Satellites Key to India's Security: ISRO Chief

ISRO Chairman V. Narayanan on Sunday said that 10 satellites are continuously working round-the-clock for the strategic purpose to ensure the safety and security of the citizens of the country.

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Addressing the 5th convocation ceremony of the Central Agricultural University (CAU), the ISRO Chairman said: "If we want to ensure the safety of our country, we have to serve through our satellites. We have to monitor our 7,000 km seashore areas. Without satellite and drone technology, we can't achieve many things."

He said that through many satellites, the ISRO has been serving the common men in agriculture, tele-education, tele-medicine, television broadcast, weather forecasting, environment, food sectors and security and strategic areas.

Noting that the satellites are effectively working in disaster management and mitigation sectors, the ISRO chairman said that earlier, during the disasters, thousands of people lost their lives, but today this is not the case.

He said that in nine places (in space sectors), India is number one in the world.

"Chandrayaan-1 mission discovered evidence of water molecules on the Moon's surface. India was the first country to achieve this. At least 433 satellites for 34 countries lifted from India and placed in orbit," he claimed.