What is the India-Bhutan Satellite?

About India-Bhutan Satellite:

• It is also known as the ISRO Nano Satellite 2 for Bhutan (INS-2B).
• It was launched as a payload on ISRO's PSLV C54 rocket on November 26, 2022.
• It has been jointly developed by scientists from both countries.
• The satellite contains two payloads:
  • NanoMx multispectral optical imager: It is developed by India's Space Applications Centre (SAC). It will provide high-resolution images to Bhutan for its natural resources management.
  • Automatic Packet Reporting System (APRS) repeater: It is jointly developed by Department of Information Technology and Telecom (DITT) Bhutan and ISRO's UR Rao Satellite Centre (URSC) to serve the amateur radio community, relaying realtime information about the region.

 

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Q1) What is ISROs PSLV C54 Mission?

PSLV-C54 mission placed nine satellites, including an Earth Observation Satellite (EOS-06) in multiple orbits.The eight nano satellites include ISRO Nano Satellite-2 for Bhutan (INS-2B), Anand, Astrocast (four satellites), and two Thybolt satellites. Notably, EOS-6 is the Oceansat series’ third-generation satellite. This is the 56th flight of the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) and the 24th flight of the PSLV-XL version with 6 PSOM-Xls.

Source: India-Bhutan satellite ground station inaugurated at Thimphu