India all set to launch GISAT-1 on 28 March

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NEW DELHI, 7 March 2021, (TON): India is all set yo launch on March 28 an earth observation satellite, GISAT-1 that will provide it near real-time images of its borders and also enable quick monitoring of natural disasters. An official of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) confirmed the event.

GISAT-1, weighing about 2,268 kg is slated to be lofted into space by GSLV-F10 rocket from Sriharikota spaceport in Andhra Pradesh's Nellore district, about 100 kms north of Chennai.

The rocket will place the spacecraft in a geosynchronous orbit. It will be subsequently positioned in geostationary orbit, about 36,000 kms above earth's equator, using its onboard propulsion system.

It was reveled that it was US-India joint planning and earth observation satellite in geostationary orbit has key advantages which benefit India’s monitoring as it will give ear real-time observation under cloud-free condition.

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