"It will be a unique mission and the satellite will enable us to study the sea surface, wind, and also track down the fishing zones," Mr. Nair told reporters at a national seminar on Aerospace Expanding Frontiers-Technologies and Challenges at Thiruvananthapuram, India. "We are planning the mission by July end or early August from the launch pad in Sriharikota," he added.
"Chandrayaan has completed its mission and it was a 100 per cent success," Mr. Nair said when asked about the country's first moon-mission. "We have mapped the entire lunar surface and the data collected have been given to scientific community for analysing, results of which will be out soon," he said. Mr. Nair said no trace of water was found on the Moon's surface. "But, we have found traces of magnesium and calcium." Earlier, Mr. Nair said country would be capable of developing its own 'Capsule' to transport human beings to space by 2015. Space travel is an important part of the ISRO's future mission programs, Mr. Nair said, adding that developing technology for such programs was a big challenge facing the country.