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Assam has become the first Indian State to float a tender for earth observation satellites to monitor floods, borders and environmental threats.
AssamSAT Project
- Mission Name: AssamSAT
- Announced in: Assam Budget 2025-26
- Issued by: Assam Science Technology and Environment Council
- Type: Earth observation satellite constellation
- Orbit: Low Earth Orbit
Key Features
- At least five satellites to be deployed
- Private companies invited to: Design, Build, Launch, Operate and Transfer satellites to State ownership
Objectives
1. Flood Monitoring
- Monitor Brahmaputra valley floods
- Real time flood mapping
- Faster disaster response
2. Surveillance
- Monitor chars or river islands
- Track infiltration along Bangladesh border
- Improve security in remote regions
- Track: Poaching in Kaziranga National Park, Drug trafficking routes and Land changes
| [2019] For the measurement/estimation of which of the following are satellite images/remote sensing data used? 1 Chlorophyll content in the vegetation of a specific location 2 Greenhouse gas emissions from rice paddies of a specific location 3 Land surface temperatures of a specific location Select the correct answer using the code given below: (a) 1 only (b) 2 and 3 only (c) 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3 |
