Published on Jun 11, 2024
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Indo-French TRISHNA mission
Indo-French TRISHNA mission

❖ The Indian and French space agencies are working on a unique satellite to study the effects of human-induced climate change, water use, snow melting etc.

❖ It is abbreviated as 'TRISHNA' (Thermal Infra-Red Imaging Satellite for Highresolution Natural Resource Assessment).

 ❖ It would be placed in a sun-synchronous orbit that's 761kms above the earth.

❖ The satellite would enable the high-resolution monitoring of earth's surface and various environmental parameters and anomalies.