ISRO designing GISAT
March 28th, 2013
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is creating a GEO Imaging Satellite (GISAT) which it plans to launch during 2016-17.
About GISAT:
About GISAT:
The satellite will carry a GEO Imager with multi-spectral
(visible, near infra-red and thermal), multi-resolution (50m to 1.5 km)
imaging instruments. It will be placed in geostationary orbit of 36,000
km.
Functions: GISAT
will provide near real time pictures of large areas of the country,
under cloud free conditions, at frequent intervals. That is, selected
Sector-wise image every 5 minutes and entire Indian landmass image every
30 minutes at 50m spatial resolution. It will function as ‘an eye in the sky’observe
earth from geo-stationery orbit, enabling continuous observation of
Indian sub-continent, to facilitate quick monitoring of natural hazards
and disaster.
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