May 11, 2018

Cartosat
Why in news?
India's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, in its forty second flight (PSLV-C40), successfully launched the 710 kg Cartosat-2 F Satellite for earth observation and 30 co-passenger satellitesbelonging to India, Canada, Finland, France, Republic of Korea, UK and the USA together weighing about 613 kg at lift-off from Sriharikota.
What is Cartosat series?
These are Earth observation satellites indigenously built by India. A total of 8 satellites have been launched so far in this series.
Cartosat series is part of the Earth Remote Sensing Programme launched for Earth’s resource management and monitoring