1. Indian Space Research Organisation
Agenda item: 39
Dr. Rajeev Kumar Jaiswal, EOS, ISRO

2. Indian Remote Sensing Programme
25 Years of
Indian Remote Sensing Programme
Started with the pioneering experiment of detecting Coconut Root Wilt Disease using Color Infrared Film in 1970s by Prof. P. R. Pisharoty.
Jun 07,1979
Bhaskara-I (1979) and Bhaskara-II (1981) – Experimental Remote Sensing Satellites provided the foundation for the operational Indian Remote Sensing Programme.
Aerial view of Grove Area
(Coconut Root Wilt Disease Study)
Nov 20, 1981
The Result is operational Indian Remote Sensing Programme with the launch of IRS-1A on March 17, 1988

4. Currently operational EO missions

5. EO Missions since Last Plenary in 2012
– SARAL (407 kg) Mission/ February 25, 2013: Launcher PSLV, India
– INSAT – 3D (2060 kg) Mission/ July 26, 2013: Launcher - Ariane-5 VA-214, Kourou, French Guiana
SARAL
INSAT-3D

6. SARAL: Satellite with Argos and Altimeter
- Joint Indo-French satellite mission for oceanographic studies
Besides SARAL, PSLV-C20 launched six auxiliary payloads from Canada, Austria, Denmark and UK
Launch: Feb 25, 2013
Launcher – PSLV C-20, SHAR, India
Altika Payload: Built by CNES
Ka-band (35.75 GHz, BW 500 MHz) radar altimeter
Dual-frequency microwave radiometer ( & 37 GHz)
DORIS & Laser Retro-reflector Array
Repeat Cycle: 35 days
Altika/SARAL mission belongs to global altimetry system for precise and accurate observations of ocean topography, circulation & sea surface monitoring
ARGOS Data Collection System:
Built by CNES
Contributes to development and operational implementation of global ARGOS DCS.
Collect a variety of data from ocean buoys to transmit the same to the ARGOS Ground Segment for subsequent processing and distribution.
SARAL/AltiKA SSHA observation overpass over Indian Ocean on Feb 28, 2013 and SLA from POM model at 0.5 degree resolution.

7. President of India with ISRO & CNES Chief on 23 Feb 2013

8. INSAT - 3D 6 Channel IMAGER 19 Channel SOUNDER
Launch: July 26, 2013
Launcher: Ariane-5 VA-214,
French Guiana
Advanced weather satellite of India configured with improved Imaging System and Atmospheric Sounder
6 Channel IMAGER
19 Channel SOUNDER
Spectral Bands (µm)
Visible :
Short Wave Infra Red :
Mid Wave Infra Red :
Water Vapour :
Thermal Infra Red – 1 :
Thermal Infra Red – 2 :
Resolution : 1 km for Vis & SWIR
4 km for MIR & TIR
8 km for WV
Spectral Bands (µm)
Short Wave Infra Red : Six bands
Mid Wave Infra Red : Five Bands
Long Wave Infra Red : Seven Bands
Visible : One Band
Resolution (km) : 10 X 10 for all bands
No. of simultaneous : 4 sounding
per band 8

9. Monitoring of Phailin Cyclone with INSAT - 3D
Cyclone PHAILIN (INSAT-3D VIS : 10 Oct :30Z)

10. EO – Information Services
Bhuvan
NRSC EO Open Data Archive
Natural Resources Database
Water Resource Information

11. Scenario in next 5 Years Resourcesat – 2 GISAT MEGHA-TROPIQUES RISAT-1
X-band
Oceansat-3
OCM, SCAT
INSAT-3DR Imager, Sounder
Resourcesat – 2
LISS III, LSS IV , AWiFS
CARTOSAT m PAN, 1m MX
12m HySI (200 Bands)
INSAT-3D Imager, Sounder
Oceansat-2
OCM, SCAT, ROSA
GISAT
MX, Hyperspectral, Thermal
MEGHA-TROPIQUES
SAPHIR, SCARAB & ROSA
RISAT-1
C-band
CARTOSAT-2E m PAN, 2 MX
Resourcesat – 2 A
LISS III, LSS IV , AWiFS
SARAL
Altika & Argos 11

12. Thank You