{"id":128789,"date":"2026-10-13T14:24:02","date_gmt":"2026-10-13T08:54:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=128789"},"modified":"2026-10-13T14:24:02","modified_gmt":"2026-10-13T08:54:02","slug":"trishna-satellite","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/trishna-satellite\/","title":{"rendered":"TRISHNA Satellite"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>TRISHNA Satellite<\/b> <b>Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, the project head of the Indo-French satellite TRISHNA informed us that it will be launched in the next 12-16 months.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About TRISHNA Satellite<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The TRISHNA (<\/span><b>Thermal Infra-Red Imaging Satellite for High-resolution Natural Resource Assessment<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">) is<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a collaborative endeavor between the <\/span><b>Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and the <\/span><b>French Space Agency Centre National d\u2019Etudes Spatiales<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (CNES).<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is the <\/span><b>third satellite<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that India and France are developing after <\/span><b>Megha-Tropiques and SARAL (Satellite with ARGOS and ALTIKA) satellites.<\/b><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Objectives<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Detailed monitoring of the energy and water budgets<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of the continental biosphere for quantifying terrestrial water stress and water use.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>High-resolution observation of water quality<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and dynamics in coastal and inland waters.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A comprehensive <\/span><b>assessment of urban heat islands<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> detection of thermal anomalies linked to volcanic activity and geothermal resources.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Precise monitoring of snow-melt runoff and glacier dynamics.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Provide valuable data on aerosol optical depth<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, atmospheric water vapor, and cloud cover.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Payloads<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><b>The Thermal Infra-Red (TIR) Payload:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is <\/span><b>provided by CNES<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and features a four-channel long-wave infrared imaging sensor capable of high-resolution surface temperature and emissivity mapping.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>Visible \u2013 Near Infra-Red \u2013 ShortWave Infra-Red<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (VNIR-SWIR) payload: It is developed by ISRO, includes seven spectral bands designed for <\/span><b>detailed mapping of surface reflectance<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of VSWIR bands for generating important biophysical and radiation budget variables.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Function:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is engineered to deliver <\/span><b>high spatial and high temporal resolution<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> monitoring of the <\/span><b>earth\u2019s surface temperature<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, emissivity, and <\/span><b>biophysical and radiation<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> variables for surface energy budgeting at regional to global scale.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/sci-tech\/science\/trishna-satellite-is-in-advanced-stage-of-realisation-says-isro-official\/article71571635.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TH<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TRISHNA Satellite is a collaborative endeavor between the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and the French Space Agency Centre National d\u2019Etudes Spatiales (CNES). 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