India is preparing its first military satellite for launch. Once in its geostationary orbit, the satellite will carry out monitoring of the Earth’s surface and provide communication functions in the interests of the Indian Navy. Thus, India becomes the fourth country whose naval forces include a satellite group.
The Indian Navy has always been one of the most powerful in the Asia-Pacific region. It only lacked a so-called “space component” to meet modern standards. And today the first element of this component is ready for launch scheduled for this month.
The new satellite’s tasks include observing the Earth’s surface and ensuring uninterrupted satellite communication for the Indian Navy.
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This is great development for the region. I think they should really focus more on better monitoring systems in the Indian Ocean.
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