These satellites will be dedicated for Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR).
- This will enhance India’s military capabilities through space-based assets.
- Earlier India has launched satellites like GSAT-7 (Rukmini), GSAT-7A (Angry Bird) and RISAT Series (Radar Imaging Satellites) to enhance capability of Armed forces.
Key Details of Military Satellites
- ISRO along with the private sector will develop these satellites.
- Satellites will be equipped with Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR), advanced sensors and imaging systems.
- They will be deployed across multiple orbits, including Low Earth Orbit (LEO), Medium Earth Orbit (MEO), and possibly Geostationary Orbit (GEO), to provide comprehensive coverage and resilience.
New Military Space Doctrine
- It will act as a guiding policy for the Armed Forces in monitoring threats, tracking adversary activity, and collecting real time intelligence beyond our national borders.
- The doctrine will focus on the growing threat of anti-satellite weapons, space debris and electronic warfare in space.
- Earlier in 2019, India became fourth nation after the US, Russia and China to have the ability to destroy a satellite in LEO to secure its strategic interests in space.
