India will launch a second multi-spectral remote sensing Indonesian satellite that will help the country to monitor land-use, natural resource and in disaster mitigation. The name of the satellite is LAPAN A2/Orari. LAPAN A2/Orari satellite is a successor to LAPAN A1/Tubsat.
The satellite will be delivered to India on 4th September 2015 and will be launched at the Satish Dhawan Space Center in Sriharikota.
LAPAN A2/Orari
- It is an Indonesian Satellite.
- It is a successor to LAPAN A1/Tubsat.
- It will function as a tool to monitor land usage, ship movements, sea resources and fishing explorations.
- It is equipped with an automatic packet reporting system on board to aid disaster mitigation by monitoring floods, changes in the sea level as well as movements of the population.
- The satellite will orbit the Earth along the equator with an altitude of 650 kilometers, and travel at 7.5 kilometers per second – enabling it to circle the Earth 14 times a day.
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In which year LAPAN A1/Tubsat was launched?
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