Isro chief hints at agency's role in executing Operation Sindoor
Bhubaneswar: The
Indian Space Research Organisation
played a crucial role in the execution of
Operation Sindoor
,
Isro
chief V Narayanan hinted during his visit to the state on Wednesday. While lauding India's strategic satellite infrastructure, Narayanan said that out of the 56 operational satellites, a significant number were used to ensure the security of citizens.
Replying to a question about Isro's role in Operation Sindoor, Narayanan said, "We are conducting operations in multiple domains for the benefit of common people, including food security, water security, telecommunication, weather prediction, and disaster management, also ensuring their security. India has over 11,500 km of seashore that needs to be monitored, including border areas. For the safety and security of citizens of the country, whatever is required and whatever is possible, we did.
"
During his visit to the Central Toolroom and Training Centre here, Narayanan said that CTTC has been immensely contributing to the success of Isro's space missions by manufacturing various critical components. "CTTC manufactures over 70,000 critical components for various space missions of Isro. To meet the increasing orders from Isro, we are planning to increase our capacity two-fold this year," said L Rajasekhar, general manager of CTTC.
Narayanan also shared plans for the country's upcoming lunar missions.
Chandrayaan-4
, the first-ever lunar sample return mission, will mark a significant milestone in India's space journey by attempting to collect and return with samples from moon. He also revealed details about the subsequent mission, Chandrayaan-5, a joint venture with Japan's space agency JAXA, which will be a more extensive and technologically advanced operation.
One of the most striking upgrades will be the new lunar rover.
"This time, the rover is going to weigh 350 kg, compared to 25 kg earlier, with an operational life of around 100 days," Narayanan said, highlighting Isro's expansion of mission duration and exploration capacity. He also said that
Gaganyaan
, India's first human space mission programme, and India's space station works are progressing on a fast-track mode.
Later in the day, Narayanan interacted with students at Odisha University of Technology and Research (OUTR). Delivering a lecture, he said, "By 2040, in the space sector, India will be second to none."
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