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India’s first electronic surveillance satellite-EMISAT
Why is it in news?
- Recently, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) launched the country’s first electronic surveillance satellite, EMISAT, from Sriharikota in coastal Andhra Pradesh.
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- International satellites: It also puts 28 small satellites of international customers were also put in space as secondary riders.
- All customer satellites tally is mentioned in above image in detail.
- Significance of EMISAT: Space-based electronic intelligence or ELINT from the 436-kg spacecraft will add teeth to situational awareness of the armed forces as it will provide location and information of hostile radars placed at the borders; this will be another dimension to the current land or aircraft-based ELINT.
- Launch details:(1) PSLV-C45 has successfully injected the ISRO-made EMISAT in a 748-km orbit.(2) It also puts 28 customer satellites in a 504-km orbit as sought by the customers.
Source
The Hindu