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HysIS- Imaging satellite
Why is it in news?
- HysIS, the country's first hyperspectral imaging satellite for advanced Earth observation.
- About 30 small satellites of foreign customers are its co-passengers on the PSLV launcher, numbered C-43.
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Launch specification -
- PSLV-C43 mission will launch 31 satellites on November 29 in two orbits.
- Slated to last just under 2 hours (or about 113 minutes), it will be ISRO's third longest mission.
- Main payload HysIS, all of 380 kg, is built to work for five years.
- It will aid detailed, high-definition study of Earth surface.
- It will be placed in a polar orbit 636 km away at an inclination of 97.957 degrees.
- 30 co-passengers include a micro satellite (100-kg class) and 29 nano satellites (under 10 kg) .
- They are from eight countries & together weigh 261 kg.
- Their launches were booked with ISRO's arm Antrix Corporation.
HysIS -
- The primary goal of HysIS- To study the Earth’s surface in visible, near-infrared and shortwave infrared regions of the electromagnetic spectrum.
- A hyperspectral imaging camera in space can provide well-defined images.
- Thus, it can help to identify objects on Earth far more clearly than regular optical or remote sensing cameras.
- The technology will be an added advantage of watching over India from space for a variety of purposes such as defence, agriculture, land use, minerals and so on.
Source
The Hindu