India’s IDRSS to be satellite communication hub in sky
December 23 , 2018
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- India will launch the IDRSS to improve data relay and communication links with its remote sensing/earth observation satellites.
- Indian Data Relay Satellite System (IDRSS) will be launched as part of its proposed manned space mission in 2022.
- The two-satellite IDRSS will maintain a continuous communication link with
- India's remote sensing/earth observation satellites and
- The Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle Mark III (GSLV Mk III)
- The two IDRSS satellites will be placed in geostationary orbit.
- IDRSS satellites can see about 80 % of the area where Indian remote sensing satellites are orbiting.
- The proposed system will also reduce the dependence on the ground stations in tracking satellites.
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