[Reader-list] Whose Precise Imaging Is Aimed At Putting Every Indian Household On The Map

[Rob van Kranenburg]

priorities?:

- Indian Space Rocket Blasts Off With Two Satellites
http://www.spacedaily.com/news/eo-05zu.html

Sriharikota, India (AFP) May 05, 2005 - An Indian rocket blasted off 
Thursday, carrying the country's ambitions to be a major global space 
power and two satellites that it launched into orbit. The liftoff in 
southeastern India marked the first time India has launched a rocket 
with two satellites aboard and notched up another achievement in its 
ambitious space programme to send a probe to the moon by 2007 or 2008.

and talking about mapping spaces and people (who have become 
information spaces anyway):

From: SpaceDaily Express <spacedaily at spacedaily.com>

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     SPACEDAILY EXPRESS - May 6, 2005
... putting your day into space every day ...

http://www.terradaily.com/news/eo-05zt.html

Indian Space Rocket Blasts Off With Two Satellites
Sriharikota, India (AFP) May 05, 2005 - An Indian Space Rocket 
Blasted Off Thursday In The Country's First Bid To Carry Two 
Satellites In A Single Launch, Part Of Its Ambitious Space Programme 
That Aims To Send A Probe To The Moon.

The Launch Of The Two Satellites From The Satish Dhawan Space Port 
Near Madras On India's Southeast Coast Will Help Mapmakers And 
Amateur Radio Operators, Space Officials Said.

The 44-Metre (145-Foot) Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle Lifted Off 
Carrying A Remote Sensing Satellite Whose Precise Imaging Is Aimed At 
Putting Every Indian Household On The Map And One For Home Radio 
Operators.
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