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Mission Drishti: India’s First OptoSAR Earth Observation Satellite

Source: BSSubject: Science and Technology Context: Bengaluru-based space start-up GalaxEye announced that communication with Mission Drishti—the world’s first OptoSAR satellite and India’s largest privately built Earth observation satellite—has been lost. Mission Drishti: India's First OptoSAR Earth Observation Satellite About Mission Drishti: India's First OptoSAR Earth Observation Satellite What It Is? Mission Drishti is a next-generation, …

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NISAR satellite

Source:  TH Context: The NISAR satellite, jointly developed by NASA and ISRO, is scheduled to be launched on July 30, 2025 from Sriharikota using GSLV-F16, marking a milestone in Earth observation and space diplomacy. About NISAR satellite: What is NISAR? NISAR (NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar) is the first dual-frequency Earth observation satellite using L-band and …

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ISRO PSLV-C61

Source:  HT Context: ISRO’s 101st launch using PSLV-C61 failed mid-flight, due to a chamber pressure drop during the third stage. The mission aimed to place EOS-09 in Sun Synchronous Polar Orbit. About ISRO’s PSLV-C61: What it is: The PSLV-C61 was the 63rd flight of the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) and the 27th in the …

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Biomass Satellite Mission

Source:  IE Context: The European Space Agency (ESA) will launch the Biomass satellite mission in end of April, 2025, aboard the Vega C rocket. About Biomass Satellite Mission: What is the Biomass Mission? Biomass is ESA’s seventh Earth Explorer satellite mission under its climate and Earth systems programme. It will map global forests and measure …

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