- The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is planning to lift off Brazil’s Amazonia-1 satellite next month onboard the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV).
- The Amazonia-1 satellite which PSLV will launch will help in monitoring and observing the deforestation of the Amazon region.
- The Brazilian satellite has been locally designed and tested in Brazil. It will be the first satellite for Earth observation.
- The Amazonia-1 launch is among the 36 space and satellite missions ISRO has planned over the next two years