India entered into the space age by launching its first scientific satellite, Aryabhata on April 19, 1975 with the assistance of a Soviet booster-rocket. It was the heaviest satellite i.e. 360 kg in weight and 1.2m high with 26 faces.
Application of satellite remote sensing technology effectively harnessing the natural resource potential is the prime objective of present day's remote sensing programmes.
Free sample essay on Debris And Satellite Crash. In the first crash of its kind, two communication satellites collided on February 10, 2009 in orbit shooting out a pair of huge debris clouds..