| Type(s) |
Satellite mission>Earth observation
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| Owner |
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) |
| Organisation |
Indian Space Research Organisation |
| Abstract |
MetSat-1 is ISRO's first dedicated GEO weather satellite project built by ISRO. So far, meteorological services had been combined with telecommunication and television services in the INSAT series. MetSat-1 is a precursor to the future INSAT system that will have separate satellites for meteorology and telecommunication & broadcasting services. Note: In a commemorative ceremony on Feb. 6, 2003, the MetSat-1 satellite of ISRO was renamed to Kalpana-1 by Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. This is to honor Kalpana Chawla, born in Karnal (1961), India, who died as a NASA astronaut on Feb. 1, 2003 over the southern USA when Space Shuttle Columbia (flight STS-107, Jan. 16 - Feb. 1, 2003) and her crew perished during reentry.
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| Cross Reference(s) |
IRSO Programme Homepage
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| Discipline(s) |
Weather & climate
Space science
General Earth observation
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Point of Contact
| Name & Address |
Indian Space Research Organisation
Director - Publications & Public Relations
Antariksh Bhavan
New BEL Road, Bangalore 560 094, INDIA
India
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| Phone |
+91- 80-341 5275 & 341 5474 |
| Fax |
+91-80-341 2253 |
| E-mail (#at# is @) |
info#at#isro.org |
| URL |
http://www.isro.org/index.htm |
| Miscellaneous |
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| Temporal Coverage |
12/09/2002
First launch of MetSat1 |
| Language(s) of Resource |
English
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