ISRO To Launch Three More Satellites To Boost Rural Internet
ISRO To Launch Three More Satellites To Boost Rural Internet The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) would launch three more satellites for high-speed connectivity. These satellites would provide high-speed bandwidth connectivity to the rural area as a part of the government's Digital India programme. The two UK satellites were successfully launched by Indian rocket Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) here on Sunday. ISRO Chairman K. Sivan said: "The ISRO will launch three more satellites, which together will provide international level bandwidth speed." According to Sivan, the satellites are AGSAT 20 (to be launched next year), GSAT 11, and GSAT 29. GSAT 19 has already been launched. He further said that the space agency had planned a series of launches over the next six months. Sivan also said earth observation satellites will also be launched in addition to the communication satellites. He said that the much-expected moon mission will happen next January. Sivan said, "The launch window for the Chandrayaan-2 mission is planned between January 3 and February 16, 2019. We are aiming for January 3. We do not expect any delay in the Chandrayaan-2 mission.” When asked about the certifying agency for the rocket that would be carrying Indian Astronauts, he said that the ISRO would be the certifying agency. He also said that the norms for certification will be drawn with the help of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation. Also Read: ISRO releases first image taken by Cartosat-2 series satellite India successfully put British earth observation satellites NovaSAR and S1-4 into orbit in copybook style on Sunday. The two satellites belonged to Surrey Satellite Technologies Ltd (SSTL), UK. -PTC NEWS
