ISRO to launch Oceansat-2 to track marine life

New Delhi: Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is all set to launch Oceansat-2, an exclusive satellite to track marine life and identify potential fishing zones in September.

Director of ISRO's Regional Remote Sensing Service Centre said that the integration of the satellite is designed to identify potential fishing zones, assist in forecasting marine trends, coastal zone studies and will also provide inputs for weather forecasting and climate studies.

All pre-launch tests on the functional aspects of the satellite have been successfully completed.

Oceansat-2 will take off on the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh.

According to experts, Oceansat-2 is an improved version of the Oceansat-1, which is already in orbit.

Oceansat-2 will have two equipments produced by ISRO, while it would also carry an instrument sent by Italian Space Agency. It will be a key instrument for India to study physical and biological aspects of oceanography.