Paper I · 8 Disaster Management · 8.2 Space programme: organisation, rockets and satellites

8.2.1 Satellite applications: communication, weather, navigation (NavIC, GAGAN) and remote sensing

Indian satellites fall into three families: INSAT/GSAT for communication and weather, IRS and its successors for remote sensing, and NavIC with GAGAN for navigation.

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Key terms

  • INSAT
  • GSAT
  • EDUSAT
  • Kalpana-1
  • IRS
  • Cartosat
  • RISAT
  • Bhuvan
  • NavIC
  • IRNSS
  • GAGAN
  • GPS
  • remote sensing

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