EOS-06 SATELLITE

ISRO releases images of Earth captured by its EOS-06 satellite
EOS-6 is the third-generation satellite in the Oceansat series.
This is to provide continuity services of Oceansat-2 spacecraft with enhanced payload specifications as well as application areas.

Payloads

Mission Objectives

To ensure the data continuity of Ocean colour and wind vector data to sustain the operational applications.
To improve the applications, some additional datasets such as Sea Surface Temperature and more number of bands are accommodated.
To develop / improve related algorithms and data products to serve in well- established application areas and to enhance the mission utility.

Other Satellites in the EOS Series

EOS-01: It is an Earth Observation satellite for Agriculture, Forestry & disaster management support
EOS-03: An Agile Earth Observation satellite in Geostationary orbit.
EOS-04: It is a Radar Imaging satellite meant to provide high quality images under all weather conditions.
EOS-05: Earth Observation Satellite in the Geostationary Orbit.
EOS-06: Applications include ocean related services.

Earth Observation Satellites

An Earth observation satellite also called Earth remote sensing satellite is a satellite designed for Earth observation (EO) from orbit.

Applications:

Geostationary orbit:

A geostationary orbit allows a satellite to hover over a constant spot on the earth.
The orbital period at this altitude is 24 hours.
This allows uninterrupted coverage of more than 1/3 of the Earth per satellite.
Three satellites, spaced 120° apart, can cover the whole Earth except the extreme polar regions.
This type of orbit is mainly used for meteorological satellites.

SOURCE: THE HINDU, THE ECONOMIC TIMES, PIB

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