Indian satellite among 31 launched at once sends 1st images

India's Cartosat-2 Series Satellite launched with 30 nanosatellites aboard PSLV rocket on June 23 has sent back first images. The Earth-observing satellite has imaged several places in Rajasthan, UP and Telangana. Further, using Panchromatic and Multispectral cameras, it took pictures of landscapes in Egypt and Qatar. ISRO had launched the satellite in a 505 km polar Sun Synchronous Orbit.