ABSTRACT
India’s National Technical Research Organisation which is controlled by the Research and Analysis Wing, India’s premier intelligence agency, makes extensive use of integrated reception system, RISAT and CARTOSAT data to aid it building a comprehensive intelligence picture. India’s satellite saga began in the 1970s while its development of effective launch vehicles achieved its first success in 1980 but gained much more traction in the 1990s. The use of satellites for military purposes began in 1958 when the United States launched the communications satellite SCORE which transmitted a prerecorded message from space. The need for dedicated military navigation satellites is not envisaged nor may it be practical especially given the emergence of the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System as a viable navigational asset. The satellites enable a dedicated military communications networks with a degree of immunity from jamming, interference and deception. China makes use of its Zi Yuan satellites which are nominally earth-resource satellites for military purposes.
