India Launches First Education Satellite

[cosmicone]

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20040920/sc_nm/space_india_satellite_dc_1

BANGALORE (Reuters) - India's space agency said it successfully launched the nation's first satellite for educational services on Monday, which is expected to boost distance learning in a country with a huge rural population.

The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) said in a brief statement on its Web site (www.isro.org) that the satellite was placed in its intended orbit 17 minutes after take-off at 4 p.m. from its spaceport at Sriharikota, 50 miles north of the southern city of Madras.

The 1.95 tonEDUSAT was placed in the orbit by India's launch rocket, Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV-F01). The satellite has 12 transponders to beam programs to schools and colleges. It would also support "non-formal" education in hundreds of villages across the sprawling country.

EDUSAT is the first education-oriented satellite in India's space program which has mainly involved satellites for communications, broadcasting and weather forecasting.

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Other countries care about education, even poor ones, while Bush cares about keeping the population dumb and uninformed to fight in his illegal wars. Sad.

[orthogonal]

1. Educational indeed

No word on whether its capabilities include giving a lesson to Pakistan by producing guidance to missiles armed from India's new nuclear arsenal.

[Cronus Protagonist]

2. What a cynical attitude you have

I like it. Very appropriate.

http://brainbuttons.com/home.asp?stashid=13

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3. A country thinking of its children. Hooray!!