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India Launches Its First All-Weather Spy Satellite
murthydn writes "According to a Times of India article, 'India on Monday successfully launched its first all-weather spy satellite that will help security agencies keep a watch on the movements on the borders. The satellite has all-weather capability to take images of the Earth and would also be beneficial in mapping and managing natural disasters, such as floods and landslides, besides amplifying defence surveillance capabilities of the nation. It would also help keep track of ships at sea that could pose a threat.'"
All-Weather? so it can work with out rain fade?
"RISAT-2 not a spy satellite: ISRO chief". Methinks the story changed during the 'slashdot delay' window.
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I see further down:
"He said the launch of Anusat has prompted six other educational institutions"
With a name like that it *has* to be for looking at Uranus.
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It can withstand the weather in space?
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We're talking about India here. That specific part of the satellite's remit will occupy all of it's attention, I'm afraid. They don't seem to get much luck in that area...
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It might be keeping an close eye on Pakistan's nuclear weapons facilities too, given the way that country is heading. Can't be much fun having a collapsing nuclear power next door.
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So now, when Pakistan gets upset with India, they'll shoot down the satellite, which will mark the first space war.. Which will mark the way for N.K shooting down a US satellite, and we'll be in the wild wild west!!!
Not saying they shouldn't do it.. But it's an 'oh boy' moment for me.
-Michael
All-weather in this case means Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) and I don't believe this is anymore a spy satellite than Radarsat2.
"It would also help keep track of ships at sea that could pose a threat." In other words any unexpected ships heading to major ports from Pakistan.
India Launches Its First All-Weather Spy Satellite
How are they so sure? They're probably just the first country to admit having one.
One of our competitors trademarked the term "hypothesis". From now on, we will call them "boneheaded ideas".
How dare they spy on all our Weather. It now belongs to THEM! For great justice.
In response to India launching yet another satellite into orbit, Pakistan vowed it will redouble its madrassas and launch more planes into buildings.
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For when you need an accurate short-range forecast for the hail of nuclear-tipped missiles heading your way.
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Why are we (UK) still sending million of pounds of aid to a country that is launching it's own satellites?
When you launch an "all-weather spy satellite," remember to leave out the words "all" and "spy."
I swear to God...I swear to God! That is NOT how you treat your human!
http://www.debka.com/headline.php?hid=6031
The satellite has all-weather capability to take images of the Earth and would also be beneficial in mapping and managing natural disasters, such as floods and landslides, besides amplifying defence surveillance capabilities of the nation. It would also help keep track of ships at sea that could pose a threat.
Can't read TFA, since our work has it blocked for some bizarre reason (some seemingly arbitrary things are blocked), but the summary was a little amusing to me. They list off all these various ways that the satellite can be used for good things, that will benifit mankind!
WILL it be used for those good uses? I think we all know the answer to that one. I suppose I could attempt to be optimistic, but society as a whole has taught me that to do so is pointless and irrelevant.
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Not sure how the term is received in the USA but over here in the UK calling somebody from Pakistan a "paki" is like calling somebody with African-American heritage a "nigger". Most people consider it outdated and downright offensive, most folk with Pakistani origins who live in the UK associate it with small minded neo-nazis shouting at them, parading through the streets and telling them to "go home" and worse.
For your information... Not sure how the the term is received in the USA. But if you ever came on holiday to the UK you'd be better not to use the term unless you wanted to get into fights quite regularly.
regards.
Hopefully Indians can do more for themselves instead of being the back office grunt workers that they've been for everyone else.
Being an Indian, I can tell you that there is no need for an all weather satellite. Terrorists enter in broad daylight and in really good weather conditions sunglight and all and attack Indian cities. Spending this money on Border Security Force is a much better alternative.
If it's anything like thier software expect the following:
Kindly reboot your server for software updation.
Warm regards,
Patel
The United States should respond by launching *yet another* spy satellite. Design it like an orb, and name it the "Death Star". That should scare em...
Oh and don't forget to have a poll for naming the toilet module, so that it can be called COLBERT.
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Perhaps you meant a couple of hours earlier, as Pakistan is east of the Mediterranean Sea.
I don't know why this is modded flamebait. If anything, it shows that the poster thinks extremely highly of India's engineering capabilities. A slingshot big enough to launch even a modest satellite would be an extremely impressive feat*. It would mean India could make returns on their launch facilities (either consulting on similar projects for cash, or renting their own facilities out) AND it would show that India's getting on the "green" bandwagon.
* I'm not even sure such a slingshot is possible. Unlike a rocket, all of the energy would have to be imparted to the payload all at once, and the air resistance at such a high speed (even with a heavy payload) would be phenomenal (and both forces would be working against each other, further stressing the payload). Not only that, but the difficulty in building a frame to contain a high amount of energy in any form (PARTICULARLY potential kinetic) is one of engineering's greatest challenges.
So can someone explain to me why it is that India can afford nuclear weapons and spy satellites but I regularly see begging tv adverts telling me I need to give generously because Indians can't afford proper eye care or to provide themselves with clean water?
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