The main payload was an Indian Remote Sensing satellite, CARTOSAT-1 weighing.
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It is a part of the Indian Remote Sensing satellite series.
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The rocket carried a 2, 310-pound ( 900-kilogram ) Indian remote sensing satellite, Oceansat-1, for oceanographic research.
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The main payload is the 1, 050-kilogram ( 2, 310-pound ) Indian remote sensing satellite Oceansat-1 for oceanographic research.
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"' IRS-1D "'is seventh satellite in Indian Remote Sensing satellite series of Earth Observation satellites, built, launched and maintained by Indian Space Research Organisation.
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Indian Remote Sensing satellite data, along with digital elevation models, were combined with historical maps, archaeological sites, hydro-geological and drilling data to chart this river's course.
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The Indian Remote Sensing satellites are placed in polar orbits of 820 kilometers ( 490 miles ) to 900 kilometers ( 540 miles ) above the equator.
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It includes two major satellite systems, INSAT for communication, television broadcasting and meteorological services, and Indian Remote Sensing Satellites ( IRS ) system for resources monitoring and management.
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"' Cartosat-3 "'is the sixth satellite of the Cartosat series of satellites from ISRO, the current generation of Indian remote sensing satellites, which are intended to replace the IRS series.
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Oceansat-2 is ISRO s second in the series of Indian Remote Sensing satellites dedicated to ocean research, and will provide continuity to the applications of Oceansat-1 ( launched in 1999 ).