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Why Did India's First Space Radar Satellite Lose Contact After a Solar Storm? 🌞

Mission Drishti, India's first OptoSAR satellite, was launched on May 3, 2026.

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Key Points

4 points

Launch: May 3, 2026, Falcon Nine rocket

Operator: private Indian company

Issue: communication lost due to solar storm

Purpose: use radar to map land and water

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It rode on a Falcon Nine rocket built by SpaceX from a California launch site.

A solar storm, which is a burst of energy from the Sun, interfered with its communication.

Scientists are working to restore the link and continue its Earth‑watching mission.

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5 words

satellite

a machine that travels in space and sends information back to Earth

communication

the way the satellite sends and receives messages

solar storm

a sudden burst of energy from the Sun that can affect electronics

Falcon Nine

a powerful rocket made by SpaceX that carries things into space

OptoSAR

a special radar system that can see the ground even when it is cloudy

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