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HySIS and India's Hyperspectral Era

How hyperspectral payloads changed mission utility beyond standard multispectral products.

Published 2026-02-22

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HySIS Hyperspectral EO

HySIS introduced broader spectral discrimination for resource and environmental analysis use cases.

Compared with multispectral missions, hyperspectral payloads provide denser feature-space information with higher processing complexity.

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Last verified 2026-02-22

Editorial synthesis from open public catalogs and mission pages.

Confidence: Medium (open-source synthesis, no restricted payload feeds).

  • GCAT Catalog Primary open catalog for identifiers, launch metadata, and mission registry context.
  • CelesTrak GP Data Open orbital elements and freshness checks for active payloads.