Triple entry

THREE indigenous satellites are to be
launched in quick succession between
September and December this" year,
according to the Indian Space Research
Organisation (ISRO), Bangalore. While
the sequence of the launches have not
yet been finiliscd, sources in ISRO said
thai they were ready for them. The 3
satellites are the Indian Remote Sensing
Satellite (IRS-2c) to be launched from
the Baikonur cosmodrome in Russia;
the Indian National Satellite System
(INSAT-2c) to be launched by the Ariane
launcher in French Guyana and the
Indian Remote Sensing Satellite (IRS-P3)
to be launched by the Polar Satellite
Launch Vehicle (PSLV) - manufactured
in the country - in October. The PSLV
launch will contain a payload designed
and developed by the Bombay-based
Tata Institute of Fundamental Research
in collaboration with ISRO.