ISRO’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C18) proved its
mettle once again. PSLV-C18 has put four satellites successfully into the orbit:
The 4 satellites were:
Indo-French satellite
Megha-Tropiques for studying the water cycle and energy exchanges in the
tropics.
SRMSat, a nanosatellite built by students of SRM University.
VesselSat-1, a microsatellite from
Luxembourg.
Jugnu, a nanosatellite integrated by students of IIT-Kanpur.
The satellites used for:
Megha-Tropiques,
with four scientific instruments, will help in predicting the Indian monsoons,
floods, cyclones and droughts, besides estimating the weather in the short-term
and climate in the long-term in the tropical countries of the world.
The 11-kg SRMSat
will address the problem of global-warming and the pollution levels in the
atmosphere by monitoring the carbon-dioxide present there.
The 3-kg Jugnu is
a remote-sensing satellite that will minor vegetation and water-bodies.
VesselSat will
help in locating ships cruising in the sea-lanes of the world.
