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Images of Allahabad and Madurai captured by Cartosat-2B

Thursday, July 22, 2010 @ 08:07 PM
Artur Nowak

Recently, India has launched a remote sensing satellite Cartosat-2B into the space and it has captured few high quality images of Allahabad in Uttar Pradesh and Madurai in Tamil Nadu.

 

Cartosat-2B satellite is loaded with panchromatic camera, which has a high resolution of 0.8 metre, which means it is capable of taking images of small objects like cycles and mopeds on the road, and sheep and cattle grazing on meadows.

 

On 12th July 2010, Cartosat-2B along with four other satellites are launched by the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C15) in the orbit from Sriharikota.

 

P. S. Veeraraghavan, Director, Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) in Thiruvananthapuram, said after the launch it is established that Cartosat-2B is working properly and has taken large number of pictures of several Indian land masses.

 

He said that images are so fine that in Madurai, it shows the famous Meenakshi temple with its gopurams (towers), the railway junction and a running train, the airport with parked aircraft and it also show another temple situated in the centre of a tank.

 

Apart from Madurai, images of Allahabad displayed the fort in the town and the Triveni Sangam.

 

Another Launching vehicle, Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV-F06) is in its second phase of launch from Sriharikota, as told by Mr. Veeraraghavan. This launching vehicle will put a communication satellite called GSAT-5B into the orbit.

 

PSLV-C16 will begin its four stages of launch in August. The rocket is designed to put three satellites namely; Resourcesat from Indis- 2, Youthsat from India and a satellite from Singapore.

 

As per VSSC director, GSLV-F06 will be launched in October and PSLV-C16 would be lifted two weeks after the launch of GSLV-F06.

VTC selected AsiaSat 5 for DTH service in Vietnam.

Monday, January 4, 2010 @ 05:01 PM
Satellite News

Vietnam Multimedia Corporation or Vietnam Television Corporation (VTC), one of the largest multimedia corporation in Vietnam has inked an agreement with Asian satellite operator Asia Satellite Telecommunications (AsiaSat) for capacity on AsiaSat 5 satellite. VTC has inked this agreement on lease and will use multiple Ku-band transponders for the new DTH service in Vietnam on AsiaSat.

 

The DTH service will be distributed up to 30 High Definition and 70 Standard Definition channels with the use of new transponder capacity in the beginning of 2010. And the content of the same would be ranging from entertainment to technology, sports to lifestyles and everything else related to Vietnamese public’s life.

 

According to VTC General Director Thai Minh Tan, “AsiaSat 5 delivers powerful coverage to enhance our DTH service to our home market and the transponder capacity to expand our line-up of HD and SD premium television channels to viewers across the country. AsiaSat can support our aggressive plan to further diversify our range of digital TV services to enhance the viewing experience of the Vietnamese consumers.”

 

Added AsiaSat CEO Peter Jackson informed, “We are pleased to have VTC as our long-term partner for DTH services to Vietnam. AsiaSat 5 is our latest high performancesatellite launched this year and it will play a significant role in the DTH development of the country. We look forward to expanding our servicesin Vietnam, a fast growing economy of over 80 million people, with reliable and high quality satellite television when VTC launches its services on AsiaSat 5.”

 

About AsiaSat

 

Asia Satellite Telecommunications Company Limited (AsiaSat), which has been Asia’s premier regional satellite operator since established in 1988, is a dedicated pioneer in advancing satellite communications in Asia. We endeavour to provide highly reliable satellite services and technical excellence for clients.
Being committed to offer customer-oriented, professional and proactive services, AsiaSat has achieved the market leader position and enjoyed industry recognition over the years, thus winning many sizable broadcasting and telecommunications enterprises, and governments’ confidence to be their professional partner. With three in-orbit satellites, AsiaSat 3S, AsiaSat 4 and AsiaSat 5, billions of people around the world get accessed to information and communication channel through AsiaSat’s services. AsiaSat’s satellite fleet:

 


is the gateway in space connecting to more than 50 countries in Asia Pacific

 


bridges the communication of over two-thirds of the world’s population

 


serves over 100 public and private television and radio broadcasters worldwide, offering more than 300 television and radio channels

 


offers a variety of telecommunications services including public telephone networks, private VSAT networks and broadband multimedia services

 

AsiaSat is ever-advancing to enable Asia Pacific-wide satellite connection. Our proven expertise in satellite operation is fuelled relentlessly with innovative management ideas, advanced and leading edge but proven technologies to upgrade our space and ground network, and operational facilities and apparatus.

 

AsiaSat is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Asia Satellite Telecommunications Holdings Limited, a company listed (Stock Code: 1135) on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. AsiaSat’s two major shareholders are CITIC Group and General Electric Company (GE).

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Thursday, April 6, 2000 @ 01:04 AM
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