Remote Sensing Satellite Of India

The acquisition of information about an object or phenomenon without making physical contact with the object.
Remote sensing satellite of india. Indian institute of remote sensing indian space research organisation. Second indian satellite to carry gagan payload. Indian remote sensing irs satellite system was commissioned with the launch of irs 1a in 1988. Following is the list of those applications.
91 0 135 2524399 fax 91 0 135 2741987. The operational availability of data products to the user organisations further strengthened the operationalisation of remote sensing applications and management in the country. 4 kalidas road dehradun 248 001 india tel. An indian remote sensing satellite.
Indian society of remote sensing isrs was established in 1969 with the main objective of advancement and dissemination of remote sensing technology in the fields of mapping planning and management of natural resources and environment by organising seminars symposia and by publishing a monthly journal jisrs bulletins proceedings etc. With eleven satellites in operation irs is the largest civilian remote sensing satellite constellation in the world providing imageries in a variety of spatial resolutions spectral bands and swaths. The largest civilian remote sensing satellite constellation in the world thematic series of satellites supporting multitude of applications in the areas of land and water resources. Gsat 10 gramsat 10 28 th september 2012 an indian satellite used for communication.
It is the heaviest earth observation satellite launched by india. The satellite was launched aboard the kuaizhou 1a carrier rocket from jiuquan satellite launch center at 1 02 pm local time. Starting with 56 members the society has now grown. Also known as artificial satellite remote sensing.
Indian remote sensing satellites irs are a series of earth observation satellites built launched and maintained by indian space research organisation 4. Data from indian remote sensing satellites are used for various applications of resources survey and management under the national natural resources management system nnrms. The irs 1a satellite with its liss i and liss ii sensors quickly enabled india to map monitor and manage its natural resources at coarse and medium spatial resolutions. Indian remote sensing programme completed its 25 years of successful operations on march 17 2013.