It will pair up with the Cartosat-2, which is already in orbit, to transmit high-quality pictures taken using panchromatic cameras.