India Plans 30 Earth Observation Satellites in Next 10 Years
Despite the recent setback in its geostationary satellite program, India announced yesterday that it plans to launch 30 earth observation satellites in the next 10 years.
IndianExpress,com and other news sources quote Dr. V. Jayaraman, Director of India’s National Remote Sensing Center (NRSC), as saying yesterday that “We expect not less than 30 satellites” in the next decade. They will include satellites in the Resourcesat and Cartosat series as well as ocean and atmospheric satellites. The next launch is planned for late January or early February 2011. That satellite, Resourcesat-2, will provide “5.8 meters, 70 km multi-spectral data for the first time,” according to Jayaraman.
NRSC is part of the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO). Earth observation has been a core component of the Indian space program for the past three decades. Twenty-two earth observation satellites have been launched by or for India since 1979, nine of which are currently operating according to the ISRO website.
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