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Presented at the GHRSST XXIII international science team meeting, 27 June-1 July 2022, online and in-person (Barcelona). #GHRSST23 Short abstract The TRISHNA mission (Thermal infraRed Imaging Satellite for High-resolution Natural resource Assessment) is a cooperation between the French (CNES) and Indian (ISRO) space agencies, for a satellite to be launched in 2025 for a 5-year lifetime, to measure approximately twice a week the visible, near infrared and thermal infrared signal of the surface-atmosphere system globally and at 60 m resolution for the continents and coastal ocean, with a resolution of 1000 meters over deep ocean. Level 2 products –free and open data policy- include Sea Surface Temperature, visible and near infrared surface reflectances as well as cloud mask, aerosol optical thickness and data quality flags. Design drivers of the mission: (i) monitoring of ecosystem stress and water use, focusing on agriculture and water content of vegetation, through evapotranspiration; and (ii) coastal and inland waters: characterization of the dynamics of the shallow bathymetry; monitoring of exchanges in estuaries and intertidal zones; sea surface temperatures and winds; sub-mesoscale activity in coastal areas and in the high seas; oil spills, thermal pollutants, effluents and wastewater discharges. Interactions are needed with the experts and future users: definition of monitored coastal areas and polar zones, algorithms for SST and optical surface variables computation, cloud mask, product content: variables, auxiliary and ancilliary data. The synergy (orbits, products, algorithms, CAL/VAL) between TRISHNA and future operational high-resolution thermal infrared missions (Surface Biology and Geology (SBG, 2027) from NASA/JPL, Land Surface Temperature Monitoring (LSTM, 2029) from ESA) is also a key element of the preparation of TRISHNA.