Monthly Archives: April 2009

China open 2009 schedule with BeiDou-2 (COMPASS-G2) launch

Posted on April 21, 2009 by Rashid Faridi

Beidou II (COMPASS-G2), China’s second geostationary navigation satellite, was launched on April 15th from the Xichang satellite Launch Center, in Sichuan Province, via a CZ-3C Chang Zheng-3C (CZ3C-2) launch vehicle. The launch is the first in a series of launches … Continue reading →

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Eyes in the Sky:ISRO,India’s RISAT and ANUSAT satellite placed in orbit

Posted on April 20, 2009 by Rashid Faridi

Aiming to bolster India’s defence surveillance capabilities, ISRO today successfully launched its first all-weather radar imaging satellite, RISAT -2. The PSLV-C12 (Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle), carrying 300-kg RISAT and 40-kg micro educational satellite ANUSAT (developed by Anna University) lifted off … Continue reading →

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Earth’s Plasma Fountain

Posted on April 19, 2009 by Rashid Faridi

Plasma Fountain is in the North Pole of the Earth. The figure depicts the oxygen, helium, and hydrogen ions that gush into space from regions near the Earth’s poles. The faint yellow gas shown above the north pole represents gas … Continue reading →

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Asia may see more conflicts over water

Posted on April 18, 2009 by Rashid Faridi

Asia may see more conflicts over scarce water resources in the coming years as climate change and population growth threaten access to the most basic natural resource, a report warned on Friday. Water problems in Asia are already severe, with … Continue reading →