ISRO to launch Cartosat-3, 13 commercial nano satellites

Question: Consider the following statement:
(1) PSLV-C47 will be launched from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh.
(2) Cartosat-3 is an advanced, high-resolution earth observation and imaging satellite.
From the above correct statement/s is/are:

(a) Only(1)
(b) Only (2)
(c) Both (1) and (2)
(d) None of the above
Answer: (c)
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  • Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is going to launch Cartosat-3 along with 13 commercial nano satellites aboard PSLV-C47 into the Sun Synchronous orbit on November 25, 2019.
  • The satellite will be launched from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh.
  • Cartosat-3 is an advanced, high-resolution earth observation and imaging satellite.
  • The 13 commercial nano satellites are from the United States.

Cartosat-3:

  • The Cartosat-3 satellite is a third-generation agile advanced satellite, which has a high-resolution imaging capability. After the launch, the satellite will be placed in an orbit, which will be 509 km from the Earth.

Objective

  • ISRO is launching the earth observation satellite, Cartosat-3, to boost the country’s border security by stationing “more eyes in the sky”.

Way Forward:

  • After Cartosat-3, ISRO will be launching two more surveillance satellites— Risat-2BR1 and Risat-2BR2 aboard PSLVC48 and C49 rocket from Sriharikota in December 2019.
  • The launches of operational satellites come almost six months after the previous launches, due to the launch of Chandrayaan-2 mission.
  • The previous two operational satellites to be launched by ISRO include surveillance satellite Risat-2B, which was launched on May 22 and electronic intelligence satellite EMISAT, which was launched on April 1.

Links:

https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/science/isro-to-launch-cartosat-3-13-commercial-nano-satellites/articleshow/72127009.cms?from=mdr

https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/science/isro-to-launch-cartosat-3-13-commercial-nano-satellites-on-november-25/article30014254.ece