RISAT-2 is not for fighting terror: ISRO chief

He said RISAT-2 would be a great asset for the country since it could be used for disaster management. 

Nair said PSLV-C-12, which placed RISAT and Anusat into the orbit, carried an indigenously developed computer system. It has replaced microcomputer system which is almost 30 years old.

He said the launch of the satellite exhibited the crisis managing expertise of the team at the ISRO. 

"There were some anxious moments before the launch since half a dozen `umbilical connectors` got detached from the launch vehicle and fell down just a few hours before the launch. With that condition, we could not have gone on with the launch. But the team fixed the problem and made the launch possible. I congratulate all of them,"  he said.

Nair said many universities have shown interests in building education satellites taking cue from the Anna University which developed the Anusat. Students` interests in space programme have increased ever since the launch of the Chandrayaan, he added.

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To a query by Sify.com on managing space debris, the ISRO chief said, ``Space debris will be a major threat to space programmes in the years to come. We are taking all measures to reduce space debris with international cooperation. We are a member in the UN panel on space debris. We are a signatory to the space debris guidelines.``
 

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