The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) is set to launch its Geo Imaging Satellite-1 (GSAT-1), a geosynchronous satellite missile vehicle-F10 (GSLV-F10) rocket, weighing about 2,268 kg, from August 12, 2021. The missile will be launched from the Satish Dhawan Space Center (SDSC), Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh’s Nellore district.
*It is said to be the 14th aircraft of the GSLV.
*It is noteworthy that Sriharikota is considered an Indian space flight.
Features:
*It is the first sophisticated active Earth observation satellite to be placed in geosynchronous orbit by GSLV-F10. Later, it is placed in the final geostationary orbit at an altitude of about 36,000 km above the Earth’s equator.
*For the first time in this GSLV aircraft, a 4 meter diameter auger shaped pilot will be launched.
*This will be the second launch of 2021 on February 28, 2021, following the launch of the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) -C51. It was launched as a passenger with Brazil’s Earth observation satellite Amazonia-1 and 18.
GISAT-1:
*This will enable real-time tracking of the Indian subcontinent, under cloud-free conditions, to monitor real-time images of India’s borders at regular intervals.
*This will allow you to quickly track natural disasters, episodic, and any short-term events.
*The GISAT-1 missile will also enable spectroscopic signatures of agriculture, forestry, mineralogy, disaster warning, cloud characteristics, ice and glaciers, and oceanography.