Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle

The Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) is an indigenously-developed expendable launch system of the ISRO.

It comes in the category of medium-lift launchers with a reach up to various orbits, including the Geo Synchronous Transfer Orbit, Lower Earth Orbit, and Polar Sun Synchronous Orbit.

Earth Observation satellites

Earth Observation satellites for UPSC IAS

Earth observation satellites are satellites equipped with remote sensing technology.

Earth observation is the gathering of information about Earth’s physical, chemical and biological systems.

TeLEOS-2 satellite

TeLEOS 2 is a Singaporean Earth Observation satellite.

It is built by ST Electronics (Satellite Systems).

It is designed to capture satellite imagery in all-weather and round-the-clock conditions.