Satellite constellation
India-France to launch Constellation of Maritime Surveillance Satellites
India and France are to launch a constellation of maritime surveillance satellites to monitor illegal spillage of oil in the Indian Ocean Region. Highlights In August 2020, the ISRO and the French Space Agency CNES agreed to develop and build ..
Tags: CNES • Indian ocean region • ISRO • Oil spill • Satellite constellation
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2020
NAVIC Messaging System for Fisheries Department
On March 17, 2020, the Department of Space reported at the Parliament that ISRO has designed NAVIC messaging system and receiver. The system is currently used by the Indian National Centre for Ocean Information system (INCOIS) Highlights The system is ..
Tags: Early Warning Systems • Fishermen Issues • INCOIS • IRNSS • ISRO
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2020
Russia decides to venture into Internet of things (IoT) with new satellite system ‘Marathon’
Russia’s state space corporation ‘Roscosmos’ has decided to venture into the Internet of things (IoT) with the launch of a new satellite system named ‘Marathon’. As per reports, the new satellite system will be a part of Russia’s Sphere satellite ..
Tags: Communications satellite • GLONASS • In spaceflight • Roscosmos • Satellite
Marathon: Roscosmos to venture into Internet of things (IoT) with the launch of new satellite system
Russia’s state space corporation (Roscosmos) has planned to venture into Internet of things (IoT) with launch of new satellite system named ‘Marathon’. The new satellite system will be part of Russia’s Sphere satellite constellation, which will be fully established by ..
Tags: Communications satellite • GLONASS • IoT • Iridium satellite constellation • Kepler Communications