India's Space Leap: ISRO's Strategic Satellite Network

ISRO Chairman Dr. V Narayanan emphasized India's rise as a space power, citing 10 strategic satellites ensuring national security. Addressing an audience in Manipur, he noted India's ambitions for a space station by 2040 and the use of satellite tech for coastal and northern region monitoring.

Addressing the convocation at the Central Agricultural University in Imphal, ISRO Chairman Dr. V Narayanan highlighted India's growing stature in the space domain.

He underscored the pivotal role of strategic satellites in maintaining national security amid regional tensions, including the recent military operation against terror infrastructures.

With aspirations for a 2040 space station and ongoing satellite development for climate study, Narayanan hailed India's space advancements since Independence as remarkable.

(With inputs from agencies.)