1981 | Shantanu Suman

1981 is the year that saw the launch of Bhaskara 2 — one of the two satellites that were placed in orbit by being launched from Kapustin Yar by Soviet Kosmos – 3M launch vehicles. The two Bhaskara satellites were a part of the satellite-for-Earth-Observations (SEO) program and their objectives were to conduct Earth observation experiments for applications related to hydrology, forestry, geology using a two-band TV camera system, and to conduct ocean-surface studies using a two-frequency satellite microwave radiometer (SAMIR) system. My artwork, while acting as a tribute to this India’s feat, is inspired by the matchbox designs of the 1980s