To bolster India’s surveillance on border areas, the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) is scheduled to launch an earth observation Geo Imaging Satellite (Gisat-1) by the end of this month, which will provide near real-time images of India’s borders and also enable quick monitoring of natural disasters.
With onboard high-resolution cameras, the satellite will allow the country to monitor the Indian landmass and the oceans, particularly its borders continuously, which would have a potential of even aiding the country’s armed forces to plan operations.
Listing the objectives of the mission, ISRO had earlier informed that,” the satellite would provide near real-time imaging of the large area region of interest at frequent intervals. It would help in quick monitoring of natural disasters, episodic and any short-term events.”
GISAT-1 will facilitate near real-time observation of the Indian sub-continent, under cloud-free condition, at frequent intervals, the space agency added.
The satellite’s objective is to obtain spectral signatures of agriculture, forestry, mineralogy, disaster warning, cloud properties, snow and glacier and oceanography.
The planned launch of GISAT-1, weighing about 2,268 kg, comes close on the heels of the successful February 28 PSLV- C51 mission that orbited Brazil’s earth observation satellite Amazonia-1 and 18 co-passengers.
The satellite is slated to be lifted into space by GSLV-F10 rocket from Sriharikota spaceport in Andhra Pradesh’s Nellore district, about 100 km north of Chennai.
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