ISRO operating 10 strategic satellites to ensure national security: ISRO Chairman

ISRO Chairman Dr. V. Narayanan has said that 10 satellites are continuously working round-the-clock for the strategic purpose to ensure the safety and security of the citizens of the country. Addressing the 5th Convocation ceremony of the Central Agricultural University (CAU), Imphal, at College of Fisheries in Agartala yesterday, the ISRO Chairman said, If we want to ensure the safety of our country, we have to monitor our 7,000 km seashore areas. 

He said, without satellite and drone technology, we can’t achieve many things. ISRO chairman said that through many satellites, the ISRO has been serving the common men in agriculture, tele-education, tele-medicine, television broadcast, weather forecasting, environment, food sectors and security and strategic areas.

Dr. Narayanan said that India is number one in the world in nine space sectors. He stated that the Chandrayaan-1 mission discovered evidence of water molecules on the Moon’s surface. India was the first country to achieve this. At



least 433 satellites for 34 countries have been lifted from India and placed in orbit. He said that till 1975, there was no satellite technology in India, and the country was 70 years behind in space technology compared to an advanced country. Saying that advanced satellite technologies are required for the common man’s development, Dr. Narayanan, who is also the Secretary of the Department of Space, predicted that before India celebrates 100 years of its independence, the country would be a master in every field, and India would be an outstanding contributor to the world. 

ISRO Chairman said that around 100 science students from each of the eight northeastern states would get an opportunity to visit the ISRO centre in Bengaluru to ignite curiosity and foster awareness about space science and technology. The ISRO and its several satellites are operational for the development of northeastern states and the execution of many projects in the region, he added.