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Oceansat-2 sends good quality data

New Delhi, India - All instruments are active, including the Italian-made ROSA

All the three payloads on-board the Oceansat-2, namely Ocean Colour Monitor (OCM), Scatterometer and the Italian built Radio Occultation Sounder for Atmospheric Studies (ROSA) have been successfully turned on providing good quality data, as announced by the Indian Space Agency ISRO in a note. It may be recalled that the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C14) launched from Satish Dhawan Space...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1110131
Rome, Italy, 10/13/2009 15:49
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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