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India RISAT, AnuSat Satellite Launch a Success!
Techtree News Staff, Apr 20, 2009 1001 hrs ISTNo live coverage of the launch
As the 48-hour countdown ended at 6:45 IST today, the 15th flight of India's PSLV began carrying with it the made-in-Israel RISAT and India's first student-made satellite, Anusat.
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By the time you read this, both the satellites would be in their respective orbits. The RISAT, as mentioned earlier is an Israel-made spy satellite which will be used to monitor and check infiltration. It has all-weather capabilities and at 300kgs, is lightweight if you look at all the capabilities it offers. The AnuSat which is the second payload aboard the C12, is a tiny student-made satellite designed by students of the Madras Institute of Technology.
Also read: India to Hoist Tricolor on Moon by 2020
This is the first launch by India post the successful Chandrayaan mission completed last year--India's first attempt to reach the moon.
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