Risograph Grain Wall Art

Risograph Grain — 6 museum-grade prints that set the mood. INSAT 3D represented ISRO's commitment to sovereign meteorological observation at a time when monsoon variability and intensifying cyclones demanded faster, higher-resolution atmospheric data for a population of over a billion. Launching from Kourou on Ariane 5 reflected the satellite's mass class and India's continued use of international launch services for heavy geostationary payloads. Chandrayaan-2 placed India in direct competition with Israel's Beresheet and Russia's Luna 25 for south pole landing prestige — a region every major space power now targets for water-ice resources. Vikram's landing anomaly became a national teaching moment broadcast live across India, while the orbiter's continued operations delivered valuable mapping data and demonstrated mission resilience. Molniya 1 opened the Soviet Union's dedicated communications satellite programme and introduced the Molniya orbit — a highly elliptical 12-hour trajectory with apogee over the northern hemisphere that maximised dwell time above high-latitude ground stations. Reshetnev's cylindrical bus with dual deployable antennas became the visual signature of Soviet space communications through the Cold War, enabling television relay to remote Arctic and Siberian communities.

Updated 14 Jun 2026