ISRO to launch 2 satellites this month
Posted on: 02/Sep/2016 12:23:21 PM
Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) will be launching two satellites this month.
ISRO chairman A.S. Kiran Kumar said: Every month we are launching a new satellite. INSAT-3DR is scheduled for September 8 and by end of September we will have ScatSat along with an Algerian satellite as its co-passenger
To be launched by the end of this month, ScatSat is an indigenously developed weather forecasting satellite. It will also have the capability to monitor sea surface winds and predict cyclones.
Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) will be used to launch this satellite that is expected to replace Oceansat-2 which is completing its lifespan.
