The space agency of India – ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation) has announced that it is fully prepared to launch its latest indigenously built satellite, Oceansat-2 into the orbit of the Earth.
The ISRO Chairman G Madhavan Nair has confirmed that Oceansat-2 will be launched on Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle from Sriharikotta, by July-August.
According to the ISRO, Oceansat-2 will study and watch over the cyclones rushing along the Indian coasts, and it will help making accurate predictions about advancing monsoons.Oceansat-2 will fly with three sensors — Ocean Colour Monitor, Ku-Band Pencil Beam Scatterometer, and an Italian payload – Radio Occultation Sounder for the Atmosphere. The payloads will deliver the data, which will help the researchers working in oceanographic and atmospheric science.
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