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December 29th, 2010
ISRO to Get an Exclusive Ground Station

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will have an exclusive ground station in Hyderabad to collect and relay remote sensing data from multiple low-earth orbit satellites to customers all over the world. The exclusive ground station will be designed and built at a cost of `40 crore to supply 1,000 products and remote sensing information and maps within 12 hours directly to the end users and customers in India and neighbouring countries. Presently, NRSC takes at least five days on receiving satellite-relayed remote sensing data to deliver them to the customer organisations. Read More