PARLIAMENT QUESTION: APPLICATIONS OF SPACE TECHNOLOGY

The Department of Space listed major satellite missions launched between 2023‑2025, including Chandrayaan‑3, Aditya‑L1, XPoSat, SPADEX, NISAR and GSAT‑7R, highlighting their scientific and strategic objectives. It detailed applications of space technology over the last three years in agriculture (crop‑area/yield estimation, GeoCREST, VEDAS), disaster management (real‑time flood, landslide, forest‑fire alerts, Landslide Atlas, NDEM 5.0), governance (geotagging of MGNREGA, watershed activities, urban surveys, UIDAI navigation), and satellite communication (BharatNet, Digital India, DTH, VSAT). The reply also noted IN‑SPACe’s collaboration with NGOs on high‑impact use cases such as pest forecasting, SAR‑based irrigation planning, GLOF monitoring and maritime domain awareness. The source concludes with upcoming missions: Gaganyaan, Venus Orbiter, Chandrayaan‑4 and LUPEX/Chandrayaan‑5.