After the success of the Chandrayaan mission, ISRO is all set on its next mission -- the launch of the 'Mehga Tropiques' -- an Indo-French weather satellite
The weather satellite has been jointly developed by the French Space Agency CNES (Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales) and ISRO (Indian Space Research Organization).
Post-launch, 'Mehga Tropiques' will study tropical weather and would aid in the study of cyclones, monsoon and other weather-related effects.
Revealing its plans, ISRO chairman G. Madhavan Nair said the satellite would be built by ISRO and the French agency will add two onboard instruments called the SCARAB and SAPHIR. There is another instrument aboard the satellite called the MADRAS, which is set to be jointly developed by the French and the Indian teams.
Nair added that being a joint effort, data obtained from the satellite would be shared by both the countries. The satellite would be launched by the end of 2009.
Post the launch of the Chandryaan, hopes would always be high about the success of this relatively easier mission - although when it comes to space, nothing is easy.
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