Indian Space Capabilities

[Water Car Engineer]

Any upcoming launch?

10/15/14 will launch irnss-1c.

The satellite will help augmenting the satellite based navigation system of India which is currently under development. The navigational system so developed will be a regional one targeted towards South Asia. The satellite will provide navigation, tracking and mapping services.

 

[ni8mare]

Any upcoming launch?

New Launch Date for PSLV-C26
The launch of ISRO's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, PSLV-C26, is now scheduled on Thursday, October 16, 2014 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre SHAR, Sriharikota. The launch window of the mission opens at 0132 hrs IST and lasts till 0147 hrs IST. The lift-off is scheduled at the opening of the launch window at 0132 hrs IST. PSLV-C26 will carry the 1425 kg Indian Navigation Satellite IRNSS-1C.

IRNSS-1C, the third satellite of the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System, has already been integrated with PSLV-C26 and the final phase of checks is progressing. The Mission Readiness Review (MRR) Committee and the Launch Authorisation Board (LAB) met on October 07, 2014 to review the progress of prelaunch activities and cleared the launch for October 16, 2014. The 67 hour count down for the mission will commence at 0632 hrs IST on October 13, 2014.

10/15/14 will launch irnss-1c.

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The satellite will help augmenting the satellite based navigation system of India which is currently under development. The navigational system so developed will be a regional one targeted towards South Asia. The satellite will provide navigation, tracking and mapping services.

ITS ON October 16, 2014

 

[Water Car Engineer]

ITS ON October 16, 2014

OKAYY

 

[SOHEIL]

So in Thursday!

 

[SRP]

https://twitter.com/x/status/522279483827425280

 

[Bhasad Singh Mundi]

 

[karan21]

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Seems like the crew capsule. Where did you get this from??

 

[Bhasad Singh Mundi]

Seems like the crew capsule. Where did you get this from??

It is crew module with silica tiles.

 

[IndoCarib]

India Prepares to Launch Third IRNSS Navigation Satellite Early Thursday | NDTV Gadgets

The 67-hour countdown for the Thursday launch of India's third navigation satellite is progressing smoothly though a thunder storm Wednesday delayed some operations, a senior space agency official said.

"Today (Wednesday) morning we moved the mobile service tower (MST) backwards. The operation was delayed by around two hours owing to thunderstorm in the morning. There is sufficient time cushion built in for such unforeseen delays in the countdown period," M.Y.S. Prasad, director, Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota, told IANS.

"At 10pm IST, based on the climatic conditions like thunderstorm, we will decide on the launch. Currently everything is normal," he added.

Prasad said the filling of propellants in the second stage/engine would be completed by 2pm IST.

Following that the gases in the various stages would be pressurised.

At 1.32am IST Thursday, the Indian rocket Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C26) carrying the 1,425-kg navigational satellite badged as Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System-1C (IRNSS-1C) will launch. The 44.4 metres tall rocket, weighing around 320 tonnes, is expected to spit out the satellite into the space around 20 minutes after the blast-off.

Once the satellite is successfully placed in its orbit, India will be just one more satellite away from having its own satellite-based navigation system

 

[TejasMk3]

Crew module dispatched to Sriharikota - The Hindu


In the run-up to the lift-off of India’s gigantic Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV-Mark III) in November 2014, the unmanned crew module it will put into orbit and the vehicle’s equipment bay were flagged off on October 17 from the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC), Thiruvananthapuram, to Sriharikota.

The crew module and the equipment bay had undergone elaborate checks and tests at the VSSC before they were dispatched to the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota, said VSSC director M.C. Dathan. They would reach the spaceport at Sriharikota on Sunday night. The equipment bay houses the vehicle’s electronic packages for issuing various commands to it.

Crucial mission

This maiden GSLV-MkIII flight is an important mission for the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) because it will put the unmanned crew module into orbit. It is a precursor to ISRO’s ambitious plans to send two Indian astronauts into space.

The crew module will return to the earth the same day. It will splash down in the sea, off the Andaman archipelago and will be recovered by the ISRO and the Coast Guard personnel.

“The integration of the GSLV-MkIII is going on in full swing at Sriharikota,” said Mr. Dathan. The vehicle’s two huge strap-on booster motors, each with 200 tonnes of solid propellants, have been assembled and strung around the core stage, which will use 110 tonnes of liquid propellants. Above this liquid core stage will be the indigenous cryogenic stage, which will use 25 tonnes of propellants. In the coming mission, the cryogenic stage will not fire. It will be a passive stage. It will not carry cryogenic propellants. It will carry 25 tonnes of simulated fuel.

“Next weekend, the cryogenic stage will be moved to the vehicle and integrated with it. The 3.65-tonne crew module will undergo checks for 16 to 20 days. By mid-November, the unmanned crew module will be integrated with the vehicle. Then, it takes another two weeks for the launch,” Mr. Dathan added. If the weather does not help, the lift-off will be in the first week of December.

The entire flight will last 1,109 seconds. At an altitude of 126 km, the crew module will get separated and start descending towards the earth. Three huge parachutes, made by the Aerial Delivery Research and Development Establishment, Agra, will open up in a sequence to decelerate the crew module. The GSLV-MkIII is the biggest and heaviest rocket built by the ISRO, standing 42.4 metres tall and weighing 630 tonnes.


GSLV-MkIII flight is a precursor to ISRO’s ambitious plans to send two Indian astronauts into space

 

[karan21]

Crew module dispatched to Sriharikota - The Hindu


In the run-up to the lift-off of India’s gigantic Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV-Mark III) in November 2014, the unmanned crew module it will put into orbit and the vehicle’s equipment bay were flagged off on October 17 from the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC), Thiruvananthapuram, to Sriharikota.

The crew module and the equipment bay had undergone elaborate checks and tests at the VSSC before they were dispatched to the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota, said VSSC director M.C. Dathan. They would reach the spaceport at Sriharikota on Sunday night. The equipment bay houses the vehicle’s electronic packages for issuing various commands to it.

Crucial mission

This maiden GSLV-MkIII flight is an important mission for the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) because it will put the unmanned crew module into orbit. It is a precursor to ISRO’s ambitious plans to send two Indian astronauts into space.

The crew module will return to the earth the same day. It will splash down in the sea, off the Andaman archipelago and will be recovered by the ISRO and the Coast Guard personnel.

“The integration of the GSLV-MkIII is going on in full swing at Sriharikota,” said Mr. Dathan. The vehicle’s two huge strap-on booster motors, each with 200 tonnes of solid propellants, have been assembled and strung around the core stage, which will use 110 tonnes of liquid propellants. Above this liquid core stage will be the indigenous cryogenic stage, which will use 25 tonnes of propellants. In the coming mission, the cryogenic stage will not fire. It will be a passive stage. It will not carry cryogenic propellants. It will carry 25 tonnes of simulated fuel.

“Next weekend, the cryogenic stage will be moved to the vehicle and integrated with it. The 3.65-tonne crew module will undergo checks for 16 to 20 days. By mid-November, the unmanned crew module will be integrated with the vehicle. Then, it takes another two weeks for the launch,” Mr. Dathan added. If the weather does not help, the lift-off will be in the first week of December.

The entire flight will last 1,109 seconds. At an altitude of 126 km, the crew module will get separated and start descending towards the earth. Three huge parachutes, made by the Aerial Delivery Research and Development Establishment, Agra, will open up in a sequence to decelerate the crew module. The GSLV-MkIII is the biggest and heaviest rocket built by the ISRO, standing 42.4 metres tall and weighing 630 tonnes.


GSLV-MkIII flight is a precursor to ISRO’s ambitious plans to send two Indian astronauts into space

Ultimate achievement of Independent India is the day Indian Gaganauts raise Indian flag in Space, in a capsule launched by an Indian rocket. day is not far brother.

 

[Morphine]

In the run-up to the lift-off of India’s gigantic Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV-Mark III) in November 2014, the unmanned crew module it will put into orbit and the vehicle’s equipment bay were flagged off on October 17 from the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC), Thiruvananthapuram, to Sriharikota.

The crew module and the equipment bay had undergone elaborate checks and tests at the VSSC before they were dispatched to the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota, said VSSC director M.C. Dathan. They would reach the spaceport at Sriharikota on Sunday night. The equipment bay houses the vehicle’s electronic packages for issuing various commands to it.

Crucial mission

This maiden GSLV-MkIII flight is an important mission for the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) because it will put the unmanned crew module into orbit. It is a precursor to ISRO’s ambitious plans to send two Indian astronauts into space.

The crew module will return to the earth the same day. It will splash down in the sea, off the Andaman archipelago and will be recovered by the ISRO and the Coast Guard personnel.

“The integration of the GSLV-MkIII is going on in full swing at Sriharikota,” said Mr. Dathan. The vehicle’s two huge strap-on booster motors, each with 200 tonnes of solid propellants, have been assembled and strung around the core stage, which will use 110 tonnes of liquid propellants. Above this liquid core stage will be the indigenous cryogenic stage, which will use 25 tonnes of propellants. In the coming mission, the cryogenic stage will not fire. It will be a passive stage. It will not carry cryogenic propellants. It will carry 25 tonnes of simulated fuel.

“Next weekend, the cryogenic stage will be moved to the vehicle and integrated with it. The 3.65-tonne crew module will undergo checks for 16 to 20 days. By mid-November, the unmanned crew module will be integrated with the vehicle. Then, it takes another two weeks for the launch,” Mr. Dathan added. If the weather does not help, the lift-off will be in the first week of December.

The entire flight will last 1,109 seconds. At an altitude of 126 km, the crew module will get separated and start descending towards the earth. Three huge parachutes, made by the Aerial Delivery Research and Development Establishment, Agra, will open up in a sequence to decelerate the crew module. The GSLV-MkIII is the biggest and heaviest rocket built by the ISRO, standing 42.4 metres tall and weighing 630 tonnes.


GSLV-MkIII flight is a precursor to ISRO’s ambitious plans to send two Indian astronauts into space

Is there any official launch date yet?

 

[TejasMk3]

Is there any official launch date yet?

Explained in the article Anytime in the next 45 days

 

[TejasMk3]

ISRO’s Baby Steps at Cheaper Missions -The New Indian Express

: Six years after the Union Cabinet gave it the formal go-ahead, a project that will give India cheaper access to space is finally picking up steam at ISRO’s Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre (LPSC).

Officials at the LPSC HQ, Valiyamala, said they hoped to run the first major test in connection with the ‘semi-cryogenic’ engine project by November-end. What is special about the engine is that it uses kerosene as fuel instead of Liquid Hydrogen (LH2), the propellant used in cryogenic engines.

“This will be the first sub-system level test and we will be testing the booster pump for the oxidiser used in the engine,’’ LPSC director K Sivan said on Friday. In both cryogenic and the semi-cryogenic engines, Liquid Oxygen is used as oxidiser, which helps the fuel to burn. In addition to being a low-cost technology, the use of highly refined kerosene (RP-1) will enable easier storage and handling.

The cold flow test facility at the LPSC unit in Mahendragiri, Tamil Nadu, where the test is to be conducted, is expected to be completed shortly, Sivan said. In fact, LPSC has had to postpone the test to November owing to the delay in its completion. An integrated test facility also is planned at Mahendragiri where the ‘hot test’ of the semi-cryo engine - in a hot test, the engine is fired - will be performed.

Employing kerosene as rocket propellant is not a new idea as spacefaring nations such as Russia and the US have been doing it for years. It was in 2008 that the Union Cabinet approved ISRO’s semi-cryogenic engine project at an estimated cost of `1,798 crore. Then, the idea was to have the engine ready by 2014.

“The semi-cryogenic engine will facilitate applications for future space missions such as the Reusable Launch Vehicle (RLV), Unified Launch Vehicle (ULV) and vehicles for interplanetary missions,’’ the government had said in 2008.

However, indications are that it may take a few more years before this technology gets fine-tuned. ‘’We will have clarity by the end of next year as to when we can complete the project,’’ Sivan said.

 

[SOHEIL]