DigitalCIO
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Tech News
  • Market Insights
  • CIO Interviews
  • Events and Conferences
  • Opinion and Analysis
  • Resources
DigitalCIO
  • Home
  • Tech News
  • Market Insights
  • CIO Interviews
  • Events and Conferences
  • Opinion and Analysis
  • Resources
No Result
View All Result
Digitalcio
No Result
View All Result
Home Archive

Eyes in the Sky – India’s Military Satellites

DigitalCIO Bureau by DigitalCIO Bureau
June 26, 2019
in Archive
0
74
SHARES
1.2k
VIEWS
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

Starting this month, ISRO is launching a series of military satellites for the defence forces. Read on to know how these satellites helps the defence forces…

Starting this month, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) plans to send up at least eight earth observation (EO) satellites of varied hues and at the rate of almost one a month. Communication satellite GSAT-32 is also in the offing next year to replace GSAT-6A, which was lost in a failed launch and was meant to mainly serve the ground forces. Out of its 47 operational satellites, India currently has six to eight satellites which are used entirely for military purposes.

For the last few years, these military satellites have been constant sentinels in our skies and have given ground information to our defence forces which to an extent was not possible earlier. The Cartosat 2-series of satellites played a key role in assisting the armed forces in the surgical strike of 2016.

The recent air strike by the Indian Air Force in Pakistan’s Balakot, which caught the attention of the entire country, was certainly a terrific example of the capability of the country’s armed forces. However, the dramatic strike was also aided by the information and images received from the ring of all-seeing radar imaging satellites built by the ISRO.

These satellites will not only provide more “eyes in the sky” in order to track terrorist launch pads and hideouts, they will also help to monitor activities in the Indian Ocean, especially those by Chinese warships, give precise data on weather and map affected areas during natural disasters.

While traditionally, payloads for ISRO’s satellites come from the Space Applications Centre (SAC), the payloads of the Microsat-R and EMISAT are from the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).

Lethal Features
According to public information already put out by ISRO, Cartosat-3 will have 30 cm resolution, which is at a par with the world’s best satellites. This means that the satellite can clearly ‘see’ and capture images of guns, devices, objects or human movement at that scale from space. There are already half-a-dozen Cartosat-2 series satellites in orbit, though these possess a lower resolution capability than the upcoming Cartosat-3.

Radar imaging satellites like India’s RISAT series can provide almost an uninterrupted view of earth, day or night, rain or shine, a handy feature for the forces to detect border infilitration. In near future, there will be several RISATs or next-gen Cartosats coming up as the military’s ‘Eye in the Sky’ from the U.R. Rao Satellite Centre in Bengaluru.

In April, India also launched the country’s first electronic surveillance satellite, EMISAT which will help detect electronic signals on the ground, especially hidden enemy radars. Jointly developed by the ISRO and the DRDO, this advanced electronic intelligence (ELINT) satellite, along with the AWACS (Airborne Warning And Control System), would work as a vital tool for India to locate, tackle and silence enemy radars and secure the country’s airspace.

Upcoming Launches
The following are some of the upcoming sky monitors which ISRO intends to launch in 2019-2020.

Cartosat-3 – June 2019
RISAT-2BR1 – July 2019
GISAT-1 (New Series) – September 2019
RISAT-2BR2 – October 2019
GISAT-2 – November 2019
RISAT-1A – November 2019
GSAT-32 – February 2020

Share30Tweet19
DigitalCIO Bureau

DigitalCIO Bureau

Recommended For You

Vats Srivatsan named Interim CEO of WatchGuard Technologies

by DigitalCIO Bureau
May 8, 2025
0
Vats Srivatsan named Interim CEO of WatchGuard Technologies

WatchGuard Technologies Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Prakash Panjwani will transition out of his operational role, continuing to serve on the Board of Directors and as a strategic advisor...

Read moreDetails

Google 2024 Ads Safety Report: AI plays key role in safer advertising ecosystem

by DigitalCIO Bureau
April 19, 2025
0
Google 2024 Ads Safety Report: AI plays key role in safer advertising ecosystem

Google has released its 2024 Ads Safety Report, demonstrating how it is using advanced AI technology to create a safe and responsible advertising ecosystem. A notable finding from...

Read moreDetails

Proofpoint Named a Leader in 2024 Gartner Magic Quadrant

by DigitalCIO Bureau
December 26, 2024
0
Proofpoint Named a Leader in 2024 Gartner Magic Quadrant

Proofpoint announced it has been named a Leader in the 2024 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Email Security Platforms. The Gartner Magic Quadrant for Secure Email Gateways was last published in...

Read moreDetails

Tenable Adds New Features To Security Center

by DigitalCIO Bureau
December 20, 2024
0
Tenable Appoints Shai Morag As Chief Product Officer

Tenable has announced new vulnerability intelligence, risk prioritization and web application scanning features for Tenable Security Center, the world’s #1 vulnerability management solution managed on-premises. Tenable Security Center identifies, investigates...

Read moreDetails

Commvault Unveils innovation facility in Coimbatore

by DigitalCIO Bureau
November 12, 2024
0
Commvault Unveils innovation facility in Coimbatore

Commvault announced the launch of an advanced, facility in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. This facility, which complements Commvault’s existing operations in Bangalore and strengthens the company’s presence in India,...

Read moreDetails
Next Post

AI-enabled tool developed to detect heart attacks

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Related News

VIAVI and Select Vendor Partners Leading Evolution to Distributed Access Architecture

September 26, 2019
Inspira Enterprise joins Nozomi Networks’ MSSP Elite Partners’ League

Netskope Threat Labs: IoT botnets and infostealers target retail sector

April 5, 2024

How WhatsApp is Fighting the Misuse of Bulk Messages

June 14, 2019

Browse by Category

  • Acquisition
  • Appointment
  • Archive
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • CIO Interviews
  • Cloud
  • Datacenter
  • Events and Conferences
  • Market Insights
  • News
  • Opinion and Analysis
  • Products
  • Resources
  • Security
  • Storage
  • Tech News
  • Telecom
Digitalcio

Welcome to DigitalCIO, your ultimate source for staying ahead in the ever-evolving world of technology and business.

BROWSE BY TAG

Acquisition AI Appointment artificial intelligence Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning AWS Big Data and Analytics Blockchain CISCO Cloud Computing Cloudflare Commvault CrowdStrike Cybersecurity Dell Technologies Digital Transformation Dynatrace E-books Fortinet Gartner GenAI Generative AI Google Cloud HCLTech Honeywell IBM Infographics Internet of Things (IoT) Kaspersky Microsoft Netskope Nutanix Palo Alto Networks Panel Discussion Qlik Salesforce Schneider Electric ServiceNow Sophos Tenable Veeam Veeam Software Vertiv Webinars Whitepaper

CATEGORIES

  • Tech News
  • Market Insights
  • CIO Interviews
  • Events and Conferences
  • Opinion and Analysis
  • Resources
  • Archive

NAVIGATION

  • Home
  • About Us
  • Advertise with Us
  • Contact Us

© 2024 digitalcio.in - All rights reserved.

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Tech News
  • Market Insights
  • CIO Interviews
  • Events and Conferences
  • Opinion and Analysis
  • Resources

© 2024 digitalcio.in - All rights reserved.

Are you sure want to unlock this post?
Unlock left : 0
Are you sure want to cancel subscription?