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The satellite was designed in Japan. It had a volume of about 1000 cubic centimetre and a mass of about 1.1 kg. [6] The lifespan of the satellite was about one and half years. [7] The satellite took images of Sri Lanka and other countries near Sri Lanka. It used magnetic torquers to reduce its angular velocity. [7]
Climate change is an important issue in Sri Lanka, and its effects threaten to impact both human and natural systems. Roughly 50 percent of its 22 million citizens live in low-lying coastal areas in the west, south, and south-west of the island, and are at risk of future sea level rise. [ 1] Climate change also threatens the island's ...
Udawattakele Forest Reserve. / 7.29944°N 80.63889°E / 7.29944; 80.63889. Udawattakele Forest Reserve often spelled as Udawatta Kele, is a historic forest reserve on a hill-ridge in the city of Kandy. It is 104 hectares (257 acres) large. During the days of the Kandyan kingdom, Udawattakele was known as "Uda Wasala Watta" in Sinhalese ...
Geography of Sri Lanka. / 7°N 81°E / 7; 81. Sri Lanka, formerly called Ceylon, is an island nation in the Indian Ocean, southeast of the Indian subcontinent, in a strategic location near major sea lanes. [ 1] The nation has a total area of 65,610 square kilometres (25,330 sq mi), with 64,630 square kilometres (24,950 sq mi) of land ...
SupremeSAT. SupremeSAT (Pvt) Ltd. is the first and only Sri Lankan satellite operator. [1] It has partnership with satellite manufacturing institution China Great Wall Industry Corporation (CGWIC). The company is controversial for its ties with the Rajapaksa family of Sri Lanka. [2]
A near-equatorial trough spawned a low-pressure area on December 22 in the central Bay of Bengal. A circulation within the system developed into a depression on December 23 about 500 km (310 mi) east-southeast of Sri Lanka. [4] A low-latitude storm, the system organized while moving slowly westward. [15]
Cyclone Nargis. Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm Nargis ( Burmese: နာဂစ်; Urdu: نرگس, [ˈnərɡɪs]) was an extremely destructive and deadly tropical cyclone that caused the worst natural disaster in the recorded history of Myanmar during early May 2008. [ 1] The cyclone made landfall in Myanmar on Friday, 2 May 2008, sending a ...
Severe Cyclonic Storm Mandous[ a] ( / mændəs /) was the third cyclonic storm, as well as the third most intense tropical cyclone of the 2022 North Indian Ocean cyclone season. The remnants of the system later regenerated into Deep Depression ARB 03 in the Arabian Sea. The system struck the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, as well as South India .