Real-time teleconsulting, diagnosis from a remote location and the transmission of clinical data and multimedia medical content are particularly needed when the access to medical services is difficult like in geographically dispersed locations (Healthware, 2005, p. 2). Satellites are best tool to meet these objectives, as observed by ISRO (2008), “Satellites can establish the connectivity between urban educational institutions with adequate infrastructure imparting quality education and the large number of rural and semi-urban educational institutions. Besides supporting formal education, a satellite system can facilitate the dissemination of knowledge to the rural and remote population about important aspects like.
