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India has now strengthened its preparations to deal with the border disputes and war-like situations that increased with Pakistan last year. The preparations are such that now the country’s borders will be safe even from the sky. Yes, India is planning to launch more than 50 spy satellites and take photographs even at night to enhance its national security capabilities.
This step has been taken after New Delhi faced shortcomings in surveillance during the border dispute with neighboring Pakistan last year. According to the ET report, the Narendra Modi-led government is also considering setting up ground stations in foreign countries to disseminate information more quickly and widely. These stations can be in the Middle East, South East Asia and Scandinavia, although this will require the approval of the local government.
When will the satellite be launched?
Plans are underway to improve its satellite with new technology by changing from electro-optical radar to synthetic aperture radar capable of taking images in dark and cloudy conditions. Work is also being done on upgrades to send data from one satellite to another without relying on ground stations. The launch of the first 52 satellites under Space-Based Surveillance-3 is being expedited so that points of interest can be monitored more frequently than India’s current technology. According to the report of Times of India, the first batch can be launched by April.
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India is planning to deploy 150 new satellites to boost its border security, Mint quoted Indian Space Research Organization or ISRO Chairman V. Narayanan as saying at an event in Chennai in April. He further said that the estimated cost of setting up 150 satellites is around Rs 26,000 crore.
The sweeping measures underscore lessons India has learned after the biggest military confrontation in decades between the nuclear-armed South Asian neighbors in May. Bloomberg News reported in September that India wanted to develop so-called Bodyguard satellites to identify and counter threats to orbiting spacecraft, as part of overall efforts to address any capability deficiencies.
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A research group under India’s defense ministry said last year that China had provided support to Pakistan during the fighting, helping Islamabad adjust its satellite coverage. According to spacecraft data tracker N2YO.com, India has more than 100 satellites in orbit, while Pakistan has only eight.
Indian satellites do not work at night or in cloudy weather, this shortcoming was revealed during Operation Sindoor against Pakistan last year. Chinese satellites are capable of sending night photos. At present, there is a gap of several days in monitoring a particular area. This means that last year, India had to buy satellite data from American companies to plan attacks against Pakistan.
How will it be launched?
Although ISRO will use its existing rockets to launch these spy satellites, the government agency has had both successes and failures in recent months. This month one of its rockets failed to launch – the second such incident in less than a year. However, it successfully placed the Blue Bird Block-2 satellite into orbit for America’s AST SpaceMobile on December 24, highlighting the difficult path to success in this field. Private sector startup companies like Skyroot Aerospace Pvt are also part of a larger effort to strengthen India’s space-based surveillance capabilities and help government initiatives.
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