Point Nemo
- Point Nemo is located in the South Pacific.
- It is known as the Oceanic Pole of Inaccessibility
- It is the most remote location on earth, 2,688 kilometres from the nearest landmass.
- INSV Tarini crosses this most remote part of the earth
- As part of the ongoing mission to circumnavigate the globe under the Navika Sagar Parikrama-II, the Indian Navy passed through Point Nemo
Communication Satellites
- ISRO has launched various communication satellites with INSAT and GSAT satellites
- The Indian National Satellite (INSAT) system is with 9 operational communication satellites in Geo-stationary orbit,
- The INSAT system is one of the largest domestic communication satellite systems in the Asia-Pacific region.
- It supports telecommunications, television broadcasting, satellite newsgathering, societal applications, weather forecasting, disaster warning, and search and rescue operations.
- Later ISRO started developing GSAT satellites to augment the capacity of the INSAT system
- The aim is to provide new telecommunications services, such as broadband internet and mobile telephony.
- While INSAT satellites are multipurpose satellites, GSAT satellites, on the other hand, are primarily dedicated to telecommunications services.
- Both INSAT and GSAT satellites are placed in the Geosynchronous Orbit.