CARTOSAT I is a stereoscopic Earth observation satellite built, launched and maintained by the Indian Space agency ISRO. Weighing around 1560 kgs at launch, Its applications will mainly be towards cartography in India. It was launched by the PSLV on 5 May2005 from the newly built second launch pad at Sriharikota. Images from the satellite will be available from Space Imaging for worldwide distribution. Earth observation satellites are satellites specifically designed to observe Earth from orbit, similar to reconnaissance satellites but intended for non-military uses such as environmental monitoring, meteorology, map making etc. ... The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is Indias national space agency. ... PSLV or Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle is an expendable launch system operated by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). ... May 5 is the 125th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (126th in leap years). ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Sriharikota is an island off the coast of Andhra Pradesh in India. ...
The Cartosat 2A will be a military version of the Cartosat 2 satellite launched by ISRO in January this year.
The Cartosat 2A will give India the capability to monitor missile launches by rivals Pakistan and China, and also make the country only the second Asian country after Japan to have this advanced capability.
The launch of the Cartosat 2A will also be in synch with the Indian Air Force's plans to set up an integrated air command, control and communication system that will link AWACS, aerostat balloon-borne radars and low-level transportable radars of the IAF with this dedicated military satellite.
Cartosat 1 has two state-of-the-art panchromatic cameras that take fl-and-white stereoscopic images in the visible light spectrum at a resolution of 2.5 meters.
Data from Cartosat 1 will be used for large-scale mapping, urban and rural development, land and water resources management, disaster assessment, relief planning and management, environmental impact assessment and various other geospatial and mapping applications.
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