India's spy satellite all set to keep a tab on Pakistan, China .

[godsavetheworld]

^^ there were 2 satetellites AnuSat and Risat2..Former is developed by Indian students for educational/DM purposes. The latter, is a spy satellite, which is capable to performing DM duties as well.

 

[shravan]

http://www.monstersandcritics.com/s...otos_India_Launches_All-weather_Spy_Satellite
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A handout picture made available by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) dated 19 April 2009 and made available 20 April 2009, showing India's PSLV-C12 on the launch pad at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, in the Southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, some 110 km north of southern Indian state of Chennai. India's defence surveillance capabilities, ISRO successfully launched 20 April 2009 its first all-weather spy satellite the PSLV-C12, carrying 300-kg Radar Imaging Satellite (RISAT-2) and 40-kg micro educational satellite ANUSAT from ISRO's Satish Dhawan space Centre at 6:45am and placed it into 550 km orbit around earth. The Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, weighing 230 tonnes at the time of launch, soared into a clear sky from the spaceport, about 90km north of Chennai. At the end of the 48-hour countdown, the 44-meter tall four-stage PSLV-C12 blasted off from the second launch pad with the ignition of the core first stage. RISAT has all-weather capability to take images of the Earth and would also be beneficial in mapping and managing natural disasters, such as floods and landslides, besides amplifying defence surveillance capabilities of the nation. It would also help keep track of ships at sea that could pose a threat. EPA/ISRO/HO



A handout picture made available by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) dated 19 April 2009 and made available 20 April 2009, showing India's PSLV-C12 on the launch pad at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, in the Southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, some 110 km north of southern Indian state of Chennai. India's defence surveillance capabilities, ISRO successfully launched 20 April 2009 its first all-weather spy satellite the PSLV-C12, carrying 300-kg Radar Imaging Satellite (RISAT-2) and 40-kg micro educational satellite ANUSAT from ISRO's Satish Dhawan space Centre at 6:45am and placed it into 550 km orbit around earth. The Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, weighing 230 tonnes at the time of launch, soared into a clear sky from the spaceport, about 90km north of Chennai. At the end of the 48-hour countdown, the 44-meter tall four-stage PSLV-C12 blasted off from the second launch pad with the ignition of the core first stage. RISAT has all-weather capability to take images of the Earth and would also be beneficial in mapping and managing natural disasters, such as floods and landslides, besides amplifying defence surveillance capabilities of the nation. It would also help keep track of ships at sea that could pose a threat.



A handout picture made available by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on 20 April 2009, showing India's PSLV-C12 during the take off from the the launch pad at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, in the Southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, some 110 km north of southern Indian state of Chennai. India placed an Israeli-built spy satellite into orbit to enhance its defence capabilities and help security agencies monitor its borders in the aftermath of the November Mumbai terrorist attacks, news reports and officials said. The locally built PSLV-C12 rocket carrying the 300-kilogramme radar-imaging satellite and a 40-kilogramme education satellite, lifted off from the Satish Dhawan spaceport in Sriharikota city, 90 kilometres north of southern Chennai city early this morning. EPA/ISRO/HO



A handout picture made available by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on 20 April 2009, showing India's PSLV-C12 during the take off from the the launch pad at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, in the Southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, some 110 km north of southern Indian state of Chennai. India placed an Israeli-built spy satellite into orbit to enhance its defence capabilities and help security agencies monitor its borders in the aftermath of the November Mumbai terrorist attacks, news reports and officials said. The locally built PSLV-C12 rocket carrying the 300-kilogramme radar-imaging satellite and a 40-kilogramme education satellite, lifted off from the Satish Dhawan spaceport in Sriharikota city, 90 kilometres north of southern Chennai city early this morning.



A handout picture made available by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on 20 April 2009, showing India's PSLV-C12 during the take off from the the launch pad at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, in the Southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, some 110 km north of southern Indian state of Chennai. India placed an Israeli-built spy satellite into orbit to enhance its defence capabilities and help security agencies monitor its borders in the aftermath of the November Mumbai terrorist attacks, news reports and officials said. The locally built PSLV-C12 rocket carrying the 300-kilogramme radar-imaging satellite and a 40-kilogramme education satellite, lifted off from the Satish Dhawan spaceport in Sriharikota city, 90 kilometres north of southern Chennai city early this morning.

 

[godsavetheworld]

India's eye in the sky takes aim
By Matthew Lloyd

NEW DELHI - India on Monday launched an Israeli-made RISAT 2, or radar-imaging satellite, on board its domestically built rocket the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, from Sriharikota, a barrier island off the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.

The launch is seen as a vital step towards securing India's borders and deterring cross-border infiltration in the wake of the deadly terror strikes which have rocked India in recent months, particularly the Mumbai attack on November 26, 2008, that killed up to 200 people and destroyed property worth millions.

The 300-kilogram RISAT will orbit about 550 kilometers above the Earth. It was designed by Israeli Aerospace Industries and is equipped with Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) technology. SAR systems, according to experts, take advantage of the long-range propagation characteristics of radar signals and the complex information processing capability of modern digital electronics to provide high-resolution imagery. The photos provided by the technology have such a high-resolution that even car number plates can be read.

According to defense experts, it was a lack of the SAR capability in Indian satellites that stopped the nation from detecting Pakistan militants who had entrenched themselves in Kashmir prior to the Kargil war, an 11-week conflict between India and Pakistan in 1999.

The need for satellites with such technology has since been acutely felt in India. India's current surveillance satellites cannot function to their optimal level at night or during the monsoon season. The RISAT-2 will also be able to detect and monitor incoming ballistic missiles.

The RISAT's "all-weather capability" will enable it to process images, irrespective of cloud cover or inclement weather. In addition to defense and surveillance, the satellite can be used in disaster management situations like floods and in agricultural planning, a boon for India where nearly two-thirds of the populace are farmers.

The new satellite will become part of India's fleet of successfully launched satellites. India began its space program in 1963, and its ISRO (Indian Space Research Organization) recently joined the United States, Russia, China, Ukraine and the European Space Agency in offering commercial satellite launch services.

The successful launch last November of the Chandrayaan-1, India's first unmanned moon probe, demonstrated that India had the capability to penetrate the global satellite market. Chandrayaan-1 made space history as the cheapest contemporary lunar mission ever launched. With a budget of some $100 million, its price tag was almost half of China's Chang'e 1 mission ($187 million) and about one-fifth of Japan's Kayuga ($480 million).

The ISRO was initially set up to carry out scientific research, but now also earns money from commercial launches in a global market worth an estimated $2.5 billion each year.

The RISAT launch also has geopolitical overtones, due to the Israeli connection. The importance of the satellite has been magnified by the fact that earlier Indo-Israeli satellite ventures were scrapped due to objections by Arab states which viewed them as a threat to their "defensive integrity".

The RISAT's launch has given Indo-Israeli relations new momentum in the strategic areas of space and defense. India helped Israel launch its own spy satellite TecSAR, another SAR-enabled satellite, last January. In a controversial break from its longstanding military space policy of strategic self-reliance, Israel launched TecSAR aboard India's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle rather than its indigenous Shavit rocket.


When the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government, led by Congress leader Sonia Gandhi, swept into power in 2004, India-Israeli cooperation in the field of defense was again pursued. Air-to-surface missiles, anti-missile defense projects, advanced radars, electronic warfare systems and third-generation night-fighting capabilities are all on the collaboration agenda. By 2008, bilateral trade between India and Israel had exceeded $4 billion and Israel was India's second-largest military supplier.

Heightened fears of terror attacks in India have propelled cooperation with Israel to greater heights. India's defense budget was ratcheted up 34% this fiscal year by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's UPA government as its military fast-tracked acquisitions in the wake of the Mumbai massacre. The $29.4-billion defense allocation comprises 15% of the entire budget for the financial year beginning April 1. Finance Minster Pranab Mukherjee has stated that the amount could be increased even further.

"We are going through tough times," said Mukherjee in February. "The Mumbai terror attacks have given an entirely new dimension to cross-border terrorism."

 

[IceCold]

Our N-bomb, was made by our scientists

Yeah yeah and so was the rest of the failed Indian projects(LCA, Arjun).

 

[shravan]

Yeah yeah and so was the rest of the failed Indian projects(LCA, Arjun).

Don't be jealous of our FAILED PROJECTS.

 

[IceCold]

Don't be jealous of our FAILED PROJECTS.

Hardly, just showing mirror to those who needed to see one.

 

[rubyjackass]

Awesome pics, shravan.
Thank you very much.

 

[TOPGUN]

Yea well good luck spying lol nic pic's btw oh dont catch us going to the restroom lol haha

 

[gaurysh]

Hardly, just showing mirror to those who needed to see one.

u R JEALOUS DUDE.... THAT'S Y U R TALKING ABT FAILED PROJECTS... Y U TOOK OUT FAILED TOPICS THIS TIME AROUND???? BECAUSE U CANT SEE OUR SUCCESSFUL PROJECTS AND IT HURTS U

 

[gpit]

Ofcourse! Havent you being doing that for the last 60 years?
Its one thing to operate your own satellite, its another to seek intel from others. Also China prefers to stay away from taking sides in an Indo-Pak Scenario. So its unlikely China will assist you in a way, US assisted Britain in WWII.

Friend, sorry to bust your bubble, but China has been sharing satellite information with Pakistan for a quite while. We all know the Chinese are secretive and don't like to make noise as you normally do.

Frankly, I don't think Pakistan even has a need to have a spy satellite.

 

[godsavetheworld]

Friend, sorry to bust your bubble, but China has been sharing satellite information with Pakistan for a quite while. We all know the Chinese are secretive and don't like to make noise as you normally do.

Frankly, I don't think Pakistan even has a need to have a spy satellite.

I never said that, I said China wont take visible sides in an Indo-Pak Scenario, which means no I-will-fight-for-my-dear-friend like UK and US.

Chinese are not as secretive. The biggest open secret is the fact that China cultivated Pakistan's N-bomb.

 

[PeacefulIndian]

Friend, sorry to bust your bubble, but China has been sharing satellite information with Pakistan for a quite while. We all know the Chinese are secretive and don't like to make noise as you normally do.

Frankly, I don't think Pakistan even has a need to have a spy satellite.

Would you have said the same thing had you been a Pakistani? I don't think so. When you overwhelmingly depend on another country for nearly all of your supplies, you risk your nation to become a pawn in that country's gameplan. And game plans do change. For better or for worse.

 

[Gabbar]

you risk your nation to become a pawn in that country's gameplan. And game plans do change. For better or for worse.

You are bang on. Hypothetically speaking, what if China decided not to sell any weapons to Pakistan and stop co-oprating of joint ventures, what does Pakistan has to lean back on? India is learning it's lessons now for relying too much on Russians. Price jacking up, after signing TOT then not delivering, lack of spare parts etc. You have to develop you own industry and research facility for self reliance.

 

[Contrarian]

Friend, sorry to bust your bubble, but China has been sharing satellite information with Pakistan for a quite while. We all know the Chinese are secretive and don't like to make noise as you normally do.

That is known.

Frankly, I don't think Pakistan even has a need to have a spy satellite.

India had/has access to Russian satellites. Does that mean we dont need one of our own either? What kind of a logic is that?

 

[godsavetheworld]

Balance of power shifting tremendously: Pakistan MNA

⋅ Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009 ⋅
ISLAMABAD (SANA): Israel backed Indian spy satellite aimed at surveillance of Pakistan nuke.
It is pertinent to mention that India sent its spy satellite in the space with the cooperation of Israel and the National Assembly (NA) termed it as threat to nuclear assets of the country.

Minister of State for Defence Sardar Saleem Haider Khan assured the house that he would inform the government’s view after taking briefing from the related institutions.

Speaking on point of order, MNA Palwasha Khan said that Indian aggressive motives were increasing as it sent spy satellite in the space to control the nuke assets of Pakistan.

She further stated that the power of balance was deteriorating and the government should inform that whether it was changing its space system to counter the Indian steps.


http://www.sananews.com.pk/english/2009/04/22/india-wants-control-over-pak-nuke/