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Project NETRA

January 6 , 2020 1659 days 1281 0
  • The Indian Space Research Organization signed a pact with Indian Institute of Astrophysics to establish an optical telescope under “Project NETRA”.
  • Project NETRA was launched by ISRO in September 2019.
  • Under the Project, ISRO plans to set up observational facilities that will help in making early warnings to satellites about debris and hazards in their orbit.
  • The project will help India detect threats to Indian satellites from debris.
  • Currently, India operates 15 communication satellites, 13 remote sensing satellites and eight navigation satellites.
  • Apart from ISRO, DRDO (Defence Research Development Organisation) operates NETRA (Network Traffic Analysis).
  • It is a software network used to analyse internet traffic.
  • It is used by Research and Analysis Wing (RAW), Intelligence Bureau (IB) and other intelligence agencies of Government of India.

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