CURRENT AFFAIRS
20 NOVEMBER 2019
1.National Intelligence Grid (NATGRID)(gs-2,3)
- Context:Network for intel agencies to share info will go live next year
- The ambitious National Intelligence Grid (NATGRID) project will be operational by December 31, 2020, the Lok Sabha was informed on Tuesday. More than half the sanctioned positions are vacant, the government said. The NATGRID will enable multiple security and intelligence agencies to access a database related to immigration entry and exit, banking and telephone details, among others, from a common platform. The project, initially started in 2009 with a budget of rs 2,800 crore, is an online database for collating scattered pieces of information and putting them together on one platform.
National Intelligence Grid (NATGRID):
About NATGRID:
- It is an ambitious counter terrorism programme.
- It will utilise technologies like Big Data and analytics to study and analyse the huge amounts of data from various intelligence and enforcement agencies to help track suspected terrorists and prevent terrorist attacks.
- It will connect, in different phases, data providing organisations and users besides developing a legal structure through which information can be accessed by the law enforcement agencies.
- NATGRID is a post Mumbai 26/11 attack measure.
Who can access the data?
- The database would be accessible to authorised persons from 11 agencies on a case-to-case basis, and only for professional investigations into suspected cases of terrorism.
Criticisms:
- NATGRID is facing opposition on charges of possible violations of privacy and leakage of confidential personal information.
- Its efficacy in preventing terror has also been questioned given that no state agency or police force has access to its database thus reducing chances of immediate, effective action.
- According to few experts, digital databases such as NATGRID can be misused. Over the last two decades, the very digital tools that terrorists use have also become great weapons to fight the ideologies of violence.
- Intelligence agencies have also opposed amid fears that it would impinge on their territory and possibly result in leaks on the leads they were working on to other agencies.
Why do we need NATGRID?
- The danger from not having a sophisticated tool like the NATGRID is that it forces the police to rely on harsh and coercive means to extract information in a crude and degrading fashion.
- After every terrorist incident, it goes about rounding up suspects—many of who are innocent. If, instead, a pattern search and recognition system were in place, these violations of human rights would be much fewer.
- Natgrid would also help the Intelligence Bureau keep a tab on persons with suspicious backgrounds.
- The police would have access to all his data and any movement by this person would also be tracked with the help of this data base.
2.Indo-Pacific region,4th India-Singapore Defence Ministers’ Dialogue (gs-2)
- Context:India and Singapore agree to strengthen defence cooperation
- India and Singapore have agreed to strengthen bilateral defence cooperation and taking it to greater heights. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh expressed satisfaction at the increasing engagement of the Armed Forces of both the countries in conducting joint exercises. Mr Singh said this while calling on Singapore Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat in Singapore yesterday.
- Mr. Singh stressed that the Indo-Pacific for India means an open, inclusive and stable region, connected through secure seas, integrated by trade and anchored by the unity and centrality of ASEAN.
- The Defence Minister will co-chair the 4th India-Singapore Defence Ministers’ Dialogue today before concluding his two-day visit.
Indo-Pacific region:RSTV: THE BIG PICTURE- INDO-PACIFIC: STRATEGIC IMPORTANCE:
Indo-Pacific:
- Indo- Pacific is a concept that is more than recent, it is the decade back we started talking about it but its rise is significant.
- There is an understanding that the Indian and Pacific ocean area is linked strategic theatre.
- Indo-Pacific is a “natural region” ranging “from the shores of Africa to that of the America.
- Increasing use of the term Indo-Pacific recognises India’s centrality to global influences.
- It is a multipolar region, contributing more than half of the world’s GDP and population.
- The motivation for a larger bloc always comes from the sheer size, resources it owns, and, the scope and size of the economies of scale that it can generate.
- A “stable, secure and prosperous Indo-Pacific Region” is an “important pillar” of India’s strategic partnership with the United States.
- The emphasis shown by the US on the ‘Indo-Pacific’ can be termed as its strategic initiative towards India.
- It gives it a unified strategic understanding.
- The Pentagon has already begun using the new term in the US official documents.
- This is, in fact, a region in which several Asian powers are once again rising, especially in geo- economic terms.
- The US military has renamed its Pacific Command to US Indo-Pacific Command.
- This shows the rising significance of India in America’s strategic calculations.
- ASEAN is one of the crucial building blocks of the Indo-Pacif
- United States, India, Japan, and Australia — the “Quad” group — is emphasizing “Indo-Pacific” as a new strategic space.
- The main important thing about it is that it recognized the strategic interconnection and common problem and challenges in the Indian and Pacific ocean.
India’s Role/Approach:
- Open, integrated and balanced approach.
- Today India plays a key role in the Pacific, East Asia and Southeast Asia.
- ‘Act East Policy’ is aimed at substantial improvement of India’s relations with Southeast Asia.
- India is also trying to make innovative use of trade and diplomacy as its strategic arsenals.
- However, as far as India is concerned, this linkage between the Indian Ocean and the Pacific traversing the waters of Southeast Asia is nothing new.
- In 2004, the Indian Maritime Doctrine alluded to “the shift in global maritime focus from the Atlantic-Pacific combine to the Pacific-Indian”.
- Therefore, beyond the Indian Ocean, the Western Pacific has for some time now been identified as falling within the ambit of India’s security interests.
Why Indo-Pacific region?
- Maintaining regional stability.
- Strong ties with the US are seen as a vital tool for enhancing India’s strategic posture.
- For the long-term vision of national interest.
- China’s increasingly active presence in the Indian Ocean region as well as its efforts to expand geopolitical reach in Asia and beyond by the use of trade and military.
- In the present time, the control of sea lanes and ports would be the game
- China seems to have taken the lead with its geopolitical project—the ‘Belt and Road Initiative’ (BRI).
- For adhering to freedom of navigation, adherence to rules-based order and stable trade environment.
- For free sea and air lanes, connectivity and upholding international rules and norms.
Shangri-La Dialogue:
- The dialogue also called as IISS Asia Security Summit was launched in 2002 by British think tank the International Institute for Strategic Studies and the Singaporean government.
- This annual dialogue brings together defence ministers and military chiefs from 28 Asia-Pacific countries to talk about security in the region.
- It gets its name from the location of the meeting, the Shangri-La hotel in Singapore.
Significance of Indo- Pacific region for India:
- India is planning to put greater energy to the IORA because the heart of its Indo-Pacific policy is rooted in the Indian Ocean. This integrates the blue economy part of the Indian policy with the security part.
- In its Indo-Pacific diplomacy, India has repeatedly placed Asean at the centre of its policy.
- Asean by itself does not actually speak as a united entity, particularly when confronted by China’s overwhelming presence, for, while Asean is wary of China, it is equally wary of the US and its allies, preferring to keep the Asean region outside great power politics.
- It is this that India wants to address and engage with Singapore, Vietnam and now Indonesia are key partners in the region for India. This will also involve the Quad and taking this new grouping to the region.
ASEAN role in Indo-Pacific:
- Central to Modi’s speech was the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) unity, which he said was essential for a stable future for the region and that Asean lies at the heart of the new Indo-Pacific.
- India’s stress on the centrality and unity of Asean for securing the region and maintaining a rules-based order is important.
- A united Asean backed by major powers will be able to counter an expansionist China.
- China, which is looking to expand its footprint in the Indian Ocean, will be forced to focus more on South China Sea.
- This can be offset if countries like India, the US and Japan work together to build infrastructure and provide development assistance to these countries to prevent them from falling under Chinese influence.
Challenges:
- The region is highly heterogeneous in terms of economic size and level of development, with significant differences in security establishments and resources.
- It also faces complex challenges in terms of economy, security and the environment.
- China is keeping a close watch at India’s engagement through strategic dialogues, military exercises and security agreements with many Indo-Pacific countries.
- China’s military build-up in the South China Sea and its sweeping territorial claims across the strategic waterwa
- Terrorism
- There are still challenges for India, especially how it will integrate the Quadrilateral initiative which got revived in 2017 with its larger Indo-Pacific approach.
- There are differences between India’s vision and the S.’s strategy for the Indo-Pacific even as countries like China and Russia view the Indo-Pacific with suspicion.
- The renaming of the U.S. Pacific Command to S. Indo-Pacific Command as well as the Asia Reassurance Initiative Act in December 2018 showcase Washington’s more serious engagement with the Indo-Pacific
Conclusion:
- Economically and strategically, the global centre of gravity is shifting to the Indo-Pacific. If the region’s stakeholders don’t act now to fortify an open, rules-based order, the security situation will continue to deteriorate—with consequences that are likely to reverberate worldwide.
- The maintenance of peace, stability and security in, upon and over the seas; unimpeded lawful commerce; freedom of navigation and overflight and other internationally lawful uses of the oceanic and air space; and the protection and preservation of marine resources, as well as a sustainable and responsible fishery–framework, are all critical towards building a regional consensus on maritime security and cooperation in Indo-Pacific.
- ASEAN must form the geographic core to any Indo-Pacific architecture.
- Build-up of India’s naval capabilities, if India has to emerge as one of the main players in the IndoPacific.
- Maintain a balance between the interests of all stakeholders.
- Commerce and connectivity in particular will have to be prioritised if India is to take advantage of a new opening for its regional engagement.
3.Jallianwala Bagh National Memorial (Amendment) Bill 2019(gs-2)
- Context:Parliament passes Jallianwala Bagh National Memorial (Amendment) Bill 2019
- Parliament has passed the Jallianwala Bagh National Memorial (Amendment) Bill, 2019. Rajya Sabha approved the bill yesterday while Lok Sabha had passed it in the last session.
- The Bill seeks to amend the Jallianwala Bagh National Memorial Act, 1951. It has a provision to remove the President of the Congress party as a trustee and clarifies that when there is no Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, the leader of the single largest Opposition party will be the trustee.
- The Bill also allows the Central government to terminate the term of a nominated trustee before the expiry of the period of his term, without assigning any reason
Jallianwala Bagh National Memorial (Amendment) Bill 2019:
- The Jallianwala Bagh National Memorial (Amendment) Bill, 2019 was introduced in Lok Sabha by Mr. Prahlad Singh Patel, Minister of State for Culture, on July 8, 2019. It amends the Jallianwala Bagh National Memorial Act, 1951. The Act provides for the erection of a National Memorial in memory of those killed or wounded on April 13, 1919, in Jallianwala Bagh, Amritsar. In addition, it creates a Trust to manage the National Memorial.
- Composition of Trustees: Under the 1951 Act, the Trustees of the Memorial include: (i) the Prime Minister as Chairperson, (ii) President of the Indian National Congress, (iii) Minister in-charge of Culture, (iv) Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, (v) Governor of Punjab, (vi) Chief Minister of Punjab, and (vii) three eminent persons nominated by the central government. The Bill amends this provision to remove the President of the Indian National Congress as a Trustee. Further, it clarifies that when there is no Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, then the leader of the single largest opposition party will be the Trustee.
- The Act provides that the three trustees nominated by the central government will be trustees for a period of five years and will be eligible for renomination. The Bill allows the central government to terminate the term of a nominated trustee before the expiry of the period of his term without assigning any reason.
4.President’s Colours(gs-2)
- Context:Kerala: Prez Kovind to present prestigious President's Colour to Indian Naval Academy at Ezhimalain Kannur today
- President Ram Nath Kovind who is on a two-day visit to Kerala, will present the prestigious President's Colour to the Indian Naval Academy at Ezhimalain Kannur this morning.
- President's Colour is a visible symbol of excellence and is earned through worthy contribution both during war and peace. A special parade will be held at INA honouring the President.
- Later, he will hold talks with the officers in the academy.
About President’s Colours
- Presentation of President Colours is an acknowledgment of meritorious service over the years. The honour is a visible symbol of excellence and has been earned by forces through dedication and worthy contribution both during war and peace. The presentation of colour is an acknowledgement of the meritorious service rendered by the forces over the years by the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces.
5.Cartosat-3,nano satellites (gs-3)
- Context:ISRO to launch Cartosat-3, 13 commercial nano satellites on Nov 25
- ISRO to launch Cartosat-3, 13 commercial nano satellites on Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) would launch its earth imaging and mapping satellite Cartosat-3 along with 13 commercial nano satellites from the US, on November 25, the space agency said.
- The satellites would be launched by India’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, PSLV-C47into Sun Synchronous Orbit from Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) SHAR at Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh.
- The launch is tentatively scheduled at 09:28 hrs IST on November 25, 2019 subject to weather conditions, ISRO said.
- The Cartosat-3 is a “third generation agile advanced satellite” having high resolution imaging capability, it said, adding that the satellite would be placed in an orbit of 509 km at an inclination of 97.5 degree.
- PSLV-C47 is the 21st flight of PSLV in ‘XL’ configuration (with 6 solid strap-on motors).
- PSLV-C47 would also carry 13 commercial nano satellites from United States of America as part of commercial arrangement with NewSpace India Limited (NSIL), Department of Space.
- ISRO has said, this would be the 74th launch vehicle mission from SDSC SHAR, Sriharikota
Cartosat-3:
- Cartosat-3 is a proposed advanced remote sensing satellite from ISRO, which is intended to replace the IRS series. It will have a panchromatic resolution of 0.25 metres and Mx of 1 metre with a high quality resolution which is a major improvement from the previous payloads in the Cartosat series. Potential uses include weather mapping, cartography or army defence, and strategic applications.
- Cartosat-3 is a much more capable satellite, having a resolution of 25 cm (10").It uses 1.2 m optics with 60% of weight removal compared to Cartosat-2. Other features include the use of adaptive optics, acousto optical devices, in-orbit focusing using MEMs and large area-light weight mirrors and advanced sense with a high quality resolution
- Cartosat-3 was originally planned to be launched on board PSLV during 2014. However, ISRO appears to launching additional satellites in the Cartosat-2 series through 2017, and ISRO's 2017 plans involve launching Cartosat 2D/2E in 2017. Cartosat-3 will be launched on 25 November 2019
nano satellites :
- The term "nanosatellite" or "nanosat" is applied to an artificial satellite with a wet mass between 1 and 10 kg (2.2 and 22.0 lb).Designs and proposed designs of these types may be launched individually, or they may have multiple nanosatellites working together or in formation, in which case, sometimes the term "satellite swarm"or "fractionated spacecraft" may be applied. Some designs require a larger "mother" satellite for communication with ground controllers or for launching and docking with nanosatellites. Over 1100 nanosatellites have been launched as of January 2019.
2.Indo-Pacific region,4th India-Singapore Defence Ministers’ Dialogue (gs-2)
- Context:India and Singapore agree to strengthen defence cooperation
- India and Singapore have agreed to strengthen bilateral defence cooperation and taking it to greater heights. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh expressed satisfaction at the increasing engagement of the Armed Forces of both the countries in conducting joint exercises. Mr Singh said this while calling on Singapore Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat in Singapore yesterday.
- Mr. Singh stressed that the Indo-Pacific for India means an open, inclusive and stable region, connected through secure seas, integrated by trade and anchored by the unity and centrality of ASEAN.
- The Defence Minister will co-chair the 4th India-Singapore Defence Ministers’ Dialogue today before concluding his two-day visit.
Indo-Pacific region:RSTV: THE BIG PICTURE- INDO-PACIFIC: STRATEGIC IMPORTANCE:
Indo-Pacific:
- Indo- Pacific is a concept that is more than recent, it is the decade back we started talking about it but its rise is significant.
- There is an understanding that the Indian and Pacific ocean area is linked strategic theatre.
- Indo-Pacific is a “natural region” ranging “from the shores of Africa to that of the America.
- Increasing use of the term Indo-Pacific recognises India’s centrality to global influences.
- It is a multipolar region, contributing more than half of the world’s GDP and population.
- The motivation for a larger bloc always comes from the sheer size, resources it owns, and, the scope and size of the economies of scale that it can generate.
- A “stable, secure and prosperous Indo-Pacific Region” is an “important pillar” of India’s strategic partnership with the United States.
- The emphasis shown by the US on the ‘Indo-Pacific’ can be termed as its strategic initiative towards India.
- It gives it a unified strategic understanding.
- The Pentagon has already begun using the new term in the US official documents.
- This is, in fact, a region in which several Asian powers are once again rising, especially in geo- economic terms.
- The US military has renamed its Pacific Command to US Indo-Pacific Command.
- This shows the rising significance of India in America’s strategic calculations.
- ASEAN is one of the crucial building blocks of the Indo-Pacif
- United States, India, Japan, and Australia — the “Quad” group — is emphasizing “Indo-Pacific” as a new strategic space.
- The main important thing about it is that it recognized the strategic interconnection and common problem and challenges in the Indian and Pacific ocean.
India’s Role/Approach:
- Open, integrated and balanced approach.
- Today India plays a key role in the Pacific, East Asia and Southeast Asia.
- ‘Act East Policy’ is aimed at substantial improvement of India’s relations with Southeast Asia.
- India is also trying to make innovative use of trade and diplomacy as its strategic arsenals.
- However, as far as India is concerned, this linkage between the Indian Ocean and the Pacific traversing the waters of Southeast Asia is nothing new.
- In 2004, the Indian Maritime Doctrine alluded to “the shift in global maritime focus from the Atlantic-Pacific combine to the Pacific-Indian”.
- Therefore, beyond the Indian Ocean, the Western Pacific has for some time now been identified as falling within the ambit of India’s security interests.
Why Indo-Pacific region?
- Maintaining regional stability.
- Strong ties with the US are seen as a vital tool for enhancing India’s strategic posture.
- For the long-term vision of national interest.
- China’s increasingly active presence in the Indian Ocean region as well as its efforts to expand geopolitical reach in Asia and beyond by the use of trade and military.
- In the present time, the control of sea lanes and ports would be the game
- China seems to have taken the lead with its geopolitical project—the ‘Belt and Road Initiative’ (BRI).
- For adhering to freedom of navigation, adherence to rules-based order and stable trade environment.
- For free sea and air lanes, connectivity and upholding international rules and norms.
Shangri-La Dialogue:
- The dialogue also called as IISS Asia Security Summit was launched in 2002 by British think tank the International Institute for Strategic Studies and the Singaporean government.
- This annual dialogue brings together defence ministers and military chiefs from 28 Asia-Pacific countries to talk about security in the region.
- It gets its name from the location of the meeting, the Shangri-La hotel in Singapore.
Significance of Indo- Pacific region for India:
- India is planning to put greater energy to the IORA because the heart of its Indo-Pacific policy is rooted in the Indian Ocean. This integrates the blue economy part of the Indian policy with the security part.
- In its Indo-Pacific diplomacy, India has repeatedly placed Asean at the centre of its policy.
- Asean by itself does not actually speak as a united entity, particularly when confronted by China’s overwhelming presence, for, while Asean is wary of China, it is equally wary of the US and its allies, preferring to keep the Asean region outside great power politics.
- It is this that India wants to address and engage with Singapore, Vietnam and now Indonesia are key partners in the region for India. This will also involve the Quad and taking this new grouping to the region.
ASEAN role in Indo-Pacific:
- Central to Modi’s speech was the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) unity, which he said was essential for a stable future for the region and that Asean lies at the heart of the new Indo-Pacific.
- India’s stress on the centrality and unity of Asean for securing the region and maintaining a rules-based order is important.
- A united Asean backed by major powers will be able to counter an expansionist China.
- China, which is looking to expand its footprint in the Indian Ocean, will be forced to focus more on South China Sea.
- This can be offset if countries like India, the US and Japan work together to build infrastructure and provide development assistance to these countries to prevent them from falling under Chinese influence.
Challenges:
- The region is highly heterogeneous in terms of economic size and level of development, with significant differences in security establishments and resources.
- It also faces complex challenges in terms of economy, security and the environment.
- China is keeping a close watch at India’s engagement through strategic dialogues, military exercises and security agreements with many Indo-Pacific countries.
- China’s military build-up in the South China Sea and its sweeping territorial claims across the strategic waterwa
- Terrorism
- There are still challenges for India, especially how it will integrate the Quadrilateral initiative which got revived in 2017 with its larger Indo-Pacific approach.
- There are differences between India’s vision and the S.’s strategy for the Indo-Pacific even as countries like China and Russia view the Indo-Pacific with suspicion.
- The renaming of the U.S. Pacific Command to S. Indo-Pacific Command as well as the Asia Reassurance Initiative Act in December 2018 showcase Washington’s more serious engagement with the Indo-Pacific
Conclusion:
- Economically and strategically, the global centre of gravity is shifting to the Indo-Pacific. If the region’s stakeholders don’t act now to fortify an open, rules-based order, the security situation will continue to deteriorate—with consequences that are likely to reverberate worldwide.
- The maintenance of peace, stability and security in, upon and over the seas; unimpeded lawful commerce; freedom of navigation and overflight and other internationally lawful uses of the oceanic and air space; and the protection and preservation of marine resources, as well as a sustainable and responsible fishery–framework, are all critical towards building a regional consensus on maritime security and cooperation in Indo-Pacific.
- ASEAN must form the geographic core to any Indo-Pacific architecture.
- Build-up of India’s naval capabilities, if India has to emerge as one of the main players in the IndoPacific.
- Maintain a balance between the interests of all stakeholders.
- Commerce and connectivity in particular will have to be prioritised if India is to take advantage of a new opening for its regional engagement.
3.Jallianwala Bagh National Memorial (Amendment) Bill 2019(gs-2)
- Context:Parliament passes Jallianwala Bagh National Memorial (Amendment) Bill 2019
- Parliament has passed the Jallianwala Bagh National Memorial (Amendment) Bill, 2019. Rajya Sabha approved the bill yesterday while Lok Sabha had passed it in the last session.
- The Bill seeks to amend the Jallianwala Bagh National Memorial Act, 1951. It has a provision to remove the President of the Congress party as a trustee and clarifies that when there is no Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, the leader of the single largest Opposition party will be the trustee.
- The Bill also allows the Central government to terminate the term of a nominated trustee before the expiry of the period of his term, without assigning any reason
Jallianwala Bagh National Memorial (Amendment) Bill 2019:
- The Jallianwala Bagh National Memorial (Amendment) Bill, 2019 was introduced in Lok Sabha by Mr. Prahlad Singh Patel, Minister of State for Culture, on July 8, 2019. It amends the Jallianwala Bagh National Memorial Act, 1951. The Act provides for the erection of a National Memorial in memory of those killed or wounded on April 13, 1919, in Jallianwala Bagh, Amritsar. In addition, it creates a Trust to manage the National Memorial.
- Composition of Trustees: Under the 1951 Act, the Trustees of the Memorial include: (i) the Prime Minister as Chairperson, (ii) President of the Indian National Congress, (iii) Minister in-charge of Culture, (iv) Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, (v) Governor of Punjab, (vi) Chief Minister of Punjab, and (vii) three eminent persons nominated by the central government. The Bill amends this provision to remove the President of the Indian National Congress as a Trustee. Further, it clarifies that when there is no Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, then the leader of the single largest opposition party will be the Trustee.
- The Act provides that the three trustees nominated by the central government will be trustees for a period of five years and will be eligible for renomination. The Bill allows the central government to terminate the term of a nominated trustee before the expiry of the period of his term without assigning any reason.
4.President’s Colours(gs-2)
- Context:Kerala: Prez Kovind to present prestigious President's Colour to Indian Naval Academy at Ezhimalain Kannur today
- President Ram Nath Kovind who is on a two-day visit to Kerala, will present the prestigious President's Colour to the Indian Naval Academy at Ezhimalain Kannur this morning.
- President's Colour is a visible symbol of excellence and is earned through worthy contribution both during war and peace. A special parade will be held at INA honouring the President.
- Later, he will hold talks with the officers in the academy.
About President’s Colours
- Presentation of President Colours is an acknowledgment of meritorious service over the years. The honour is a visible symbol of excellence and has been earned by forces through dedication and worthy contribution both during war and peace. The presentation of colour is an acknowledgement of the meritorious service rendered by the forces over the years by the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces.
5.Cartosat-3,nano satellites (gs-3)
- Context:ISRO to launch Cartosat-3, 13 commercial nano satellites on Nov 25
- ISRO to launch Cartosat-3, 13 commercial nano satellites on Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) would launch its earth imaging and mapping satellite Cartosat-3 along with 13 commercial nano satellites from the US, on November 25, the space agency said.
- The satellites would be launched by India’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, PSLV-C47into Sun Synchronous Orbit from Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) SHAR at Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh.
- The launch is tentatively scheduled at 09:28 hrs IST on November 25, 2019 subject to weather conditions, ISRO said.
- The Cartosat-3 is a “third generation agile advanced satellite” having high resolution imaging capability, it said, adding that the satellite would be placed in an orbit of 509 km at an inclination of 97.5 degree.
- PSLV-C47 is the 21st flight of PSLV in ‘XL’ configuration (with 6 solid strap-on motors).
- PSLV-C47 would also carry 13 commercial nano satellites from United States of America as part of commercial arrangement with NewSpace India Limited (NSIL), Department of Space.
- ISRO has said, this would be the 74th launch vehicle mission from SDSC SHAR, Sriharikota
Cartosat-3:
- Cartosat-3 is a proposed advanced remote sensing satellite from ISRO, which is intended to replace the IRS series. It will have a panchromatic resolution of 0.25 metres and Mx of 1 metre with a high quality resolution which is a major improvement from the previous payloads in the Cartosat series. Potential uses include weather mapping, cartography or army defence, and strategic applications.
- Cartosat-3 is a much more capable satellite, having a resolution of 25 cm (10").It uses 1.2 m optics with 60% of weight removal compared to Cartosat-2. Other features include the use of adaptive optics, acousto optical devices, in-orbit focusing using MEMs and large area-light weight mirrors and advanced sense with a high quality resolution
- Cartosat-3 was originally planned to be launched on board PSLV during 2014. However, ISRO appears to launching additional satellites in the Cartosat-2 series through 2017, and ISRO's 2017 plans involve launching Cartosat 2D/2E in 2017. Cartosat-3 will be launched on 25 November 2019
nano satellites :
- The term "nanosatellite" or "nanosat" is applied to an artificial satellite with a wet mass between 1 and 10 kg (2.2 and 22.0 lb).Designs and proposed designs of these types may be launched individually, or they may have multiple nanosatellites working together or in formation, in which case, sometimes the term "satellite swarm"or "fractionated spacecraft" may be applied. Some designs require a larger "mother" satellite for communication with ground controllers or for launching and docking with nanosatellites. Over 1100 nanosatellites have been launched as of January 2019.
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