Pollution sensing satellite delayed

The `Next Generation Earth Monitoring and Observation and Aerosol Monitoring' (NEMO-AM) satellite, which will analyse pollution levels in Indian cities and towns is being delayed by a year. Isro's Canadian partners in the project, Space Flight Laboratory (SFL) of University of Toronto have demanded a year to develop the satellite's extremely complicated polarimetric sensors and optics.NEMO-AM will be ready by 2018, Space Applications Centre director Tapan Misra told TOI. NEMO-AM is among Isro's most important high-performance nano-satellite missions in the country. The nano-satellite, 2x2x1 feet and weighing 15 kg, will be launched 500 km above the earth. More

(Source: Times of India - Oct 10)