• 9964432222
  • Mail Us
  • Appointment
  • Locate Us
  • Chat Now
  • Courses
  • Login
  • Register
Manifest IAS
JournalsOfIndia
Manifest Learning Academy
  • Home
  • SNIPPETSfor Prelims
  • ARTICLESfor Mains
  • BROWSEBY SOURCE
  • DOWNLOADS
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • SNIPPETSfor Prelims
  • ARTICLESfor Mains
  • BROWSEBY SOURCE
  • DOWNLOADS
No Result
View All Result
JournalsOfIndia
No Result
View All Result
Home Science & Tech

Hyper-Spectral Imaging Satellite (HysIS)

December 14, 2018
in Science & Tech
Reading Time: 2 mins read
0
431
VIEWS
Share on WhatsAppShare on TelegramShare on Facebook
image_pdfMake PDF

Manifest Pedagogy

ISRO is excelling as both a scientific and a commercial body. Its PSLV prowess is another highlight. Its international collaboration is helping India to grow as a soft power. Hence, ISRO is becoming a big topic in preparation. Despite, weighing its risk to reward ratio, an aspirant has to cover ISRO holistically.

In news

ISRO successfully launched HysIS and 30 customer satellites.

Placing it in syllabus

Science and Technology- developments and their applications and effects in everyday life.

Awareness in the fields of Space

Achievements of Indians in science & technology

Static dimensions

  1. Hyper-Spectral Imaging Satellite (HysIS)
  2. Electromagnetic Spectrum

Current dimensions

  1. ISRO’s latest launches
  2. ISRO’s commercialization and International Collaboration

Content

Primary Goal of the Hysis

The primary goal of HysIS is to study the earth’s surface in both the visible, near infrared and shortwave infrared regions of the electromagnetic spectrum. 

Key highlights

  • The PSLV-C43 lifted off from the First Launch Pad and injected India’s Hyper-Spectral Imaging Satellite (HysIS) into the 645 km sun-synchronous polar orbit.
  • 30 foreign satellites were injected along with HysIS into their intended orbit.
  • HysIS is an earth observation satellite built around ISRO’s Mini Satellite-2 (IMS-2) bus weighing about 380kg. The mission life of the satellite is five years.
  • Satellites from Australia, Columbia, Malaysia and Spain were flown aboard PSLV for the first time.
  • HysIS is the country’s first- ever innovative satellite that shall provide hyper spectral imaging for advanced earth observation which will be an added advantage in watching over from space varied sectors like defence, agriculture and mineral exploration.

Usage of the satellite

Data from the satellite will be used for a wide range of applications including;

  1. Agriculture
  2. Forestry
  3. Soil/geological environments
  4. Environmental monitoring
  5. Coastal zones and
  6. Inland waters

Test yourself: Mould your thoughts

How the payloads on PSLV-43 project ISRO as both a scientific and commercial body? Also, discuss the utility of HysIS.

image_pdfMake PDF
Tags: GS-3Mains

Related Posts

Muons to study the fortress wall of Xi’an, an ancient city in China

Muons to study the fortress wall of Xi’an, an ancient city in China

February 7, 2023
Mission to eliminate sickle cell anaemia by 2047

Mission to eliminate sickle cell anaemia by 2047

February 6, 2023
Mechanisms of the toxic action of cobra venom traced

Mechanisms of the toxic action of cobra venom traced

February 6, 2023
The medium-density amorphous ice

The medium-density amorphous ice

February 6, 2023
Union Budget’s ‘Digital India’ push

Union Budget’s ‘Digital India’ push

February 4, 2023
Additional Surveillance Mechanism (ASM)

Additional Surveillance Mechanism (ASM)

February 3, 2023
Researchers find a new way to improve the storage time of quantum information

Researchers find a new way to improve the storage time of quantum information

February 3, 2023
Macrosomia

Macrosomia

February 3, 2023
What are lab-grown diamonds?

What are lab-grown diamonds?

February 2, 2023
Radioactive capsule found in Australia

Radioactive capsule found in Australia

February 2, 2023
Please login to join discussion

Our Offline Classroom Student

CONGRATULATIONS TO 2021 TOPPERS !!!

Rank 171 Kumar Shivashish
Rank 250 Sahithya
Rank 263 Sumit Kumar Thakur
Rank 311 Deepak Ramachandra Shet
Rank 455 Ravinandan B M

February 2023
MTWTFSS
 12345
6789101112
13141516171819
20212223242526
2728 
« Jan    

Browse by Category

  • Agriculture
  • Disaster Management
  • Economy
  • Environment
  • Ethics
  • Foreign Affairs
  • Geography
  • Governance
  • History
  • Law & Policy
  • Opinion
  • People in News
  • Places in News
  • Science & Tech
  • Security
  • Society
  • Sports
  • Uncategorized

Browse by Tags

AIR All India Radio BBC Business Line Business Standard dow Down to Earth DownToEarth DTE Economic Times ET FAO Financial Express GS-1 GS-2 GS-3 GS-4 Hindustan Times IE India & the world Indian express Indiatoday India today Kurukshetra Livelihoods portal LiveMint Mains News News Paper Newspaper PIB Prelims PRS India RSTV Science Reporter Survey The Hindu The India Express The Indian Express The Print the wire Times of India TOI TOPPERS Yojana
JournalsOfIndia

Our vision is to orient the readers to grasp the facts objectively and analyse critically. In the rush of reaching first to the readers, the websites miss the balanced opinion, which is the need of the hour. We aim to reach the readers with more crispness, preciseness and relevance. We bring the articles in UPSC way for the civil services aspirants and the Wisest Way for general readers.

Categories

  • Agriculture
  • Disaster Management
  • Economy
  • Environment
  • Ethics
  • Foreign Affairs
  • Geography
  • Governance
  • History
  • Law & Policy
  • Opinion
  • People in News
  • Places in News
  • Science & Tech
  • Security
  • Society
  • Sports
  • Uncategorized

Browse by Tag

AIR All India Radio BBC Business Line Business Standard dow Down to Earth DownToEarth DTE Economic Times ET FAO Financial Express GS-1 GS-2 GS-3 GS-4 Hindustan Times IE India & the world Indian express Indiatoday India today Kurukshetra Livelihoods portal LiveMint Mains News News Paper Newspaper PIB Prelims PRS India RSTV Science Reporter Survey The Hindu The India Express The Indian Express The Print the wire Times of India TOI TOPPERS Yojana

Newsletter

The most important UPSC news and events of the day.

Get Journals daily newsletter on your inbox.

© 2020 JournalsOfIndia - A free initiative by Manifest Team.

  • Login
  • Sign Up
  • Home
  • SNIPPETS
  • ARTICLES
  • BROWSE
  • DOWNLOADS
No Result
View All Result

© 2020 JournalsOfIndia - A free initiative by Manifest Team.

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password? Sign Up

Create New Account!

Fill the forms bellow to register

All fields are required. Log In

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In