{"id":708,"date":"2012-01-10T11:04:22","date_gmt":"2012-01-10T11:04:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/wordpress65\/?p=708"},"modified":"2012-01-10T11:04:22","modified_gmt":"2012-01-10T11:04:22","slug":"indias-space-program-matures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.grayrinehart.com\/blog\/indias-space-program-matures\/","title":{"rendered":"India&#39;s Space Program Matures"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Five years ago today &#8212; January 10, 2007 &#8212; a PSLV-C7 rocket launched from Sriharikota, India, carrying four spacecraft including India&#8217;s first recoverable space capsule.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.isro.org\/satellites\/images\/cartosat2_img.gif\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\n<em>(CartoSat-2 remote sensing satellite. ISRO image.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\nThe largest of the four spacecraft was <a href=\"http:\/\/www.isro.org\/satellites\/cartosat-2.aspx\">CartoSat-2<\/a>, a three-axis-stabilized remote sensing platform with one-meter resolution. The <a href=\"http:\/\/nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov\/nmc\/spacecraftDisplay.do?id=2007-001C\">SRE-1<\/a> technology demonstrator was the recoverable capsule, equipped with a heat shield for re-entry and a floatation system. 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