ISRO and CNES Collaborate on TRISHNA Earth Observation Satellite

Category	Details
Mission Name	Thermal Infra-Red Imaging Satellite for High-resolution Natural Resource Assessment (TRISHNA)
Developed By	ISRO (India) and CNES (France)
Launch Site	Sriharikota, India
Objective	Study surface temperature, evapotranspiration, vegetation status, and water stress
Applications	Agriculture monitoring, water resource management, climate studies
Key Objectives	Monitoring water stress, urban heat island effect, glacier dynamics, atmospheric parameters
Instruments	1. Thermal Infrared (TIR) Instrument (CNES), 2. Visible-Near Infrared-SWIR Instrument (ISRO)
Orbit	Sun-synchronous orbit, 761 km altitude
Spatial Resolution	57 meters (land/coast), 1 kilometer (ocean/polar zones)
Design Life	5 years
Key Contributions	Supports GEOGLAM, UN Sustainable Development Goals, Global Water Watch
Essential Variables	Essential Agricultural Variables (EAVs), Essential Climate Variables (ECVs)
Equator-Crossing Time	12:30 noon