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India is boot-strapping its space-based assets to meet the growing demand for enhanced services in communications, broadcasting remote-sensing and navigation, a top space agency official said Monday. To meet the rising demand for multiple space-based services spanning communication, navigation and earth observation, we are enhancing our capacity in terms of rockets, satellites and ground-based systems, state-run Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) chairman K. Radhakrishnan said at a space summit here. Unveiling the country's ambitious projects and missions at a round-table meeting on Space Vision 2020 and Beyond, Radhakrishnan said for optimal utilisation of space resources cost-effectively, ISRO was building heavier rockets and dedicated satellites for communications and television broadcasting, remote sensing and navigation applications. We are doubling our rocket launches soon to deploy as many heavier communication and earth-observation satellites for meeting the growing demand of service providers, state-run organisations and security agencies, Radhakrishnan told about 2,000 delegates participating in the 39th Scientific Assembly of the Committee on Space Research (Cospar 2012) being held here. [caption id=attachment_379885 align=alignleft width=380 India is boot-strapping its space-b
The fuelling of the second stage of an Indian rocket that will launch seven satellites into space has been completed and it is expected to lift off around 6 pm Monday, an official of the Indian space agency said. President Pranab Mukherjee is slated to witness the launch of the first of the 10 space missions planned by the Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) in 2013. The 44.4-metre tall Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle-C20 (PSLV-C20) rocket, with a lift-off weight of 229.7 tonnes, will launch seven satellites into orbit - one Indo-French and six foreign satellites. The seven satellites together weigh 668.5 kg. The entire flight sequence - from lift-off to the ejection of the seventh satellite at an altitude of 794 km above the earth - will take around 22 minutes. [caption id=attachment_638760 align=alignleft width=380 The fuelling of the second stage of
strongChennai:/strong The fuelling of the second stage of the Indian rocket that would sling seven satellites into space has been completed and it is expected to lift off around 6 pm on Monday, an official of the Indian space agency said. President Pranab Mukherjee is slated to witness the launch of the first of the 10 space missions planned by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) in 2013. The 44.4-metre tall Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle-C20 (PSLV-C20) rocket, with a lift-off weight of 229.7 tonnes, will sling into orbit seven satellites - one Indo-French and six foreign satellites. [caption id=attachment_638565 align=alignleft width=380 strongChennai:/strong The fuelling
strongSriharikota (Andhra Pradesh):/strong An Indian rocket Monday evening successfully placed seven satellitesin orbit - the Indo-French satellite SARAL, the world's first smart phone-operated nano satellite, a space telescope satellite and four other foreign satellites - in copybook style. A little after 6 pm, the rocket - Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle-C20 (PSLV-C20) standing 44.4 metres tall and weighing around 230 tonnes - hurtled towards the skies ferrying the seven satellites, together weighing 668.5 kg. President Pranab Mukherjee witnessed the first of the 10 space missions planned by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) during 2013 and also the country's 102nd space mission. The other dignitaries who witnessed the successful launch were Andhra Pradesh Governor ESL Narasimhan, Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy and Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office V Narayanasamy. [caption id=attachment_639132 align=alignleft width=380 strongSriharikota (Andhra Pradesh):
strongBangalore: /strongThe Indian space agency, which scored a century in space missions Sunday, has set a 12-12-12 launch date to send an Indo-French satellite into space to study ocean parameters. The satellite, named SARAL, would zoom into space on board Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle PSLV-C20 from the Sriharikota spaceport on Dec 12 this year, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) chairman K. Radhakrishnan said here Wednesday. [caption id=attachment_453373 align=alignleft width=380 strongBangalore: /strongThe Indian
strongBangalore:/strong India will not undertake a human space flight before the year 2017 and is likely to use a next-generation rocket for the ambitious mission, the cost of which would be reworked, chairman of Indian Space Research Organisation, K Radhakrishnan said today. Radhakrishnan, also Department of Space, secretary and Space Commission, chairman, confirmed that the venture is not part of the 12th five-year plan (2012-17) but said there are funds to continue with pre-project studies and develop critical technologies associated with the proposed mission.[caption id=attachment_459097 align=alignleft width=380 strongBangalore:/strong India will
The Indian Space Research Organisation successfully completed its 100th mission in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh today, in a significant achievement for the organisation which completes 50 years of existence this year. The mission comprised the launch of a Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) rocket, which took a 700 kilo French satellite and a 15 kg Japanese student satellite into space in the presence of dignitaries including Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. A 50 kilo Indian device to control rocket flight in the upper atmosphere was also tested. [caption id=attachment_449179 align=alignleft width=380 The Indian Space Research Organisat
strongChennai: /strongThe 51-hour count down for the 100th mission of the Indian space agency, slated for 9 September, would begin Friday at 6.51 a.m. at the Sriharikota satellite launch centre in Andhra Pradesh, around 80 km from here, an official said. Carrying French and Japanese satellites, an Indian rocket - Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) - will blast off at 9.51 am on Sunday. Today (Thursday) all the count down preparations will be done. Filling of liquid fuel in the fourth stage/engine and the control systems will start Friday. On Saturday, the fuel for the second stage/engine will be filled, an Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) official told reporters. [caption id=attachment_447270 align=alignleft width=380 strongChennai: /strongThe 51-hour c
Chairman of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), Dr K. Radhakrishna displays a brochure highlighting ISRO's 100th mission as Additional Seceratary, depatment of space programs, S. Srinivasan looks during a press conference held at the ISRO facility in Bangalore on September 17, 2012. The press conference was held to brief media on the upcoming GSAT-10 mission and ISRO's proposed ventures in the coming years. Chairman of Indian Space Research O
Isro plans to launch 58 space missions, including sending spacecraft to the moon and Mars, launching an exclusive satellite to keep a round-the-clock watch on the country, and deploy 500 transponders in the next five years. The space agency also aims to deploy its own version of the Global Positioning System by putting into orbit a constellation of seven satellites which would form the Indian Regional Navigational Satellite System (IRNSS). According to the 12th Five-Year-Plan, approved by the Cabinet last week, the Indian Space Research Organisation plans to add 400 transponders to the existing 187 to meet the growing demand from DTH operators, satellite mobile communications and new generation broadband VSAT systems. [caption id=attachment_482037 align=alignleft width=380 Isro plans to launch 58 space missi
strongSriharikota:/strong A nation's development is a product of its technological prowess, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Sunday after the launch of ISRO's 100th mission. Questions are sometimes asked about whether a poor country like India can afford a space programme and whether the funds spent on space exploration, albeit modest, could be better utilised elsewhere. This misses the point that a nation's state of development is finally a product of its technological prowess, Manmohan Singh said after Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) launched an Indian rocket carrying French and Japanese satellites. [caption id=attachment_449107 align=alignright width=380 strongSriharikota:/strong A nation'
strongBangalore:/strong Indian Space Research Organisation is close to signing contracts for launching three foreign satellites on board its home-built Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) from Sriharikota spaceport. ISRO Chairman K Radhakrishnan said Antrix Corporation, the space agency's marketing arm, is in advanced dialogue for three launch services contracts. There are very serious discussions taking place for both dedicated launches and for the co-passenger missions. At least three I am aware of where people are seriously interested and discussions are taking place, Radhakrishnan, also Secretary in the Department of Space and Chairman of Space Commission, told emPTI/em here. [caption id=attachment_416372 align=alignleft width=380 strongBangalore:/strong Indian Spac
strong9.51am/strong: And it's off! The PSLV rocket successfully launches after the usual ten second countdown in the presence of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. It travelled to an altitude of 51km in 115 seconds,whichis right on target. So far Isro has built 62 satellites and flown 37 launch vehicles into space. strong9.50am/strong: One minute to go.... strong9.30am/strong: The Indian Space and Research Organisation will see its 100th mission in a few minutes, when its reliable Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) rocket will take a 700 kilo French satellite and a 15 kg Japanese student satellite into space in the presence of dignitaries including Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. Also being tested is a 50 kilo Indian device to control rocket flight in the upper atmosphere. The launch will take place from Sriharikota near Chennai in a short while from now. The launch is scheduled for 9.51 am on Sunday. [caption id=attachment_448965 align=alignleft width=380 strong9.51am/strong: And it's off!
French President Francois Hollande (L) watches as the President of France's National Center for Space Research, Yannick d'escatha, (C-L)exchanges a signed agreement with India's Chairman of Indian Space Research Organisation, Shri Radhakrishnan (C-R) in New Delhi on February 14, 2013. French President Francois Hollande embarked on a fresh push to clinch a 12-billion US dollar sale of Rafale fighter jets as he held talks in India on his first visit to Asia since taking office. The Socialist president was accompanied by a high-powered delegation of five ministers including Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius and Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian and the chiefs of more than 60 top French companies. French President Francois Hollande
The 51-hour count down for the 100th mission of the Indian space agency, slated for 9 September, began on Friday at 6.51 am at the Sriharikota satellite launch centre in Andhra Pradesh, an official said. Carrying French and Japanese satellites, an Indian rocket -Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) - will blast off at 9.51 am on Sunday. Today (Thursday) all the count down preparations will be done. Filling of liquid fuel in the fourth stage/engine and the control systems will start on Friday. On Saturday, the fuel for the second stage/engine will be filled, an Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) official told reporters. The 715-kg French satellite, SPOT 6, which is an earth observation satellite, will be the heaviest foreign satellite to be launched by PSLV so far. Here are some facts about Isro: * Isro started its missions with the launch of Aryabhatta, the first indigenous satellite, on 19 August, 1975. [caption id=attachment_448120 align=alignleft width=380 The 51-hour count down for the 100t
strongBangalore/strong: India's proposed mission to Mars in November next year will attempt to crack the methane mystery, a veteran space scientist has hinted. The 'Methane mystery' on Mars is linked to how the gas could be present on the red planet without any source. According to scientists, there has to be a geological or a biological source for the gas, something that the Mars rover Curiosity will look for. Speaking to emPTI/em here, former Chairman of Indian Space Research Organisation, Prof U R Rao noted that when the country undertook the Chandrayaan-1 lunar mission, we didn't know we were going to detect water (on the moon). First time it has happened (detecting water on the moon) in spite of the fact that we were a late entrant (on exploring moon), said Rao, a globally respected figure in the field of space. Rao, Chairman of the selection committee which finalised experiments to be conducted vis--vis the Mars orbiter mission, said: We have selected very good experiments. One of the experiments is essentially to look for methane...where the methane comes from (what could be producing methane gas detected in the Martian atmosphere). [caption id=attachment_433447 align=alignleft width=380 strongBangalore/strong: India's pro
strongMysore/strong: India is all set to give the go-ahead for an ambitious mission to Mars, expected in November next year, a top Space Department official said here today. A lot of studies have been done on the possible mission to Mars, Secretary in the Department of Space and Chairman of Indian Space Research Organisation K Radhakrishnan told reporters here. [caption id=attachment_377808 align=alignleft width=380 strongMysore/strong: India is all s
strongMysore:/strong India is all set to give the go-ahead for an ambitious mission to Mars, expected in November next year, a top Space Department official said here on Saturday. A lot of studies have been done on the possible mission to Mars, Secretary in the Department of Space and Chairman of Indian Space Research Organisation K Radhakrishnan told reporters here. We have come to the last phase of approvals, he said. [caption id=attachment_378341 align=alignleft width=380 strongMysore:/strong India is all s
Chairman of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), Dr K. Radhakrishna listens to speakers during a press conference held at the ISRO facility in Bangalore on September 17, 2012. The press conference was held to brief media on the upcoming GSAT-10 mission and ISRO's proposed ventures in the coming years. Chairman of Indian Space Research O
Chairman of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), Dr K. Radhakrishna listens to questions during a press conference held at the ISRO facility in Bangalore on September 17, 2012. The press conference was held to brief media on the upcoming GSAT-10 mission and ISRO's proposed ventures in the coming years. Chairman of Indian Space Research O
Chairman of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), Dr K. Radhakrishna displays a brochure highlighting ISRO's 100th mission during a press conference held at the ISRO facility in Bangalore on September 17, 2012. The press conference was held to brief media on the upcoming GSAT-10 mission and ISRO's proposed ventures in the coming years. Chairman of Indian Space Research O
A team of scientists from Indian Space Research Organisation will soon arrive in Leh to further corroborate that the mysterious luminous objects seen on the horizon over a lake in Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir are actually Chinese lanterns. Official sources said today that after getting the preliminary report that the luminous objects flying over the horizon of Pangong lake, located 160 km from Leh township, could be Chinese lanterns, the security agencies wanted an assessment of experts from another organisation for confirmation. [caption id=attachment_559278 align=alignleft width=380 A team of scientists from Indian Sp
strongBangalore:/strong India's premier space agency Isro plans to undertake 58 satellite and launch vehicle missions in the 12th Five-Year Plan period and sees larger role for industries in realising these ventures. Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) chairman K Radhakrishnan said India had done 10-13 missions in each of the 8th, 9th and 10th Plan period, and completed 29 in the 11th Five-Year Plan period 2007-12.[caption id=attachment_414069 align=alignleft width=380 strongBangalore:/strong India's pre
strongBangalore:/strong The stage is set for launch of India's advanced communication satellite GSAT-10, the heaviest built by the country, in the early hours on Saturday on board Ariane-5 rocket from Europe's spaceport in French Guiana. Weighing some 3,400 kg at lift-off, it is Indian Space Research Organisation's 101st space mission.[caption id=attachment_472755 align=alignleft width=380 strongBangalore:/strong The stage i
strongBangalore:/strong India's advanced communication satellite GSAT-10 that is expected to augment telecommunication, direct-to-home broadcasting and radio navigation services was successfully launched early today on board Ariane-5 rocket from Europe's spaceport in French Guiana in South America. At the end of a smooth countdown lasting 11 hours and 30 minutes, Ariane-5 ECA rocket injected GSAT-10 into an elliptical Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (GTO), very close to the intended one, after a flight of 30 minutes and 45 seconds, Indian Space Research Organisation said. At 3,400 kg at lift-off, GSAT-10 is the heaviest built by Bangalore-headquartered ISRO.GSAT-10 project is a Rs 750 crore mission that includes the cost of satellite, launch services by the European space consortium Arianespace and insurance. [caption id=attachment_473251 align=alignleft width=380 strongBangalore:/strong India's adv
India's tryst with Mars will begin in November 2013 to explore the red planet's atmosphere and search for life-sustaining elements, a top space official said late Monday. We are scheduling to launch the Mars mission Nov 27, 2013 when the red planet will be closer to the earth for injecting our spacecraft into its elliptical orbit, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) chairman K Radhakrishnan told reporters. The Rs 470-crore Mars mission will demonstrate India's capability to send a spacecraft 55 million km away from earth and look for life-sustaining elements 500 km away from the Martian surface. [caption id=attachment_459426 align=alignleft width=380 India's tryst with Mars will begin
Bangalore: A mentally challenged woman has been arrested for unauthorised entry into the high security Indian Space Research Organisation premises here, police said today. Police told reporters that the 44-year-old woman has been identified as Jula N Sam, a native of Ahmedabad. Jula was arrested on 21 September for trying to sneak into a meeting being held at ISRO headquarters located at New BEL Road near here with a fake ID card, police said. She has been sent to judicial custody till 6 October. [caption id=attachment_466310 align=alignleft width=380 Bangalore: A mentally challenged wo
strongNew Delhi:/strong With India moving ahead to implement satellite-based navigation system from next year, an industry expert has suggested this futuristic facility could be leased to neighbouring countries to help them navigate their air traffic. GAGAN (GPS Aided Geo Augmented Navigation) -- the ambitious project jointly developed by Airports Authority of India (AAI) and Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) -- conducted the Final Acceptance Test in July, paving the way for its scheduled commissioning in mid-2013. [caption id=attachment_465053 align=alignleft width=380 strongNew Delhi:/strong With India