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India Launches Its First All-Weather Spy Satellite

Posted by timothy on from the everybody's-doing-it dept.

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.'"

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  1. SAR by phyr · · Score: 4, Interesting

    All-weather in this case means Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) and I don't believe this is anymore a spy satellite than Radarsat2.

  2. Re:Remind me again will you by priyank_bolia · · Score: 2, Interesting

    yes, you are right, I totally agree with you. In fact, the world's largest democratic country don't need any aid from any country. We will be more happy if UK and it allies stop aiding countries supporting terrorism: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7486948.stm

  3. Re:Remind me again will you by Peter_J_G · · Score: 3, Interesting

    So would the British public :)

  4. Re:Pakistan replies .... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Interesting

    Hansraj,

    Your analysis and comments are accurate and sensible IMHO.

    I am Pakistani, and I agree that we have major problems and our priorities are quite messed up.

    Unfortunately, along with all these problems, there is a lot of propaganda going on domestically and internationally. This masks the real problems to the extent, that most people spend hours debating upon inconsequential issues.

    Either its propaganda or people are so deluded about the rest of the world, that they can't tell black from white.