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This agreement will enable building a virtual constellation of specified remote sensing satellites of BRICS space agencies and their respective ground stations will receive the data.

BENGALURU: Isro on Wednesday said that under India’s BRICS Chairship, the BRICS space agencies’ heads signed an agreement for cooperation in remote sensing satellite data sharing.

This agreement will enable building a virtual constellation of specified remote sensing satellites of BRICS space agencies and their respective ground stations will receive the data.

“This will contribute in strengthening multilateral cooperation among BRICS space agencies in meeting the challenges faced by mankind, such as global climate change, major disasters and environmental protection,” Isro said.

The agreement was signed by Isro chairman K Sivan, China National Space Administration (CNSA) administrator Zhang Kejian, South African National Space Agency CEO Val Munsami, Brazilian Space Agency president Carlos Augusto Teixeira De Moura, and Roscosmos director general Dmitry Rogozin.


Source: ToI