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The lift-off time was rescheduled to 6.31 am as space debris was expected on the path of the rocket.
DS-SAR carries a Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) payload developed by Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI). This allows the DS-SAR to provide for all-weather day and night coverage, and capable of imaging at one metre resolution at full polarimetry.
The lift off of the 43.5 metre tall rocket was at 9 am from the second launch pad at Satish Dhawan Space Centre here, about 135 km from Chennai.
Satellite MT1 was launched on October 12, 2011, as a joint satellite venture of ISRO and the French space agency, CNES for tropical weather and climate studies.
While governments try to tackle international rules, the immediate response to the littering of orbit is coming in large part from the private sector.
According to ISRO, the Chandrayaan-3 lander successfully underwent EMI/EMC test during January 31-February 2 at the UR Rao Satellite Centre, Bengaluru.
Students of Cheriyam Government High School, Mankada, Malappuram, and St Cornelius Higher Secondary School, Kolayad, Kannur, too, have walked into the history books with the successful launch.
NASA and ISRO are involved in NISAR, an Earth science satellite that will be launched in 2024.
A vehicle to go up to 100 km in space till the Karman line, and return, is being manufactured. The ticket rate will be Rs. 6 crore.
The KCBC has already called for the withdrawal of the maps produced by the satellite survey.