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Space Based Surveillance (SBS) Mission
Context
The Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) has approved phase III of its Space Based Surveillance (SBS) mission for better land and maritime domain awareness for civilian and military applications. The project is being handled by the National Security Council Secretariat along with the Defence Space Agency under the integrated headquarters in the Defence Ministry.
About the Mission
- SBS 1 was initiated by the Vajpayee government in 2001, and involved the launch of four satellites for surveillance, Cartosat 2A, Cartosat 2B, Eros B and Risat 2.
- SBS 2 came in 2013 with the launch of six satellites, Cartosat 2C, Cartosat 2D, Cartosat 3A, Cartosat 3B, Microsat 1 and Risat 2A.
- SBS 3: The newly cleared SBS 3 shows that India will be launching 52 satellites in low earth orbit and geostationary orbit for surveillance within the next decade.
- Costing Rs 26,968 crore, the proposal involves the construction and launch of 21 satellites by ISRO and the remaining 31 by private companies.
- The three services will have dedicated satellites for their land, sea or air-based missions.
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