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Manmohan shown images from Cartosat-2A

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Prime Minister appreciates very much the work of scientists

ISRO Chairman G. Madhavan Nair and others with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in New Delhi on Monday.

NEW DELHI: Indian Space Research Organisation Chairman G. Madhavan Nair on Monday presented to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh the first lot of high quality images received from the recently launched satellites Cartosat-2A and the Indian Mini Satellite-1 (IMS-1).

Excited space scientists who accompanied Dr. Nair pointed out the exact spot where they were located. “Here we are,” they told the Prime Minister as he looked at the images and appreciated their clarity.

Cartosat-2A and IMS-1 were launched from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota on April 28 when a total of 10 small satellites were successfully put in orbit.

Future plans

The high-quality cameras are capable of sending back high-resolution images.

Dr. Nair and other scientists briefed the Prime Minister on not only the latest success of ISRO but also its future programmes that include manned space flight and the mission to the moon, Chandrayaan-1.

A scale model of the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) C9 that put the satellites in orbit was also presented to the Prime Minister.

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