Nellore: Isro is all set to launch its Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, PSLV-C23, on June 30, from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Shar,
PSLV-C23, on its 27th flight, will carry a 714-kg French Earth Observation Satellite SPOT-7 as the main payload.
Also, the 14-kg AISAT of Germany, NLS7.1 and NLS7.2 of Canada, each weighing 15 kg, and the 7-kg VELOX-1 of Singapore are being carried.
Shar director Dr M.Y.S. Prasad said the main satellite, SPOT7, produced by France is the most sophisticated remote sensing satellite in the world.
Like its twin SPOT 6, SPOT 7 is an optical earth observation satellite with a 60-km swath which delivers images at 1.5m resolution suitable for 1:25.000 scale topographic mapping.
The satellite will be placed at an altitude of 655 km in the orbit from earth.
Among the five satellites, NLS7.1 and NLS7.2 are produced by University of Toronto.
It will take one month to place these two satellites in the orbit.
