WTM Satelite Launch - 20th December 2008

The Indian Space Research Organisation or ISRO has set itself a new goal. They are set to launch the WTM Satelite on the 20th of December. The satelite was created by the French; specifically designed for communication in space. It took a total of 26 months to build, just over two years. It also weighs over 3000 kilograms; it is the heaviest built satelite by the IRSO.

K.R. Sridhara Murthy, Managing Director, Antrix Corporation (ISRO’s bartering arm) said the advice accessory has been congenital for European EADS Astrium, an accessory of the EADS, and is currently ability barrage preparations.

Murthy added added that ISRO’s adequacy to accommodated the best of the requirements accepted by the barter in the assured time aeon would absolutely advice the organisation to win added affairs in the future.

India has now been put into an exclusive lunar club; members include: Russia, USA, Japan, China and European Space Agency. The satelite Aditya is also going to be launched soon enough; it is mainly designed to study the sun. India also has high hopes of sending an astronaut to the moon by 2012 and a manned ship by 2020.