Just days after the Indian Space & Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully launched the Earth Observation Satellite-04, the Ministry of Home Affairs has called a high-level meeting to discuss space technology for strengthening border security.
The new satellite has some features that have military applications and a team led by the Joint Secretary Border Management division and will be attended by the chief of the Intelligence Bureau (IB) along with officials from CRPF, BSF, ITBP, SSB will discuss the details with ISRO’s project head S Arunan.
As per India Today, Home Minister Amit Shah will seek ISRO’s help in monitoring India’s borders with China, Pakistan, and Bangladesh and discussions will be held around the satellite that will be launched by ISRO that will have enhanced monitoring features for border surveillance.
The proposed new satellite will help provide information to security forces guarding our borders with real-time information directly to relayed to their headquarters.
The last two years have witnessed increased border tension between India and China and enhanced surveillance will help the country devise better strategies in the future to combat any unforeseen situation.
In 2022, ISRO will lift off 08 launch vehicle missions, 07 spacecraft missions, and 04 technology demonstrator missions.
With Monday’s successful PSLV launch, the space agency is working towards the launch of the PSLV-C53 mission scheduled for March this year and carrying OCEANSAT-3 and INS 2B ANAND into Low Earth Orbit.
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