Question : Which of the following statement is true regarding India’s first in-orbit space debris monitoring & tracking system ?
(a) Digantara is India’s first air and space surveillance company
(b) Digantara has received a grant of Rs 25 lakhs which will be used to develop space debris monitoring systems
(c) India is well known as a low-cost space-faring nation.
(d) All above
Answer (d)
Related facts
- Started by Anirudh Sharma & Rahul Rawat in 2018 from their dormitory at their university(Lovely Professional University), Digantara is India’s first air and space surveillance company.
- The startup has received a grant of Rs 25 lakhs which will be used to develop space debris monitoring systems and the company’s expansion.
- It has recently(July 2020) developed India’s first In-orbit Space Debris Monitoring and tracking system, which will provide global real-time earth coverage by deploying a constellation of cost-efficient nanosatellites in LEO (Low Earth Orbit) and a space-based air surveillance payload for accurate tracking of both aircraft and space objects. •
- India is well known as a low-cost space-faring nation. Taking the legacy forward, Digantara was set up to build cost-effective and affordable space systems, which is only possible if we are stationed in India.
- Digiantra Research and Technology (DRT), a space tech startup founded by Lovely Professional University alumni, has been selected for the SID (Society for Innovation and Development) incubation program at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bangalore.
By — Pankaj Pandey