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Detailed explanation-1: -Leading space start-up Pixxel has signed an agreement with the NewSpace India Limited (NSIL) to launch the countrys first private remote-sensing satellite.

Detailed explanation-2: -First Indian Remote Sensing Satellite Launched - [March 17, 1988] This Day in History. On 17 March 1988, the first indigenous remote sensing satellite developed by the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), the IRS-1A was launched by a Soviet launch vehicle Vostok.

Detailed explanation-3: -EOS-06 commenced serving the images. First-day images received on Nov 29, 2022, at NRSC, Shadnagar cover the Himalayan region, Gujarat Kutch region, & the Arabian Sea. “They are captured by the Ocean Color Monitor (OCM) and Sea Surface Temperature Monitor (SSTM) sensors (on board EOS-06)", it said.

Detailed explanation-4: -The story so far: Satellite communications company OneWeb on Tuesday announced the arrival of 36 satellites at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota for its joint venture with NewSpace India Limited (NSIL), the commercial arm of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).