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New data relay satellites to keep Gaganyaan crew in touch with Earth
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- India plans to ring in its own era of space-to-space tracking and communication of its space assets this year by putting up a new satellite series called the Indian Data Relay Satellite System (IDRSS).
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- What is IDRSS? The Indian Data Relay Satellite System (IDRSS) is a set of satellites that will track , send and receive information from other Indian satellites.
- Aim: The IDRSS is planned to track and be constantly in touch with Indian satellites, in particular those in low-earth orbits which have limited coverage of earth.
- First beneficiary of IDRSS: The first beneficiary would be the prospective crew members of the Gaganyaan mission of 2022 who can be fully and continuously in touch with mission control throughout their trave
- Utility of IDRSS: In the coming years, it will be vital to Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), in advanced LEO missions such as space docking, space station, as well as distant expeditions to moon, Mars and Venus.
Source
The Hindu