- Overview: Marking World Meteorological Day, India has launched its most advanced weapon against climate change. ISRO successfully placed the ‘Mausam-3’ dedicated climate monitoring satellite into a precise geostationary orbit.
- Key Points:
- Predicting the Unpredictable: Mausam-3 is equipped with ultra-high-resolution multispectral imagers and atmospheric sounders. It can predict devastating cloudbursts and cyclones with unprecedented accuracy.
- Himalayan Flood Warnings: The satellite uses specialized radar to track the exact melting rate of Himalayan glaciers, providing critical, life-saving early warnings for Glacial Lake Outburst Floods (GLOFs).
- Agricultural Lifeline: By accurately mapping soil moisture and monsoon patterns, the satellite data will directly feed into government agricultural apps, telling farmers exactly when to plant and harvest their crops.
- Global Data Sharing: True to its role as a leader of the Global South, India has pledged to share this real-time weather data completely free of charge with neighboring nations facing extreme climate risks.
- Q8. Satellites designed for continuous weather monitoring (like the INSAT series) are typically placed in which specific type of orbit?
- Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
- Polar Orbit
- Geostationary Earth Orbit (GEO)
