Indo-French satellite SARAL launch postponed to early 2013

Written By Unknown on Jumat, 07 Desember 2012 | 07.20

BANGALORE: Indo-French satellite SARAL which was to be launched onboard PSLV—C20 from the spaceport of Sriharikota on December 12, by ISRO, will now see the space only early next year.

"The mission has been postponed because we are planning to conduct additional tests to improve the reliability of the space craft," said an official from ISRO.

"The new launch dates haven't been fixed yet, however, we hope to put the vehicle in space by January-February next year," he said.

According to a source, who's associated with the project, sudden technical issues were the main reasons for conducting additional reliability tests

SARAL is a small satellite mission with payloads —— Argos and Altika —— from French space agency CNES. The satellite will study ocean parameters and work towards enhancing the understanding of the ocean state conditions which are otherwise not covered by the in-situ measurements.

Once launched, SARAL will also provide data products to operational and research user communities, in support of marine meteorology and sea state forecasting; operational oceanography; seasonal forecasting; climate monitoring; ocean, earth system and climate research.

The satellite has been built by ISRO. The agency is also in charge of its launch services.


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