Surendra Singh
Isro is gearing upward to launch a slew of of import satellites inwards the coming months. Some of these satellites volition aid state of war machine driblet dead along an pith on hostile neighbours & safeguard our soil & sea borders. Amid preparations for its high-profile Rs 800 crore Chandrayaan-2 mission scheduled for an Oct launch, Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) is also gearing upward to launch a slew of of import satellites inwards the coming months. Some of these satellites are meaning for strategic reasons every bit they volition aid the state of war machine driblet dead along an pith on our hostile neighbours as well as safeguard our soil as well as sea borders. Isro volition launch a dedicated satellite, Gsat-7A, for the Indian Air Force (IAF) inwards September as well as an advanced remote sensing satellite, Risat-2A, for surveillance role past times the cease of the year.
Gsat-7A, which volition live on lifted past times a GSLV Mk II rocket, volition enable the IAF to interlink dissimilar Earth radar stations, airbases as well as AWACS aircraft. It volition also boost the IAF’s network-centric warfare capabilities as well as heighten its global operations.
The satellite volition live on similar to Gsat-7 or Rukmini, which was launched on September 29, 2013, solely for the Navy. Rukmini has helped the Navy monitor the Indian Ocean Region (IOR) every bit the satellite has a nearly 2,000 nautical mile ‘footprint’ as well as provides real-time inputs to Indian warships, submarines as well as maritime aircraft as well as also boosts the force’s networking capabilities on the high seas. Rukmini, considered the Navy’s ‘eye inwards the sky’, is also beingness used to driblet dead along tabs on Chinese warships inwards the Indian Ocean.
Risat-2A, which volition live on launched past times the cease of this yr past times a PSLV rocket, is an advanced remote sensing satellite that volition boost the country’s surveillance capabilities.
The satellite, which volition comport a sophisticated synthetic aperture radar that operates at 5.35 GHz inwards C band, volition aid inwards populace observation irrespective of the low-cal as well as atmospheric condition conditions of the area.
Risat-2A, which tin live on used for civilian purpose, volition primarily live on used for soil mapping but volition also live on meaning for analysis of the bounding main surface. Risat-2A volition live on the tertiary inwards the serial of Risat satellites.
After the 26/11 terror attacks inwards Bombay inwards 2008, Risat-2 satellite took priority over Risat-1 as well as was launched inwards Apr 2009 every bit the erstwhile carried an Israelbuilt X-band radar, which boosted surveillance capabilities of the safety forces.
Cartosat-2 serial satellite, launched on Jan 12, is also a remote sensing satellite as well as meaning for the state of war machine likewise every bit its panchromatic photographic television receiver camera tin arrive at images less than 1 metre inwards resolution.
In fact, it is said that the Army used images from the before Cartosat satellite to innovation the surgical strikes on Islamic Republic of Pakistan terror launchpads inwards September 2016.
Besides the state of war machine satellites, Isro volition also launch its “heaviest satellite ever” Gsat-11 weighing 5.7 tonnes from French Guiana past times June.
The heavy-duty communication satellite is as well as thus massive that each solar panel is over iv metres long, equivalent to the size of a room.
The high-throughput satellite, which volition comport xl transponders inwards the Ku-band as well as Kaband frequencies, is capable of “providing high bandwidth connectivity” alongside upward to fourteen gigabit per minute (gbps) information transfer speed.
Gsat-29, which likewise is a communication satellite, volition live on the launched past times the minute developmental flying of Isro’s heaviest rocket GSLV Mk III inwards June. It volition comport multi-beam as well as optical communication payloads.
Isro chairman Dr K Sivan told TOI, “Together, all these heavy-duty Gsats volition supply high-bandwidth connectivity of upward to 100 gigabit per second. They volition supply high-speed network connectivity inwards rural areas every bit good as well as aid duo the digital divide.”
With nigh 1 launch every month, 2018 volition live on a busy yr for Isro.
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