What Is ISRO's Mission TRISHNA? Here's All About The Revolutionary Climate Change Monitor...

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India and France have collaborated for a new satellite launch mission. ISRO and the French Space Agency CNES are joining forces to launch the TRISHNA satellite with climate change in focus.

This ambitious project aims to harness the power of space-based thermal infrared imaging to combat climate change and promote sustainable management of natural resources. ISRO is yet to reveal a timeline but it is likely to launch in 2025, per India Today.

TRISHNA, which stands for Thermal Infra-Red Imaging Satellite for High-resolution Natural resource Assessment, is designed to provide high spatial and temporal resolution observations of Earth's surface temperature, vegetation health, and water cycle dynamics.

Weighing 770 kg, the satellite will operate in a sun-synchronous orbit at an altitude of 761 km, offering a spatial resolution of 57 meters for land and coastal areas and 1 km for oceanic and polar regions.

"TRISHNA's primary objectives include detailed monitoring of the energy and water budgets of the continental biosphere for quantifying terrestrial water stress and water use and high-resolution observation of water quality and dynamics in coastal and inland waters," ISRO said detailing the mission objectives.

The agency says that TRISHNA will address critical water and food security challenges, focusing on the impacts of human-induced climate change and efficient water resource management.