Indo-french satellite TRISHNA to be launched in next 12-16 months: ISRO official
The Indo-French satellite TRISHNA (Thermal Infra-Red Imaging Satellite for High-resolution Natural Resource Assessment) will be launched in the next 12-16 months, said Jasvinder Singh Khoral, Director (Projects), U.R. Rao Satellite Centre (URSC), on Sunday.
He said this is the third satellite that India and France are developing after Megha-Tropiques and SARAL (Satellite with ARGOS and ALTIKA) satellites.
TRISHNA is designed to provide high-resolution thermal infrared imaging for natural resource assessment, including monitoring of water stress and agricultural management.
