ISRO proposes to build Earth Observation satellite for Mexico

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Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), confident in its plans to launch the NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR) Earth Observation Satellite early next year from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC), has shown interest in building an Earth Observation (EO) satellite for Mexico to further deepen the 75-year-old diplomatic relationship between the two nations in 2025.

Mexico's Ambassador to India, Federico Salas met ISRO Chairman S Somanath at Antriksh Bhavan in Bengaluru on Wednesday. The two highlighted the successful cooperation between the two space agencies. Ambassador Salas emphasized the need to broaden cooperation with the Mexican space agency—Agencia Espacial Mexicana (AEM)—and expand collaboration with the Latin American and Caribbean Space Agency (ALCE), which comprises several countries, for the peaceful use and exploration of outer space.

According to a statement from ISRO, Ambassador Salas expressed gratitude for India’s support in space technology applications, particularly in areas such as forest fire monitoring and agricultural drought management.

The Indian space agency had previously developed a mobile application for forest fire monitoring using satellite data and, in August 2024, organized a four-day workshop on the use of space systems for Mexican officials, Somanath said during their conversation.

The ISRO Chairman also mentioned the G20 Satellite mission for environmental and climate observation and potential industry-level collaborations between India and Mexico, as per the