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{{Infobox spaceflight<br />
| name = Communication-Centric Intelligence Satellite<br />
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| operator = [[Defence Research and Development Organisation ]]<br />
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'''Communication-Centric Intelligence Satellite''' is an Indian advanced [[reconnaissance satellite]], being developed by the [[Defence Research and Development Organisation ]] (DRDO). It will be India's first officially declared dedicated spy satellite and is expected to be in orbit, tentatively, by 2014.<ref name=DN>{{cite news|title=India Making Strides in Satellite Technology|url=http://www.defencenews.in/defence-news-internal.asp?get=old&id=239|accessdate=26 July 2012|newspaper=Defence News|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130606194638/http://www.defencenews.in/defence-news-internal.asp?get=old&id=239|archivedate=6 June 2013}}</ref> {{needs update|date=September 2019}} This satellite will help Indian [[Intelligence agency|intelligence agencies]] to significantly boost surveillance of [[terror camp]]s in neighbouring countries.<br />
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==Utilisation==<br />
The CCI-Sat will be able to [[Imagery intelligence|capture images]], [[Signals intelligence|eaves drop]] on [[communication]] (for example, a conversation between two [[satellite phone]]s) and perform [[surveillance]]. It will be equipped with a [[synthetic aperture radar]] to take high-resolution images of target regions. The cost of the satellite is expected to be around ₹ 100 [[crore]] (around US$25 million). ISRO will contribute towards the satellite's design and development and the [[Defence Electronics Research Laboratory]] (DLRL) will be responsible for manufacturing the [[Payload (air and space craft)|payload]].<ref name=DN/><ref name="DNAindia">Bhargavi, Kerur. [http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report_india-s-spy-in-the-sky-by-2014_1345753 "India's Spy in the Sky by 2020"], ''DNA India'', February 10, 2010</ref><br />
According to DLRL Director G Boopathy, the CCI-Sat is an essential component of the initiative taken by the [[Government of India]] to further develop the electronic warfare capabilities of the [[Indian Army]], [[Indian Navy|Navy]] and [[Indian Air Force|Air Force]],<ref name="UPI">Bent on boosting its military intelligence, India is set to develop a new, cutting edge surveillance satellite. [http://www.upi.com/Business_News/Security-Industry/2010/02/16/Indian-eye-in-sky-developed/UPI-75991266332411/#ixzz21kLgaDUo Indian eye in sky developed], UPI News.</ref><br />
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==Description==<br />
According to Bhoopathy, the CCI-Sat would orbit Earth at an altitude of 500&nbsp;km and provide surveillance and monitoring regions in proximity to India and passing on surveillance data to India intelligence agencies. Bhoopathy also added that India's defense doctrine would continue to develop assets in space and that the equipping for [[electronic warfare]] from space was a major goal of the Government of India.<ref name=DN/><ref name="DNAindia"/><br />
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==Future plans==<br />
This satellite will also be a test bed for future technology. Similar in line with [[Cartosat]]s, the satellite can be steered up to high degrees along, as well as across, the track, with one end-objective of providing an agile platform to field [[:wikt:cutting edge|cutting edge]] technology developed from previous experience gained by India's extensive [[remote sensing]] and TES satellite programs.<ref name="DNAindia"/><br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[RISAT-2]]<br />
*[[Cartosat-2]]<br />
*[[Cartosat-2A]]<br />
*[[Cartosat-2B]]<br />
*[[Cartosat-3]]<br />
*[[Technology Experiment Satellite]]<br />
*[[List of Indian satellites]]<br />
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==References==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Communication-Centric Intelligence Satellite (Cci-Sat)}}<br />
[[Category:Space programme of India]]<br />
[[Category:Reconnaissance satellites]]<br />
[[Category:Synthetic aperture radar satellites]]</div>Inventaa