India got help from space during Operation Sindoor, agency that supported Indian Armed Forces is...
India got help from space during Operation Sindoor, agency that supported Indian Armed Forces is…
New Delhi: India has successfully taken revenge for the heinous terror attack that took place in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam on April 22 and claimed the lives of 26 tourists. To take revenge, Indian Armed Forces destroyed nine terror camps in Pakistan and Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK) under an operation named – Operation Sindoor. During the operation and faceoff with Pakistan, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) played a crucial role in locating the targets and the enemy's radar properly. The Indian Armed Forces used a large number of domestic and international commercial space assets to carry out Operation Sindoor.
As per a Times of India report, a senior ISRO official talked about the involvement of the space agency in the operation, stating that the Indian Army used the strategic assets of space in different ways for Operation Sindoor. He said that ISRO teams worked round the clock, expressing pride that it assisted the Army in an important mission. How Did The Space Agency Help The Military?
Another ISRO official said that apart from the domestic assets (India has 9-11 military satellites), the space agency also provided the army with repeatable data facility from commercial global operators. The official said that satellite data from the Cartosat series and others were used for planning and strategy. Know How The Army Got Help From Maxar
The Indian Armed Forces obtained images from Maxar, a US satellite image provider. Maxar provides images to many governments and non-governmental organisations across the world.
However, it is not known whether Pakistan has taken its services for any of its operations.
It is also well known that Pakistan has access to China's military space assets.
Notably, Indian Army has access to other satellite data from Europe's Sentinel and another US based commercial operators. How Satellite Data Obtained?
According to an official, Indian satellites provide data from time to time. Download of specific area can be done once in 14 days, whereas commercial data is available once a day. The Cartosat satellite family has been an important part of India's military intelligence.
It provides high resolution images and videos. This helps the army to take decisions based on intelligence and accurate information received from space. It was used for the surgical strike of 2016.It provided the military with radar images, which were vital for tracking movements.
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