ISRO sets up dedicated control centre for Space Situational Awareness
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Last Updated: Dec 16, 2020, 08:22 PM IST
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The Directorate of Space Situational Awareness and Management (DSSAM) engages in evolving improved operational mechanisms to protect Indian space assets through effective coordination amongst ISRO/DOS Centres, other space agencies and international bodies, it said.
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The control centre was formally inaugurated by Chairman, ISRO and Secretary, Department of Space K Sivan on December 14.
Bengaluru: A dedicated control centre for Space Situational Awareness (SSA) activities in the country, aimed at monitoring, tracking and protecting Indias space assets, has been set up here,the Indian Space Research Organisation said on Wednesday. ISRO SSA Control Centre, NETRA , is set up within the ISTRAC campus at Peenya.
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ISRO gets dedicated control centre to monitor objects in space, safeguard assets
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Updated: Dec 16, 2020, 04:10 PM IST
The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has set up a dedicated Control Centre to monitor, track and protect India’s space assets and coordinate between Indian agencies, their foreign counterparts and international bodies. Directorate of Space Situational Awareness and Management (DSSAM) has been established at ISRO to enhance Space Situational Awareness.
Space Situational Awareness (SSA) is the science of tracking objects (man-made and natural) that are in orbit and also predicting what they would be at a given point in time. So far, only America, Russia and Europe have similar established capabilities in place to track space objects and share collision warnings.
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ISRO has set up a dedicated Control Centre to monitor, track and protect India’s space assets.
DSSAM has been established at ISRO to enhance Space Situational Awareness.
SSA is the science of tracking objects (man-made and natural) that are in orbit.
The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has set up a dedicated Control Centre to monitor, track and protect India’s space assets and coordinate between Indian agencies, their foreign counterparts and international bodies. Directorate of Space Situational Awareness and Management (DSSAM) has been established at ISRO to enhance Space Situational Awareness.
Space Situational Awareness (SSA) is the science of tracking objects (man-made and natural) that are in orbit and also predicting whet they would be at a given point in time. So far, only America, Russia and Europe have similar established capabilities in place to track space objects and share collision warnings.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi assures all support to space startups
Prime Minister Narendra Modi assures all support to space startups
Bangalore Mirror Bureau / Updated: Dec 16, 2020, 06:00 IST
Narendra Modi to discuss their participation in space activities, on Tuesday.
The eight participants included Bharti Enterprises, Larsen & Toubro Ltd, Agnikul Cosmos Pvt Ltd, Skyroot
Aerospace Ltd, Alpha Design Technologies Pvt. Ltd, MapmyIndia, PIXXEL India and
Space Kidz India. Seven other industry representatives participated as observers in the session.
The PM underlined the need to strengthen the professional talent pool of the country to empower the field of space. He assured that the government will do its best in making industry-friendly policies to support the innovative ventures. He also expressed hope and confidence that this initiative will create high technology jobs for our youth from IITs, NITs and other engineering colleges. Indian Space Research Organisation (
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