Answer-(B) Velu Saravanan
2) Who was chosen for the 2017 Yuva Puraskar Award for the poetry ‘Aathik Kathalin Ninaivu Kurippukal’ from Tamil language?
(A) Manushi @ Jayabharathi
(B) Lakshmi Saravana Kumar
(C) Veerapandiyan
(D) Abilash
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Answer-(A) Manushi @ Jayabharathi
3) CartoSat-2E, launched on 23rd June 2017, is a __________ Satellite.
(A) Communication
(B) Moon mission
(C) Remote Sensing
(D) Navigation
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Answer-(B) Remote SensingExplanation:
CartoSat-2E
1) It is the 6th remote sensing satellite in the CartoSat 2 series.
2) Launch Vehicle – PSLV C38
3) Its imagery will be useful for:
Cartographic applications
Coastal land use and regulations
Utility management like road network monitoring
Water distribution
Creation of land use maps
Various GIS and land information
4) Weight – 712 kg
5) Resolution – 0.6 meters
CartoSat series
CartoSat1
1) The 1st Indian Remote sensing satellite capable of providing in-orbit stereo images.
2) Launch date – 5th May 2005
3) Launch Vehicle – PSLV C6
4) Launch Mass – 1560 kg
5) Mission Life – 5 years
6) Uses – Cartographic applications
CartoSat2
1) Launch date – 10th January 2007
2) Launch Vehicle – PSLV-GC7
3) Launch Mass – 648 kg
4) Mission Life – 5 years
5) Area Coverage – 9.6 km using high resolution PAN (Panchromatic) Camera
6) Resolution - >1m
7) Speciality
Capable of providing Scene-Specific Spot Imagery.
It can be steered up to 45 degree along as well as across the track.
CartoSat2A
1) Launch date – 28th April 2008
2) Launch Vehicle – PSLV C9
3) Launch Mass –690 kg
4) Mission Life – 5 years
5) Dedicated satellite for the Indian Armed Force (IAF)
6) Area Coverage – 9.6 km using high resolution PAN (Panchromatic) Camera
7) Resolution - >1m
8) Speciality
Capable of providing Scene-Specific Spot Imagery
CartoSat2B
1) Launch date – 12thJuly 2010
2) Launch Vehicle – PSLV C15
3) Launch Mass – 694 kg
4) Area Coverage –9.6 km using high resolution PAN (Panchromatic) Camera
5) Resolution - >1m
6) Speciality
Steerable upto plus or minus 26 degree along as well as across the track to obtain stereoscopic imagery and to achieve a 4 to 5 day revisit capability.
Capable of providing Scene-Specific Spot Imagery.
CartoSat 2C
1) Launch date – 22 June 2016
2) Launch Vehicle – PSLV C34
3) Launch Mass – 727.5 Kg
4) Mission Life – 5 years
5) Instruments
Panchromatic Camera
High-resolution Multi-spectral radiometer
6) Speciality
Black & White pictures in the visible region of electromagnetic spectrum.
Capable of capturing minute long video of a fixed spot.
CartoSat2D
1) Launch date – 15 Feb 2017
2) Launch Vehicle – PSLV C37(carried 104 Satellites)
3) Launch Mass – 712 Kg
4) Instruments
Panchromatic Camera
High-resolution Multi-spectral radiometer
5) Speciality
It supports event monitoring with high revisit times.
PSLV C38
1) The 17th flight of 4 stage PSLV XL and the 20th satellite of PSLV.
2) 1st& 3rd stage – Solid propellant.
3) 2nd& 4th stage – Liquid propellant.
4) Carries Cartosat– 2E along with 30 co-passenger satellites.
5) Lifted 505 km Polar Sun Synchronous Orbit.
6) IncludesNano satellite ‘NIUSAT’, designed and developed by Noorul Islam University, Kanyakumari dt.
7) ‘NIUSAT’ provides imagery for crop monitoring and disaster management support applications.
8) The rest of the payload comprises 29 Nano satellite from 14 countries.
9) They are being launched as part of commercial pact between Antrix Corporation and International customers.
Antrix Corporation
1) Incorporated on 28th Sep 1992.
2) The commercial arm of ISRO.
3) In 2008, it was awarded ‘MINIRATNA’ Status.
Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre - Thiruvananthapuram - Director : K.Sivan.
Satish Dhawan Space Centre - Sriharikota - Director : Kunhikrishnan.
ISRO Satellite Centre - Bangalore - Director : Mylswamy Annadurai.
4) NASA launches the world’s lightest satellite __________ designed by 18 years old Tamil Nadu student Rifath Sharook and his team.
(A) NanoSat
(B) KalamSat
(C) TamilSat
(D) RifathSat
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Answer-(C) KalamSatExplanation:
It is a 3D printed & 3.8 cm cube structured satellite.
It weighs a mere 64 grams.
It was the only Indian payload in the NASA mission.
The experiment was funded by an organization called ‘Space Kidz India’.
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