Types of Satellites Launched by ISRO
Communication Satellites
- The Indian National Satellite (INSAT) system is one of the largest domestic communication satellite systems in Asia-Pacific region with nine operational communication satellites placed in Geo-stationary orbit. GSAT-17 joins the constellation of INSAT System consisting 15 operational satellites, namely - INSAT-3A, 3C, 4A, 4B, 4CR and GSAT-6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 14, 15, 16 and 18.
- The INSAT system with more than 200 transponders in the C, Extended C and Ku-bands provides services to telecommunications, television broadcasting, satellite newsgathering, societal applications, weather forecasting, disaster warning and Search and Rescue operations.
Earth Observation Satellites
- Currently, 13 operational satellites ....
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- 1 Biotechnology Sector is the New Favorite
- 2 ICT-based Questions are Appearing in all Flavors
- 3 Linking Items of Daily use with General Science
- 4 Defence Technology is Another Constant
- 5 Space Related Questions are here to Stay
- 6 REPORTS & INDICES
- 7 Applications of Space Technology
- 8 Recent Achievements
- 9 ISRO’s Launch Vehicles
- 10 Space Science & Exploration
- 11 Microsat R
- 12 Applications of Nuclear Technology
- 13 Installed Nuclear Reactors in India
- 14 Nuclear Technology in India
- 15 Nuclear Energy and Fuel
- 16 Kaiga 1 Nuclear Reactor
- 17 Nanotechnology in Space
- 18 Nanotechnology in Defence
- 19 Nanotechnology in Consumer Products
- 20 Nanotechnology in Environment
- 21 Nanotechnology in Electronics
- 22 Nanotechnology in Medicine
- 23 Nanotechnology in Agriculture
- 24 Nanomaterials
- 25 DNA ORIGAMI
- 26 Major Missiles
- 27 Classification of Indian Missiles
- 28 Solid Fuel Ducted Ramjet
- 29 Diseases - Immunology
- 30 Diseases - Zika Virus Outbreak
- 31 Human Nutrition - Lipid
- 32 Human Nutrition - Protein
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- 34 Human Nutrition - Functions & Types
- 35 Human Nutrition - National Nutrition Mission
- 36 Glands & Hormones - Hormones
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- 38 Glands & Hormones - Global Athlete
- 39 Genetics - Techniques in Genetics
- 40 Genetics - Common Genetic Diseases
- 41 Genetics - Heredity
- 42 Genetics - DNA
- 43 Genetics - Genes
- 44 Genetics - Gene Editing Applied to Banana Genome
- 45 Human Stem Cells
- 46 World’s First Trial Using Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells (iPS)
- 47 Bioinformatics
- 48 Industrial Biotechnology
- 49 Environmental Biotechnology
- 50 Agricultural Biotechnology
- 51 Medical Biotechnology
- 52 Harvesting wild Genes Gives Crops Renewed Resistance to Disease