Remote Sensing Satellites

China Launches New Remote Sensing Satellites

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Tuesday October 9, 2018

Two remote sensing satellites that will be used for electromagnetic environment surveys were successfully launched on Tuesday from China's Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre.

China Launches New Satellite To 'Watch' Over Belt And Road Project

World News | Indo-Asian News Service | Tuesday July 31, 2018

China on Tuesday launched Gaofen-11, an optical remote sensing satellite, as part of its high-resolution Earth observation project. It will aid in the Belt and Road Initiative.

To Keep An Eye On India, 2 Pak Spy Satellites Launched By China

World News | Written by Pallava Bagla | Monday July 9, 2018

In a significant development for Pakistan, twin satellites meant to keep an eye on India were launched into space by its all-time ally China today. Chinese rocket Long March-2C (LM-2C) launched Pakistan Remote Sensing Satellite -1 or PRSS-1 and PakTES-1A satellites from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China this morning. While Indi...

12 Missions, 12 Months - ISRO's Mega Plan For 2018 Revealed. Details Here

India News | Edited by Abhishek Chakraborty | Monday April 16, 2018

2018 is proving to be a very busy year for India's space agency ISRO, with a mission planned for each month. The Indian Space Research Organisation has already launched 3 important satellites between January 1 and April 12. These include remote sensing satellite Cartosat-2 on board the PSLV-C40 rocket in January, communication satellite GSAT-6A on ...

China Successfully Launches Remote Sensing Satellites

World News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday December 26, 2017

China today successfully launched remote sensing satellites to conduct electromagnetic environmental probes.

China Plans Remote Sensing Satellites Over South China Sea

World News | Indo-Asian News Service | Friday December 15, 2017

China is planning to launch satellites from its southern Hainan province to assist round-the-clock remote sensing coverage over the South China Sea as Beijing seeks to cement its hold on the disputed area.

China Launches 2 High-Resolution Remote Sensing Satellites

World News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday December 28, 2016

China today successfully launched a pair of high-resolution remote sensing satellites to get commercial images.

India Puts Remote Sensing Satellite RESOURCESAT-2A Into Orbit

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Wednesday December 7, 2016

India on Wednesday morning successfully put into orbit its own earth observation satellite Resourcesat-2A in a text book style.

ISRO To Launch Remote Sensing Satellite On December 7

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday December 4, 2016

Capping a year of successful launches, Indian Space Research Organisation is all set to launch PSLV-C36 carrying remote sensing satellite RESOURCESAT-2A from the spaceport of Sriharikota on December 7, the space agency said today.

China Launches Remote Sensing Satellite

World News | Indo-Asian News Service | Sunday November 8, 2015

China's Yaogan-28 remote sensing satellite was sent into space on Sunday from Taiyuan launch site in Shanxi province.

PM Modi Meets Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff; Three Bilateral Agreements Inked

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday July 17, 2014

Giving a boost to bilateral ties, India and Brazil on Wednesday decided to expand trade and investment flows while deepening collaboration in the fields of renewable energy, defence and cyber security as they signed three pacts including one on cooperation in the environment sector.

ISRO gets ready for historic 100th mission

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday August 8, 2012

The Indian Space Research Organisation is preparing for its 100th mission next month with the commercial launch of two foreign satellites from the spaceport of Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh. ISRO plans to launch a remote sensing satellite from France and a 15-kg Japanese spacecraft Protiers on board the home-grown Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle in ...

Tamil Nadu woman behind Agni V launch

South | Indo-Asian News Service | Monday April 23, 2012

Tamil Nadu will have special reason to cheer on Thursday when an Indian rocket puts Radar Imaging Satellite (Risat-1) into orbit and the remote sensing satellite starts performing, as a local woman is directing the project for India's heaviest microwave satellite.

Govt eases data policy for remote sensing satellites

India News | Pallav Bagla | Tuesday July 5, 2011

The government, late on Monday night, announced a forward looking and new data sharing policy for India's Remote Sensing satellites. The new policy effectively breaks the monopoly that Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) had on the remote sensing sector. The policy makes it clear that now agencies other than ISRO can also be 'nodal agencies' ...

India to launch new remote sensing satellite

Offbeat | Pallava Bagla | Wednesday September 23, 2009

The Indian space agency (ISRO) is all set to put the loss of Chandrayaan-I behind it with the prospective launch of the remote sensing spacecraft Oceansat-2.