Indian Space Capabilities

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ISRO focussing on low cost access to space: A S Kiran Kumar

Visakhapatnam, Sept 19, 2015 (PTI)

Indian Space Research Organisation is moving forward with the development of heavy lift launchers and reusable launch vehicles with its main focus being the low cost access to space, its chairman A S Kiran Kumar said here today.

"ISRO is developing heavy lift launchers, reusable launch vehicles, cryogenic engines and is mainly concentrating on low cost access to space," Kumar said.

He was addressing as the chief guest the 6th convocation ceremony at Gandhi Institute of Technology and Management, commonly known as GITAM University.

Kumar said the recent success of the Mars Orbiter Mission was a result of a tremendous team effort and innovative use of limited resources to achieve defined goals.

"Advances in satellite remote sensing, global navigation satellite systems and geographic information system are now making it easier to integrate ecological, environmental and other information for developing predictive models that can be used in the surveillance and control of diseases such as malaria and dengue fever," the space scientist said.

He observed that use of technology in tackling social issues and empowering disadvantaged groups still remains significantly under-explored.

Appealing for environment-friendly lifestyle, Kumar said, "The society must concentrate to green their lifestyle (sic) and lessen the negative impact of technology on natural environment."

He asked the students to innovate and develop techniques which can play a key role in development of nation without having any adverse impact on environment.

Kumar also appealed to students to explore alternate energy sources so as to cut down the need for mega scale generation and distribution systems.

On the occasion, Kumar and Satyanarayana Chava, CEO of Laurus Labs Pvt Ltd, were bestowed upon the honorary degree of doctor of science (DSc) by the university chancellor K Ramakrishna Rao.

The honorary degree of Doctor of Letters (D Litt) was presented to former cricketer VVS Laxman and noted playback singer and musician K Srinivasa Rao (Vande Mataram Srinivas).

The Distinguished Alumnus Award-2015 was presented to Kurra Lakshmaiah Choudhary, currently the MD, Fujiyama Tool Tech, Pvt Ltd, Hyderabad.

On the occasion, a total of 2579 students received graduate and post-graduate degrees while six students were presented M.Phil and 60 students the PhD in streams like engineering, management, science, pharmacy and international business. The University also presented 50 gold medals to meritorious students.

 

[TejasMk3]

T It now requires approval from Pakistan

These fellows will try to create some problem and stall the project :/ I guess if they dont agree it will go ahead and be Saarc minus Pak satellite.

ISRO ready for one satellite launch every month: ISAC chief - NATIONAL - The Hindu


The ISRO is bracing up for one satellite launch every month in the days ahead and has 22 satellite launches lined up for the near future, said M. Annadurai, Director, ISRO Satellite Centre (ISAC).

Speaking to The Hindu on the sidelines of an interaction programme with students of Vidyavardhaka College of Engineering organised by the CII Mysuru chapter here on Saturday, Mr. Annadurai said space assets had limited life and their requirement from ATMs to telemedicine and every conceivable aspect of present day living had made it imperative to keep them functional.

“While 22 satellites have been lined up and are in the pipeline for a launch at the rate of one satellite per month, the actual requirement for the country is reckoned to be around 52 satellites in the next 3 or 4 years,” he said.

On the immediate missions, Mr. Annadurai said ASTROSAT is slated for launch later this month and described it as a multi-wave length observatory capable of studying distant celestial objects and the first dedicated astronomy satellite to be launched by the ISRO.

Underlining the imperatives of harnessing space technology to shore up the quality of life, Mr. Annadurai said using information and communication technology gave the concept of e-governance but harnessing space assets for effective day-to-day governance can usher in the concept of Space Governance.

Earlier, Mr. Annadurai delivered a lecture on science as a way of life which was dedicated to the former President and scientist the late A.P.J. Abdul Kalam.

Interacting with the students, he said ISRO was also contemplating a solar mission to study the Sun and Mission Aditya entailed studying the corona and the solar flares from a low earth orbit.

 

[$@rJen]

ISRO gets Sri Lanka's approval for SAARC satellite project






Saturday, September 19, 2015

By : World Defense News




Sri Lanka has given its approval for SAARC satellite project, one of the mandatory requirements for ITU registration before the launch even as ISRO waits for nod from other countries.

• NEW DELHI: Sri Lanka has given its approval for SAARC satellite project, one of the mandatory requirements for ITU registration before the launch even as ISRO waits for nod from other countries.
  
  "We are hopeful that we can launch the satellite by December next year. As of now Sri Lanka has given its approval for the project," ISRO chairman and Department of Space (DoS) Secretary Kiran Kumar said.
  
  He was speaking at the 'Indian Economic Convention 2015- An Interactive Session on Space, Bio-technology and Indian Railways'.
  
  Kumar added that approval of countries is required before ITU registration. This will also help India book a slot in the orbit where the satellite could be placed. It now requires approval from Pakistan, Afghanistan, Maldives, Nepal, Bangladesh and Bhutan.
  
  India is building SAARC satellite, an ambitious project envisaged by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, as a gift to its South Asian neighbours. In a meeting held here in June, almost all countries have given their nod for the initiative.
  
  The ISRO chief also added that India will build an earth observatory ground station in Fiji and Vietnam. Talks are on, he said, with African countries, but did not name any possible nation where the earth observatory ground station could be built.

These fellows will try to create some problem and stall the project :/ I guess if they dont agree it will go ahead and be Saarc minus Pak satellite.

ISRO ready for one satellite launch every month: ISAC chief - NATIONAL - The Hindu


The ISRO is bracing up for one satellite launch every month in the days ahead and has 22 satellite launches lined up for the near future, said M. Annadurai, Director, ISRO Satellite Centre (ISAC).

Speaking to The Hindu on the sidelines of an interaction programme with students of Vidyavardhaka College of Engineering organised by the CII Mysuru chapter here on Saturday, Mr. Annadurai said space assets had limited life and their requirement from ATMs to telemedicine and every conceivable aspect of present day living had made it imperative to keep them functional.

“While 22 satellites have been lined up and are in the pipeline for a launch at the rate of one satellite per month, the actual requirement for the country is reckoned to be around 52 satellites in the next 3 or 4 years,” he said.

On the immediate missions, Mr. Annadurai said ASTROSAT is slated for launch later this month and described it as a multi-wave length observatory capable of studying distant celestial objects and the first dedicated astronomy satellite to be launched by the ISRO.

Underlining the imperatives of harnessing space technology to shore up the quality of life, Mr. Annadurai said using information and communication technology gave the concept of e-governance but harnessing space assets for effective day-to-day governance can usher in the concept of Space Governance.

Earlier, Mr. Annadurai delivered a lecture on science as a way of life which was dedicated to the former President and scientist the late A.P.J. Abdul Kalam.

Interacting with the students, he said ISRO was also contemplating a solar mission to study the Sun and Mission Aditya entailed studying the corona and the solar flares from a low earth orbit.

Pakistan already agreed to the development.. plan is finished so once ISRO shows them the details Pakistan has to tell us to go ahead, if not then their loss, India will go ahead with the project.. there's nothing for us to loose.

 

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[Hindustani78]

CII Mysuru exploring business opportunity with ISRO - The Hindu

Updated: September 20, 2015 05:44 IST

The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) Mysuru chapter is exploring business opportunities with the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).

This was stated by CII Mysuru chairman Muthukumar at the sidelines of a programme with ISRO Satellite Centre Director M. Annadurai and students of Vidyavardhaka College of Engineering here on Saturday.

He told The Hindu that ISRO would sent its procurement team to Mysuru in December, when CII will organise a manufacturing conclave in the city.

“Only three companies at present are trying to do business with ISRO, though more than 15 companies have the capability to support them,” he added.

Mr. Muthukumar said they were confident and would showcase the possibilities that ISRO can explore in Mysuru.

The optimism stems from Mysuru’s slow but gradual emergence as a hub for electronic hardware manufacturing. Though focus remains on the IT sector, hardware manufacturing has stolen a silent march ahead of IT in the region.

Observers and industrial consultants have identified Mysuru as a hub for the electronics industry, with an estimated export turnover of nearly Rs. 800 to Rs. 1,000 crore. The State government too, in its Karnataka Electronics Hardware Policy, has given a thrust to the region and identified Mysuru-Nanjangud area for a corridor for electronics manufacturing. The city is among the three such regions identified across the State.

Observers say it is early days yet to comment on the business potential with ISRO, but it would be a win-win situation for both, as the ISRO can procure from local MSMEs at a competitive price. This would reduce its costs while it will help the local industry shore up their expertise.

With ISRO contemplating a bigger role for the private sector and the slew of major missions it has planned, the spin-off benefit of such a development could also be the rise of ancillary units to cater to the aerospace industry.

Only three companies are trying to do business with ISRO, though more than 15 companies have the capability to support them

Muthukumar

CII Mysuru chairman

 

[TejasMk3]

@sarjenprabhu
Some more details on the road ahead for the SAARC satellite:

Saarc Hurdles for Modi Satellite -The New Indian Express

India’s ‘bequest’ to its neighbours and maiden foray into the field of space diplomacy apparently requires more elbow grease than expected.

Just a month after his swearing-in ceremony, graced by all South Asian leaders, Prime Minister Narendra Modi was at Sriharikota for the successful launch of PSLV-C23 with five foreign satellites at one go. Still aglow with his massive electoral victory and South Asian solidarity, Modi asked the space community “to take up the challenge of developing a SAARC satellite that we can dedicate to the neighbourhood as a gift from India”. The satellite with telecommunication and broadcasting applications would have helped India’s neighbours gain their own foothold in the space.

Fourteen months later, Indian officials are still striving to get all South Asian neighbours to give their approvals for the satellite to be designed and launched by the country’s premier space agency, ISRO. “We have seen some uncertainty from them about why India is spending so much money to give away this capacity for free,” said a senior government official.

Till now, the country has been a laggard in terms of strategic outreach to neighbours in the space sector.

China has already launched a communications satellite for Sri Lanka in 2013, and taken part in an international tender for Bangladesh’s new satellite. Pakistan, not surprisingly, has a longer and deeper relation with China in the sector.

The first meeting of experts from the South Asian nations took place on June 22, where India’s concept note was discussed threadbare. One of the outcomes was that India was told to go ahead with registering at the International Telecommunications Union (ITU), which allocates orbital slots and frequency spectrum to geostationary satellites.

As decided, India sent letters to all the countries to give their official concurrence, which is required to be submitted for the ITU registration. “As per ITU regulations, the concurrence of each country which falls under the footprint of the satellite is necessary,” an official said.

It has been two and a half months since then—and India awaits official response from all save Sri Lanka.

“Nepal, Bhutan and the Maldives have been positive. From others, we had been hit by a barrage of questions. Considering that there is no financial contribution from any other country, it was a bit unexpected to see the hesitation from some quarters,” the official added.

India will be spending Rs 235 crore on the satellite, which will have 12 transponders and is slated to be launched in December 2016. “We will be giving one transponder to each of the seven nations. It will be up to them if they want to switch it on or off,” said another official.

Modi’s ‘personal commitment’ to have the satellite launched by December 8, SAARC Day, means that South Block is scrambling to get all the chess pieces in line. The Ministry of External Affairs was able to push Colombo into giving concurrence by timing it with the first visit of Ranil Wickremesinghe in his third term as Sri Lankan Prime Minister to India. (See Box)

“There was a lot of to and fro between the capitals as Colombo wanted some changes in the text. But, finally, it was done so that we could sign it during the Sri Lankan PM’s visit,” said an official.

As Sri Lanka wished for, the treaty was modified so that it included language that Colombo’s concurrence does not preclude it from launching its own satellite.

Pakistan was expected to be the main objector—but there has been wariness even from other ‘friendly’ countries like Afghanistan and Bangladesh. The queries from Afghan experts were plentiful at the June meeting, which indicated to Indian officials that a bit more convincing may be required. “Afghanistan does not urgently require satellite capacity, as it just leased a part of Eutelsat’s satellite last year, which was renamed Afghansat 1,” explained a diplomatic source.

Meanwhile, Bangladesh has also been taking it slow. With its first ever communications satellite scheduled for launch in December 2017, Bangladeshi officials were worried about whether India’s ‘gift’ will clash with its frequency allocation.

In Dhaka, officials were also concerned that the proposed satellite will ‘eat’ into Bangladesh’s business plans for Bangabandhu-1. Bangladesh has plans to lease some of the excess capacity to Bhutan and Nepal to earn substantial annual revenues. But, India’s proposal to give free transponders may upset the apple cart. “We argued with Bangladeshis that our satellite will go up by 2017, a year earlier than theirs. They can certainly use this capacity as they wait for their own, especially since disaster management is one of the features and disasters don’t wait for a satellite launch. After that, they can use this as a back-up,” said a government official.

Pakistan sent eight experts, indicating their interest—but there was a twist in the tale. “They were positive on the surface, but they felt that this should have been done through the SAARC process.”

Any involvement of the SAARC secretariat, South Asian diplomats know, means inordinate delay. Keeping away the SAARC secretariat and making this a purely bilateral exercise has cost the project a catchy name. “That’s why the formal name of the project is not Saarcsat, but ‘Satellite for SAARC’. We were careful about the name,” said the senior official. A delay in filing with ITU could lead to some hold-up in finalising some of the design parameters for the satellite network. “It may require the extra push which takes place in the run-up to a VVIP visit, but it will happen,” he said.

 

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Source: antriksh, nasaspaceflight forum


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[Nabil365]

Call me when India beats China,America and Russia in space programme(waste of time)

 

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Call me when India beats China,America and Russia in space programme(waste of time)

Call me when your country can develop an autorickshaw...

 

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@Nabil365

That day is not too far away.

For short term,Wait for 28th September when we will launch 4 American satellites.

 

[ni8mare]

Call me when India beats China,America and Russia in space programme(waste of time)

@waz @Oscar

 

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[P.K.]

Call me when India beats China,America and Russia in space programme(waste of time)

Why anybody should call you even when Bagladeshi lands at moon. Go back to your beauty sleep

 

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