Isro satellite can keep tabs on road construction work

AHMEDABAD: After the successful launch of GSAT-19 ‘high throughput’ communication satellite, the country will see two more crucial launches of the GSAT-11 satellite by January next year and towards 2018 end one may also see the launch of the GSAT-20—which equate the capabilities of many normal communication satellites put together.
The launch of these communication satellites is bound to bring India into the high speed internet age.While speaking to media persons on side lines of the world space week (WSW) celebrations Space Applications Centre (SAC) director Tapan Misra said, “Crucial tests on GSAT-11 are currently on right now. In fact GSAT-11 system will beam high speed internet services in a radius of 200 Km,” says Misra. Isro sources claim that the communication satellites, will use multiple spot beams, which entails a special kind of transponder that operates on a high frequency, which will increase internet speed and connectivity. These multiple spot beams will cover the entire country in the coming years. “Ahmedabad is one hub for the first phase of the project,” added Misra. He also pointed out that the new CartoSAT 2S series will keep a close watch on a number of development activities like construction of roads. “CartoSAT data will be able to tell you how much material went into construction of the roads and whether the payment made to the contractor was apt. Other capabilites of CartoSAT @S is that it can reveal illegal sand mining, and also help crop isurance for farmers with small farm holdings,” says Misra.