Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) Chairman S Somnath said here on Thursday that India is aiming to launch 50 satellites in the next five years to collect geo-intelligence information. He said this would include the creation of a layer of satellites in different orbits with the ability to monitor the movement of troops and take pictures of an area of thousands of kilometers.
What is the objective of ISRO?
Addressing the ‘TechFest’, the annual science and technology event of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Mumbai, Somnath said enhancing the capability of satellites to detect changes, AI-related and data-driven efforts for data analysis is important. Is.
ISRO Chief S. Somnath said that the spacecraft are capable of keeping an eye on the country’s borders and neighboring areas. Somnath said, ‘All this can be seen from satellites. We are launching satellites to handle this, but now there is a different way of thinking and we need to look at it in a more critical way because the strength of (any) nation is its ability to understand what happens around it. Used to be’.
How will they be useful to the country?
ISRO chief Somnath said, ‘We have assembled 50 satellites to finalize them over the next five years to help in this special geo-intelligence collection. Being sent to India. Somnath said that if India can launch satellites at this level then the threats facing the country can be reduced in a better way.
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FIRST PUBLISHED: December 29, 2023, 24:11 IST