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The Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) has plans to launch GSLV with its indigenous cryogenic engine in May this year.
Speaking to Deccan Chronicle on the sidelines of the national propulsion conference at IIT Madras on Thursday, S. Ramakrishnan, director, Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC), said Isro had done extensive review of what went wrong in the cryogenic stage in the Geo Synchronous Launch Vehicle (GSLV). “We also did a detailed analysis of the booster pump which failed during the mission”, he said.
Pointing out that Isro had already conducted one of the crucial tests at the Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre at Mahendragiri, Ramakrishnan said they would soon do the high altitude test in vacuum to check the engine’s stability in upper space.
“Once this test is over we will integrate the cryogenic stage in GSLV rocket for launch in May this year, which will carry one of GSATs, India’s advanced communication satellite. Now we have addressed all issues, including the failed booster pump, and we are certain that we will have a successful mission in May”, he added.
Listing out launches to be made by Isro this year, the VSSC director said PSLV would soon place SPOT 7 satellite in orbit after which there would be couple of launches with foreign satellites.
Ramakrishnan noted that India would demonstrate its technology in re-entry launch vehicles segment. “Every country is doing re-entry launch vehicles as a demonstration vehicles. We have been working re-entry launch vehicles technology. Currently we have a small vehicle. We will attempt for a bigger one in one year”, he said.
Saraswat: India’s tech gap with other countries widening
Scientific advisor to the defence minister and DRDO’s director general V.K. Saraswat on Thursday lamented that India had to depend mostly on foreign nations for technology and the ap between India and other developed nations had widened in the recent past.
Delivering the inaugural address at the national propulsion conference at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Madras, Dr Saraswat said even though India had made greater advancements in technology based on solid and liquid rocket propulsion it needs to develop a lot in tactical missile propulsion system.
“The present state of engine technology in our country is not up to the mark and the aerospace industry in our country is at crossroads. We have achieved partial success with Kaveri engine flight tested in flying test bed abroad”, he said.
Raising concern over the dependence on foreign technology in aircraft, both defence and civilian, Dr Saraswat said the import cost of technology would cripple national economy and endanger national security, if the country’s scientists didn’t’ develop indigenous technology.
“We don’t have state-of-the-art indigenous system worth mentioning. Even simple fuel injection systems are not made on par with international standards”, he added.
Dr Saraswat pointed out that Indian war tanks had no engine manufactured in India and the defence forces had to rely on foreign technology for it.
Desi engine to power GSLV In May | idrw.org
Speaking to Deccan Chronicle on the sidelines of the national propulsion conference at IIT Madras on Thursday, S. Ramakrishnan, director, Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC), said Isro had done extensive review of what went wrong in the cryogenic stage in the Geo Synchronous Launch Vehicle (GSLV). “We also did a detailed analysis of the booster pump which failed during the mission”, he said.
Pointing out that Isro had already conducted one of the crucial tests at the Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre at Mahendragiri, Ramakrishnan said they would soon do the high altitude test in vacuum to check the engine’s stability in upper space.
“Once this test is over we will integrate the cryogenic stage in GSLV rocket for launch in May this year, which will carry one of GSATs, India’s advanced communication satellite. Now we have addressed all issues, including the failed booster pump, and we are certain that we will have a successful mission in May”, he added.
Listing out launches to be made by Isro this year, the VSSC director said PSLV would soon place SPOT 7 satellite in orbit after which there would be couple of launches with foreign satellites.
Ramakrishnan noted that India would demonstrate its technology in re-entry launch vehicles segment. “Every country is doing re-entry launch vehicles as a demonstration vehicles. We have been working re-entry launch vehicles technology. Currently we have a small vehicle. We will attempt for a bigger one in one year”, he said.
Saraswat: India’s tech gap with other countries widening
Scientific advisor to the defence minister and DRDO’s director general V.K. Saraswat on Thursday lamented that India had to depend mostly on foreign nations for technology and the ap between India and other developed nations had widened in the recent past.
Delivering the inaugural address at the national propulsion conference at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Madras, Dr Saraswat said even though India had made greater advancements in technology based on solid and liquid rocket propulsion it needs to develop a lot in tactical missile propulsion system.
“The present state of engine technology in our country is not up to the mark and the aerospace industry in our country is at crossroads. We have achieved partial success with Kaveri engine flight tested in flying test bed abroad”, he said.
Raising concern over the dependence on foreign technology in aircraft, both defence and civilian, Dr Saraswat said the import cost of technology would cripple national economy and endanger national security, if the country’s scientists didn’t’ develop indigenous technology.
“We don’t have state-of-the-art indigenous system worth mentioning. Even simple fuel injection systems are not made on par with international standards”, he added.
Dr Saraswat pointed out that Indian war tanks had no engine manufactured in India and the defence forces had to rely on foreign technology for it.
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59-hour countdown for ISRO's PSLV-C20 begins
PSLV-C20 on first launch pad with Umbilical Tower to its left. An ISRO photo.
CHENNAI (PTI): The 59-hour countdown for the February 25 launch of Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle to put into orbit seven satellites, including Indo-French spacecraft SARAL, commenced at 6.56 am on Saturdayat the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in the spaceport of Sriharikota.
The Launch Authorisation Board earlier cleared the launch schedule for February 25 at 5.56 pm from the first launch pad in Sriharikota, about 90 kms from here, Indian Space Research Organisation sources said.
PSLV-C20, the 23rd PSLV Mission of ISRO, would put the 400 kg Indo-French satellite and six others into orbit.
SARAL refers to Satellite with ARgos and ALtika. The French space agency CNES has developed ARgos and ALtikameter for analysing the ocean.
The rehearsal launch of PSLV - C20 with the primary satellite SARAL and six other foreign satellites has been completed satisfactorily, the sources said.
The other six auxiliary payloads are -- two each from Canada, Austria and one each from Denmark and the United Kingdom.
President Pranab Mukherjee is likely to witness the launch along with Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Kiran Kumar Reddy.
59-hour countdown for ISRO's PSLV-C20 begins - Brahmand.com
PSLV-C20 on first launch pad with Umbilical Tower to its left. An ISRO photo.
CHENNAI (PTI): The 59-hour countdown for the February 25 launch of Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle to put into orbit seven satellites, including Indo-French spacecraft SARAL, commenced at 6.56 am on Saturdayat the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in the spaceport of Sriharikota.
The Launch Authorisation Board earlier cleared the launch schedule for February 25 at 5.56 pm from the first launch pad in Sriharikota, about 90 kms from here, Indian Space Research Organisation sources said.
PSLV-C20, the 23rd PSLV Mission of ISRO, would put the 400 kg Indo-French satellite and six others into orbit.
SARAL refers to Satellite with ARgos and ALtika. The French space agency CNES has developed ARgos and ALtikameter for analysing the ocean.
The rehearsal launch of PSLV - C20 with the primary satellite SARAL and six other foreign satellites has been completed satisfactorily, the sources said.
The other six auxiliary payloads are -- two each from Canada, Austria and one each from Denmark and the United Kingdom.
President Pranab Mukherjee is likely to witness the launch along with Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Kiran Kumar Reddy.
59-hour countdown for ISRO's PSLV-C20 begins - Brahmand.com
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ISRO plans to push more satellites this year - The Hindu
Mars Orbiter Mission launch slated for October
The coming year’s Rs.5,615-crore outlay for the Department of Space has no new or big-ticket projects even as it levels the allocation exactly with what was earmarked originally for 2012-13.
The prestigious Mars Orbiter Mission — floated some two years back and slated for October this year — looks the fanciest, while the launch vehicles continue to get their proud slice of the pie.
This year, apart from the Mars project estimated at Rs.450 crore, the space agency wants to push its first navigational satellite (NSS), the dedicated GSAT-7 spacecraft (costing Rs. 462 crore with launcher) for the Navy; and the four-tonne advanced communications satellite ACTS or GSAT-11, a senior Indian Space Research Organisation official told The Hindu.
The ACTS will be the heaviest satellite to be built to date by ISRO.
The advanced Geo-Imaging Satellite GISAT to be put in the medium Earth orbit is on the to-do list.
The completion of the GSLV rocket with its indigenous cryogenic engine and GSLV Mark-III — its big brother version for lifting 4-tonne satellites — remain priorities, the official said. Mk-III is slated for the first trial in the second half of this year without the cryo-stage.
These two, along with the semi-cryogenic programme, get about Rs. 420 crore.
NON-PLAN PROVISION
Last year’s outlay is now revised to Rs.5,615 crore from Rs.3,880 crore.
This year, DoS gets a non-Plan provision of Rs.1,177 crore.
An upgraded PSLV rocket will lift the 1,300-kg Mars spacecraft to the longest space haul that India has ever travelled — after the 4-lakh-km Chandrayaan-1 mission of 2008.
An outlay of Rs.167.5 crore has been set apart for the Mars mission in the budget.
In the absence of the GSLV to lift communications satellites above 2,000 kg, three procured or foreign launches have been factored in for the ACTS, GSAT 15 and 16.
Chandrayaan-2 and the human flight plan, which get relatively small outlays, have been put on the backburner for now, the official said.
Mars Orbiter Mission launch slated for October
The coming year’s Rs.5,615-crore outlay for the Department of Space has no new or big-ticket projects even as it levels the allocation exactly with what was earmarked originally for 2012-13.
The prestigious Mars Orbiter Mission — floated some two years back and slated for October this year — looks the fanciest, while the launch vehicles continue to get their proud slice of the pie.
This year, apart from the Mars project estimated at Rs.450 crore, the space agency wants to push its first navigational satellite (NSS), the dedicated GSAT-7 spacecraft (costing Rs. 462 crore with launcher) for the Navy; and the four-tonne advanced communications satellite ACTS or GSAT-11, a senior Indian Space Research Organisation official told The Hindu.
The ACTS will be the heaviest satellite to be built to date by ISRO.
The advanced Geo-Imaging Satellite GISAT to be put in the medium Earth orbit is on the to-do list.
The completion of the GSLV rocket with its indigenous cryogenic engine and GSLV Mark-III — its big brother version for lifting 4-tonne satellites — remain priorities, the official said. Mk-III is slated for the first trial in the second half of this year without the cryo-stage.
These two, along with the semi-cryogenic programme, get about Rs. 420 crore.
NON-PLAN PROVISION
Last year’s outlay is now revised to Rs.5,615 crore from Rs.3,880 crore.
This year, DoS gets a non-Plan provision of Rs.1,177 crore.
An upgraded PSLV rocket will lift the 1,300-kg Mars spacecraft to the longest space haul that India has ever travelled — after the 4-lakh-km Chandrayaan-1 mission of 2008.
An outlay of Rs.167.5 crore has been set apart for the Mars mission in the budget.
In the absence of the GSLV to lift communications satellites above 2,000 kg, three procured or foreign launches have been factored in for the ACTS, GSAT 15 and 16.
Chandrayaan-2 and the human flight plan, which get relatively small outlays, have been put on the backburner for now, the official said.
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The coming year’s Rs.5,615-crore outlay for the Department of Space has no new or big-ticket projects even as it levels the allocation exactly with what was earmarked originally for 2012-13.
The prestigious Mars Orbiter Mission — floated some two years back and slated for October this year — looks the fanciest, while the launch vehicles continue to get their proud slice of the pie.
This year, apart from the Mars project estimated at Rs.450 crore, the space agency wants to push its first navigational satellite (NSS), the dedicated GSAT-7 spacecraft (costing Rs. 462 crore with launcher) for the Navy; and the four-tonne advanced communications satellite ACTS or GSAT-11, a senior Indian Space Research Organisation official told The Hindu.
The ACTS will be the heaviest satellite to be built to date by ISRO.
The advanced Geo-Imaging Satellite GISAT to be put in the medium Earth orbit is on the to-do list.
The completion of the GSLV rocket with its indigenous cryogenic engine and GSLV Mark-III — its big brother version for lifting 4-tonne satellites — remain priorities, the official said. Mk-III is slated for the first trial in the second half of this year without the cryo-stage.
These two, along with the semi-cryogenic programme, get about Rs. 420 crore.
NON-PLAN PROVISION
Last year’s outlay is now revised to Rs.5,615 crore from Rs.3,880 crore.
This year, DoS gets a non-Plan provision of Rs.1,177 crore.
An upgraded PSLV rocket will lift the 1,300-kg Mars spacecraft to the longest space haul that India has ever travelled — after the 4-lakh-km Chandrayaan-1 mission of 2008.
An outlay of Rs.167.5 crore has been set apart for the Mars mission in the budget.
In the absence of the GSLV to lift communications satellites above 2,000 kg, three procured or foreign launches have been factored in for the ACTS, GSAT 15 and 16.
Chandrayaan-2 and the human flight plan, which get relatively small outlays, have been put on the backburner for now, the official said.
ISRO plans to push more satellites this year | idrw.org
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The coming year’s Rs.5,615-crore outlay for the Department of Space has no new or big-ticket projects even as it levels the allocation exactly with what was earmarked originally for 2012-13.
The prestigious Mars Orbiter Mission — floated some two years back and slated for October this year — looks the fanciest, while the launch vehicles continue to get their proud slice of the pie.
This year, apart from the Mars project estimated at Rs.450 crore, the space agency wants to push its first navigational satellite (NSS), the dedicated GSAT-7 spacecraft (costing Rs. 462 crore with launcher) for the Navy; and the four-tonne advanced communications satellite ACTS or GSAT-11, a senior Indian Space Research Organisation official told The Hindu.
The ACTS will be the heaviest satellite to be built to date by ISRO.
The advanced Geo-Imaging Satellite GISAT to be put in the medium Earth orbit is on the to-do list.
The completion of the GSLV rocket with its indigenous cryogenic engine and GSLV Mark-III — its big brother version for lifting 4-tonne satellites — remain priorities, the official said. Mk-III is slated for the first trial in the second half of this year without the cryo-stage.
These two, along with the semi-cryogenic programme, get about Rs. 420 crore.
NON-PLAN PROVISION
Last year’s outlay is now revised to Rs.5,615 crore from Rs.3,880 crore.
This year, DoS gets a non-Plan provision of Rs.1,177 crore.
An upgraded PSLV rocket will lift the 1,300-kg Mars spacecraft to the longest space haul that India has ever travelled — after the 4-lakh-km Chandrayaan-1 mission of 2008.
An outlay of Rs.167.5 crore has been set apart for the Mars mission in the budget.
In the absence of the GSLV to lift communications satellites above 2,000 kg, three procured or foreign launches have been factored in for the ACTS, GSAT 15 and 16.
Chandrayaan-2 and the human flight plan, which get relatively small outlays, have been put on the backburner for now, the official said.
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