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Mexico’s Ambassador to India, Federico Salas met ISRO Chairman S Somanath at Antriksh Bhavan in Bengaluru on Wednesday. The two highlighted the successful cooperation between the two space agencies. Ambassador Salas emphasized the need to broaden cooperation with the Mexican space agency—Agencia Espacial Mexicana (AEM)—and expand collaboration with the Latin American and Caribbean Space Agency (ALCE), which comprises several countries, for the peaceful use and exploration of outer space.
According to a statement from ISRO, Ambassador Salas expressed gratitude for India’s support in space technology applications, particularly in areas such as forest fire monitoring and agricultural drought management.
The Indian space agency had previously developed a mobile application for forest fire monitoring using satellite data and, in August 2024, organized a four-day workshop on the use of space systems for Mexican officials, Somanath said during their conversation.
The ISRO Chairman also mentioned the G20 Satellite mission for environmental and climate observation and potential industry-level collaborations between India and Mexico, as per the statement from the space agency. In 2023, the Somanath had proposed building a satellite for G20 nations, inviting contributions in the form of payloads and instruments that could be developed in India and launched within two years.
Recognizing India’s expanding role in the global space domain, the Mexican Ambassador congratulated India on its recent achievements, particularly the Chandrayaan-3 mission, which successfully landed near the lunar south pole and received international acclaim.
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