ISRO launches DRDO's Satellite Sindhu Netra.
                     ISRO launches DRDO's 
Satellite Sindhu Netra
INTRODUCTION
• The Indian Space Research Organisation launched 
'Sindhu Netra', a satellite developed by the DRDO to 
monitor the activities of military and merchant navy 
ships in the Indian Ocean Region.
Source: www.newindianexpress.com
TRACK THE OPERATIONS OF 
MILITARY
• 'Sindhu Netra’, a satellite built by the DRDO to track the 
operations of military and merchant navy ships in the 
Indian Ocean Region.
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CAPABILITY OF THE 
SATELLITE
• The capability of the satellite will allow to keep an eye 
on the areas of our interest from the African region to 
South China Sea, top government sources told.
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FIRST SERIES OF SATELLITES
• Sindhu Netra is one of the first in the series of satellites 
that would help the nation in enhancing its surveillance 
capabilities on land in areas such as the Ladakh region 
with China and the border areas with Pakistan.
Source: www.indiatoday.in
AMAZONIA-1
• In the first dedicated mission of its commercial arm NSIL 
(NewSpace India Limited), the ISRO successfully 
launched Brazil's earth observation satellite Amazonia-1 
and 18 co-passengers, including five built by students, 
on board a Polar rocket from the spaceport at 
Sriharikota.
STRATEGIC AND 
COMMERCIAL PRIORITIES
• According to reports, satellites developed by the 
Defence Research and Development Organisation can 
also track military and merchant navy ships in the Indian 
Ocean Region, which is significant to India's strategic 
and commercial priorities.
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REQUIREMENT OF 
DEDICATED SATELLITES
• Seeking to keep a closer eye on the activities of the 
Chinese military both near the Indian territory as well as 
in its depth areas all along the 4,000-kilometer Line of 
Actual Control (LAC), the Indian security agencies feel 
there is a requirement of four to six dedicated satellites 
which can help them keep a check on the adversary's 
moves.
Source: www.indiatoday.in
INDIA AND FRANCE 
AGREEMENT
• India and France have also agreed to create satellite 
constellations for maritime surveillance in the Indian 
Ocean, with the aim of identifying and monitoring ships.
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PROTECT SPACE ASSETS
• Along with the setting up of the Defence Space Agency, 
the government also created a defence space research 
organisation to look after the ability to protect space 
assets from being attacked by adversaries there. 
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