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ISRO sets target of twelve missions in 2013-2014
CHENNAI: Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has set a target of completing 12 missions this fiscal (from April 2013 to March 2014). It includes projects like Mars orbiter mission, Geosynchronous launch vehicle (GSLV) using the Indian cryogenic stage and Polar satellite launch vehicle (PSLV) missions.
"Missions have grown from 1 in few years to 12 missions in one year while the workforce has remained more or less around 16,000 people," said Dr K Radhakrishnan, chairman of ISRO.
Part of this would be two communication satellites - GSAT 15 and 16 to augment the capacity. The cost of these two satellites are Rs 859 crore and Rs 865 crore. This is also to fill the void which will be created when three satellites in the INSAT 3 series go out of service over the next couple of years. Besides, INSAT-4B suffered a power failure in 2010 which reduced its capacity by nearly 50%. GSAT-7, another communication satellite, will be launched later this year from French Guiana spaceport.
Monday night marked the yet another successful launch of PSLV, India's most reliable launch vehicle. This time it was PSLV-C22 carrying IRNSS-1A, a satellite which is the first of the seven satellites which will be launch in the next year or two to complete India's own satellite navigation system.
IRNSS, short for Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System, will put India in the league of select nations which have navigation systems. The whole constellation of seven satellites is expected to be put in space by around 2015. The total cost of the IRNSS project is Rs 1,430 crore with Rs 1,120 crore allocated for satellites and the remaining for development of ground segment.
The launch of next iteration of INRSS satellite is expected in another 6 months. "After 6 months of in-orbit testing of INRSS-1A, a decision will be taken regarding the launch of next INRSS satellite - INRSS-1D," said Radhakrishnan. "The good thing is that all the seven satellites are identical. So we will see if one works fine and then we can go ahead with the same design."
The system will be functional with 4 satellites and another 3 will enhance its reliability and accuracy.
Referring to the much anticipated launch of the Indian cryogenic stage on the Geosynchronous Launch Vehicle (GSLV) whose earlier flight had met with failure, he said that "the next launch will be in 40 days time" from the INRSS-1A launch and it will have GSAT-14 on board.
Radhakrishnan said that there was some uncertainty regarding the second moon mission since it's not clear when the lander, to be provided by Russia, will be delivered. India is developing the rover and satellite for the mission which are on schedule, he said. "The target date for the mission is 2014 aboard a GSLV so we want to do some flights (of GSLV) before that," he said. An experimental flight of GSLV Mark III is scheduled for January 2014.
The next few missions also include the two PSLV missions - PSLV-C25 and PSLV-C23 and the Mars Orbiter Mission which is scheduled for launch on any date on or after October 21. It is expected to be shipped to Sriharikota in September. INSAT-3D, a meteorological satellite will also be launched later this month.
ISRO sets target of twelve missions in 2013-14 - The Times of India
CHENNAI: Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has set a target of completing 12 missions this fiscal (from April 2013 to March 2014). It includes projects like Mars orbiter mission, Geosynchronous launch vehicle (GSLV) using the Indian cryogenic stage and Polar satellite launch vehicle (PSLV) missions.
"Missions have grown from 1 in few years to 12 missions in one year while the workforce has remained more or less around 16,000 people," said Dr K Radhakrishnan, chairman of ISRO.
Part of this would be two communication satellites - GSAT 15 and 16 to augment the capacity. The cost of these two satellites are Rs 859 crore and Rs 865 crore. This is also to fill the void which will be created when three satellites in the INSAT 3 series go out of service over the next couple of years. Besides, INSAT-4B suffered a power failure in 2010 which reduced its capacity by nearly 50%. GSAT-7, another communication satellite, will be launched later this year from French Guiana spaceport.
Monday night marked the yet another successful launch of PSLV, India's most reliable launch vehicle. This time it was PSLV-C22 carrying IRNSS-1A, a satellite which is the first of the seven satellites which will be launch in the next year or two to complete India's own satellite navigation system.
IRNSS, short for Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System, will put India in the league of select nations which have navigation systems. The whole constellation of seven satellites is expected to be put in space by around 2015. The total cost of the IRNSS project is Rs 1,430 crore with Rs 1,120 crore allocated for satellites and the remaining for development of ground segment.
The launch of next iteration of INRSS satellite is expected in another 6 months. "After 6 months of in-orbit testing of INRSS-1A, a decision will be taken regarding the launch of next INRSS satellite - INRSS-1D," said Radhakrishnan. "The good thing is that all the seven satellites are identical. So we will see if one works fine and then we can go ahead with the same design."
The system will be functional with 4 satellites and another 3 will enhance its reliability and accuracy.
Referring to the much anticipated launch of the Indian cryogenic stage on the Geosynchronous Launch Vehicle (GSLV) whose earlier flight had met with failure, he said that "the next launch will be in 40 days time" from the INRSS-1A launch and it will have GSAT-14 on board.
Radhakrishnan said that there was some uncertainty regarding the second moon mission since it's not clear when the lander, to be provided by Russia, will be delivered. India is developing the rover and satellite for the mission which are on schedule, he said. "The target date for the mission is 2014 aboard a GSLV so we want to do some flights (of GSLV) before that," he said. An experimental flight of GSLV Mark III is scheduled for January 2014.
The next few missions also include the two PSLV missions - PSLV-C25 and PSLV-C23 and the Mars Orbiter Mission which is scheduled for launch on any date on or after October 21. It is expected to be shipped to Sriharikota in September. INSAT-3D, a meteorological satellite will also be launched later this month.
ISRO sets target of twelve missions in 2013-14 - The Times of India
