Israel’s ambassador Naor Gilon talked to Isro chairman S Somanath at the space agency headquarters in Bengaluru on Tuesday.
NEW DELHI: India and Israel have discussed avenues to expand space cooperation as Israel’s ambassador Naor Gilon called on Isro chairman S Somanath at the space agency headquarters in Bengaluru on Tuesday to discuss ways to boost space relations.
“The ongoing interactions between the space agencies and the avenues for expanding space relations between India and Israel, in view of space reforms announced by the government of India were discussed during the meeting,” an Isro statement said.
Last year, Isro and Israel Space Agency reviewed the progress of the ongoing activities, including cooperation in electric propulsion system (EPS) for small satellites and GEO-LEO (Geosynchronous Earth Orbit-Low Earth Orbit) optical link. The two agencies had also discussed potential opportunities of working together in future, including the launch of Israeli satellites in Indian launchers and commemorating the 75th anniversary of Indian independence and 30 years of India-Israel diplomatic relations through an event this year.
The then Isro chairman K Sivan and director-general of ISA Avi Blasberger had reviewed the status of ongoing cooperation activities in earth observation, space science, satellite navigation, space situational awareness and human space flight.
India and Israel had been collaborating in the space sector for over a decade now. Isro had earlier received important technology support in developing small, high-resolution radar imaging satellites. In 2011, Israel had supplied India with a radar imaging satellite, which was later named Risat-2, that boosted the country’s defences as it provided India with an ‘eye in the sky’ to safeguard its borders.
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