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Bangalore - Feb 26, 2003 Antrix Corporation of Department of Space and Nanyang Technological University, (NTU), Singapore signed an agreement late last month today, January 24, 2003, under which ISRO's PSLV will launch Nanyang's X-Sat. The agreement was signed by Prof Er Meng Hwa, Deputy President and Prof Tan Soon Hie, Director, Satellite Engineering Centre from NTU and Mr K R Sridhara Murthy, Executive Director, Antrix Corporation. The 100 kg class X-Sat, which is being developed by NTU, Singapore, is a remote sensing micro-satellite for earth observation and imaging in visible spectral bands. The satellite will be used for land and coastal observations employing multi-spectral imaging. The three-axes stabilized spacecraft will have deployable solar panels. X-Sat is the fifth satellite for which Antrix Corporation is providing launch service using ISRO's PSLV. The satellites launched earlier are PROBA of Belgium, BIRD and DLR-TUBSAT of Germany and KITSAT-3 of Korea. Under the agreement signed today, besides launching X-Sat on one of the forthcoming launches of PSLV during 2005/06, Antrix will also provide NTU with the necessary support for testing the satellite. Related Links Nanyang Technological University Indian Space Research Organisation SpaceDaily Search SpaceDaily Subscribe To SpaceDaily Express
Europe and Russia Do Soyuz Deal At Last
Paris - Feb 12, 2003Today at ESA Headquarters the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, Mr Igor Sergeevich Ivanov, and the Director General of the European Space Agency, Mr Antonio Rodot¿, signed the Agreement between ESA and the Government of the Russian Federation on Cooperation and Partnership in the Exploration and Use of Outer Space for Peaceful Purposes.
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