Answer the following questions in about 30 words.
(ii) Differentiate between IRS and INSAT series of satellites.
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The difference between IRS and INSAT series of satellites:
- These two are space technologies in ISRO for national needs, founded by Dr Vikram A Sarabhai.
- ISRO has established two major space systems: INSAT stands for Indian National Satellite for television broadcasting and meterological services, IRS stands for Indian remote sensing satellites used for resources monitoring and management.
- To place INSAT and IRS in the required orbits, ISRO has developed two satellite launch vehicles they are PSLV and GSLV.
- For INSAT, GSLV is used established in 1983 and for IRS, PSLV is used established in 1988.
- INSAT orbit is Geosynchronous orbit and for IRS orbit is Sun synchronous Polar orbit.
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