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ISRO Developing “Re-Configurable” Satellites, Says Chairman S Somnath

ISRO will demonstrate the technology internally, it will encourage the private sector to develop and market such services

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is developing efficient Geosynchronous Communication Satellites (GSATs) that can be re-configured by changing the frequency and bandwidth per the consumers' demand, said S Somnath, Chairman, ISRO on Monday.

Geosynchronous satellites are the mainstay of India's communication needs in diverse fields including defence, telecommunications, television broadcasting, satellite news gathering, weather forecasting, disaster warning and search and rescue operations.

Chairman Somnath said, “We are looking at developing some efficient Geosynchronous Satellites (GSATs) in the coming years which can be reconfigured as per the demand. Discussions are going on about it.”

He also said that efficient GSATs would be helpful in changing the shape of the spot beam as per the consumers' demand, which is the targeted and high-power radio signals sent by the satellites. They will also be helpful in changing the size of the antenna receiving these beams.

Somnath said while ISRO will demonstrate the technology internally, it will encourage the private sector to develop and market such services. However, he did not specify any timeline for the launch of these GSATs.


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