CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -ISRO SSA Control Centre, “NETRA”, is now set up within the ISTRAC campus at Peenya, Bangalore. On 14 December, 2020, the ISRO SSA Control Centre,was formally inaugurated by Dr. K.

Detailed explanation-2: -Chairman, ISRO laid foundation stone for Space Situational Awareness Control Centre at Peenya, Bengaluru on 2nd August, which is an important milestone in the progress of ISRO.

Detailed explanation-3: -Space Situational Awareness (SSA) refers to the knowledge of the space environment, including location and function of space objects and space weather phenomena. SSA is generally understood as covering three main areas: Space Surveillance and Tracking (SST) of man-made objects.

Detailed explanation-4: -ISRO was formed on August 15, 1969 and superseded INCOSPAR with an expanded role to harness space technology. DOS was set up and ISRO was brought under DOS in 1972.

Detailed explanation-5: -About: ‘Project NETRA’ is an early warning system in space to detect debris and other hazards to Indian satellites. Once operational, it will give India its own capability in Space Situational Awareness (SSA) like the other space powers.