30 Satellites To Be Launched In Next Decade

Ambition

• The Department of Space plans to launch “not less than 30 satellites” in the next decade.
• These include a series of resourcesat, cartosat, ocean and atmospheric satellites

National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC)

• V. Jayaraman, Director, National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC)
• The Hyderabad-based NRSC, which comes under the Department of Space.
• NRSC acquires, processes and disseminates remote sensing data for applications and disaster management.

Immediate Plan

• Resourcesat-2 in January-end or early February. It will be a replacement satellite for Resourcesat-1, which will gives 5.8 metres, 70 km multi-spectral data for the first time.
• An “integrated multi-mission ground segment” would be set up in Hyderabad.

Present Scenario

• At present, the NRSC needed four to five days to deliver space products.