GSAT 7-B SATELLITE Flashcards
India has only two dedicated military satellites
- GSAT-7 (Rukmini) – Indian Navy
- GSAT-7A (Angry Bird) – Air Force
Who provides a gamut of services for military communication needs, which includes low bit voice rate to high bit rate data facilities, including multi-band communications?
GSAT 7 (Rukmini)
It is India’s first military satellite
GSAT 7 (Rukmini)
The GSAT 7 satellite was launched in
August 2013
The GSAT 7 satellite was launched in August 2013 from an
Ariane 5 ECA rocket from Kourou in French Guiana
is 2,650 kg satellite & nearly 2,000 nautical miles in Indian Ocean area
The GSAT 7A was launched in
2018
The GSAT 7A was launched in 2018 from the
Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh)
____ is an all weather and all terrain condition satellite, which will allow it to work through clouds, rain, forest and coastal areas.
Electromagnetic Intelligence Gathering Satellite (EMISAT)
developed by ISRO
An Electromagnetic Intelligence Gathering Satellite (EMISAT), developed by ISRO, was launched in April 2020 through a
Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C45)
EMISAT Satellite is an electronic intelligence satellite for the
Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)
by ISRO
EMISAT has an ____ , which allows the interception of ground-based radar and also carries out electronic surveillance across India.
Electronic Intelligence (ELINT) package called Kautilya
____ are the satellites equipped with remote sensing technology. Earth observation is the gathering of information about Earth’s physical, chemical and biological systems.
Earth Observation Satellites
It is designed to provide high quality images under all weather conditions for applications such as Agriculture, Forestry and Plantations, Soil Moisture and Hydrology and Flood mapping. Name it
EOS-04
weighing 1,710 kg and with a mission life of ten years
____ are aimed at improving the understanding of ionosphere (part of Earth’s upper atmosphere) dynamics and the sun’s coronal heating processes.
INSPIREsat-1
INSPIREsat-1 is part of a constellation of satellites planned under the
International Space Program in Research and Education (INSPIRE)
The thermal imaging cameras of the ____ are meant for earth observation purposes, like assessment of land and water surface temperature, and identification of forest and tree cover.
INS-2TD
first India-Bhutan joint satellite
in March, 2022
Indian Space Research Organisation’s earth observation satellite EOS-04 and two small satellites (INSPIREsat-1 and INS-2TD) were successfully placed into the intended orbit by the
PSLV-C52 rocket
____ is expected to bolster the country’s border monitoring measures besides aiding in disaster management, agriculture and tracking forest cover.
RISAT-2BR1
has a life of five years
The PSLV has failed only ___ in its history
Twice
* PSLV D1 in 1993
* PSLV C-39 in 2017
