The stamps on the FDC all valued Rs3.00 are:
OceanSat-1 or IRS-P4 is the first Indian
satellite built specifically for Ocean applications. It is a part of the Indian
Remote Sensing satellite series. The satellite carried Ocean Colour Monitor
(OCM) and a Multi-frequency Scanning Microwave Radiometer (MSMR) for oceanographic
studies.
INSAT-3B is an Indian communications satellite
which was built and is operated by the Indian Space Research Organisation. INSAT–3B
is the first satellite built under INSAT–3 series of satellites to join INSAT
system. It is based on the I-2000 satellite bus. This satellite primarily
serves to business communication, mobile communication and developmental
communication.it provides the first set to transponders for Swaran Jayanti
Vidya Vikas Antariksh Upagraha Yojana (Vidya Vahini) for interactive training
and developmental communication giving fillip to the training and developmental
Communication channel of INSAT.
The other two se-tennant stamps portray a futuristic scenario of India in Space Exploration.
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