Current Context : The Ministry of External Affairs and ISRO’s commercial arm NewSpace India Limited (NSIL) signed an agreement to grant assistance for launching the Nepal-built Munal satellite.

ABOUT MUNAL

• It is an indigenous satellite developed in Nepal under the aegis of the Nepal Academy of Science and Technology (NAST).
• Nepali space startup, has assisted Nepali students in the design and fabrication of this satellite.
• Aim : to build a vegetation density database of the earth’s surface.
• This satellite is expected to be launched soon on NSIL’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle.