Indian Space Capabilities

[EjazR]

Thats quite interesting. When Ex-Prez Kalam mentioned it back in 2003, I thought he was going a little over the top, but he clearly knew what he was talking about no doubt being closely involved in this program

Kalam Wants Mission To Mars

 

[Gabbar]

There is stickey thread for India's space capabilities.

http://www.defence.pk/forums/india-defence/4373-indian-space-capabilities-56.html

 

[applesauce]

Hmm.. according to this source -

http://lea.hamradio.si/~s53mv/archive/p011.pdf

Russia's GLOSNASS has an absolute position accuracy of 30 meters.

hmm interesting didnt know much about russian i only knew that us civilian is very accurate now

 

[applesauce]

Applesauce

7 satalites with neat to 20 meteres resolution is better than ZERO SATALITES

Kudos to India AGAIN just like Arihant nuke sub or SU30MKI or Brahmos cruise missles.

i agree, im just saying maybe slightly different from gps? anyone know what it is, some general on board systems?

 

[CrazyEagle9]

Isro launches desi version of Google Earth

MUMBAI: Isro took a leap into satellite imagery of geographical regions with the launch of ‘Bhuvan’, a mapping application website like Google
Earth, on Wednesday. The day marks the 90th birth anniversary of the father of Indian space programme Vikram Sarabhai.

Top space scientists were present at the launch ceremony at a workshop organised by Astronautical Society of India in New Delhi. Hyderabad-based National Remote Sensing Agency (NRSA), a part of Isro, had a lead role in designing and developing ‘Bhuvan’.

NRSA director V Jayaraman told TOI that in November 2008 he picked up young scientists from Isro to work on the project. ‘‘They were extremely enthusiastic and right from the word go our focus was that it should be useful to users in India,’’ he said.

NRSA scientists developed the content using data provided by Indian satellites like Resourcesat-1. ‘Bhuvan’, which in Sanskrit means the earth, also focus on rural and thematic applications like wasteland mapping and terrain profile. It contains weather details like humidity levels. The new portal shows data which has been approved by the government of India. ‘‘Sensitive information has been kept out of the public domain,’’ said Jayaraman.

Isro chief spokesperson S Satish said compared to Google Earth, ‘Bhuvan’ is more ‘‘versatile’’ and provides data about different Indian cities. ‘‘It’s more viewer-friendly,’’ said Satish.

Space officials requesting anonymity said viewers can zoom into ‘Bhuvan’ maps up to 10 metres compared to Google Earth’s 200 metres and Wikemapia’s 50 metres. The website can be accessed on http://www.bhuvan.nrsc.gov.in


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It's beta version right now, and only works in IE because some plug in is needed and registration is necessary.

 

[glomex]

India's human space flight mission gathering momentum

Bangalore (PTI): India has begun the process of building a training centre for astronauts, designing a new launch pad and modifying the rockets as preparations for its ambitious manned flight to space gathers momentum.

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has drawn up an outline for the training centre, which would come up near the Bengaluru International Airport at Devanahally on the city outskirts, ISRO Chairman G. Madhavan Nair told PTI here.

Forty acres are already in the possession of the Bangalore-headquartered ISRO, which has approached the state government for an additional 100 acres for the centre.

Mr. Nair expects investment for the training centre to be in the range of Rs 600 crore to Rs 700 crore.

"We have to again establish the launch paunch for the crew with reception and servicing facilities and launcher itself has to be modified to handle the humans. So, these modifications and new launch pad is being designed. So, that will be taken up for implementation," he said.

Mr. Nair said facilities to work on technologies associated with the capsule (autonomous orbital vehicle) for the ambitious mission would come up at Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre in Thiruvananthapuram.

The Department of Space has carried out a detailed study on the feasibility of undertaking the indigenous mission, expected to take place in 2015-16 timeframe, with an aim to build and demonstrate the capability for carrying humans to low earth orbit and their return to earth.

The programme envisages development of a fully autonomous orbital vehicle carrying two or three crew members to 400 km low earth orbit and their safe return.

Mr. Nair said ISRO is exploring the possibility of sending selected Indian astronauts for the mission to Russia for flying in launch vehicles developed by that country before New Delhi's estimated Rs 12,000 crore venture "so that our astronauts' training can be accelerated."

"We are discussing with them (Russia). If they agree on such a proposal, we will pursue that."

Mr. Nair said the assessment of critical technologies required for the mission has been fully completed.

ISRO has started pre-project studies in regard to life support system, the suit required for astronauts and radiation shield, among others.

"The government is really keen and they have funded the pre-project activity. This year, roughly Rs 250 crore has been allotted for this purpose. So, it (the human space flight programme) has got a good head-start," he said.

The Hindu News Update Service

 

[arihant]

It's beta version right now, and only works in IE because some plug in is needed and registration is necessary.

ISRO is not aware that most of next generation use Firefox.

 

[CrazyEagle9]

ISRO is not aware that most of next generation use Firefox.

Yep... ISRO's servers are slow, and IE makes loading more slower...

 

[shravan]

ISRO is not aware that most of next generation use Firefox.

Maybe donations made by Bill Gates have some End User Agreements..

 

[CrazyEagle9]

Not only ISRO, all sites from Indian Govt. Dept. are damn slow and hardly work.

 

[arihant]

Not only ISRO, all sites from Indian Govt. Dept. are damn slow and hardly work.

Because they usually run on VSNL Server.

 

[destiny]

Because they usually run on VSNL Server.

yes and VSNL comes under tata now ............

 

[DesiGuy]

Seven satellites to guard India

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9 August 2009

NEW DELHI: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is developing a constellation of seven satellites to

give a boost to the country's
security apparatus, a top scientist said here Sunday.

ISRO chief G. Madhavan Nair said the Indian Regional Navigational Satellite System (IRNSS) was being developed "considering security related issues".

Speaking at the Indian Institute of Technology-Delhi, Nair said: "The proposed system would consist of a constellation of seven satellites and a ground support segment. Three of the satellites will be placed in the geostationary orbit and four near the geostationary orbit.

"Such an arrangement would mean all seven satellites would have continuous radio visibility with the Indian control stations. The satellite payloads will consist of atomic clocks and electronic equipment to generate the navigational signals," he said.

"The system is intended to provide an absolute position accuracy of more than 20 meters throughout India and within a region extending approximately 2,000 km around it," Nair explained.

The system will help in tracking infiltration activities across the border and security personnel maintain better surveillance over tough terrains, mountains or deep inside the sea.

The ISRO chief did not say when the system is expected to be operational.

Seven satellites to guard India - Science - Health & Science - NEWS - The Times of India

How many spy military satellites does India currently has?
just curious to know.

 

[DesiGuy]

ISRO eyes mission to Mars; govt sanctions Rs10 crore​

Wednesday, August 12, 2009

New Delhi: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) today said it has begun preparations for sending a spacecraft to Mars within the next six years.

The government has sanctioned seed money of Rs10 crore to carry out various studies on the experiments to be conducted, the route of the mission and other related details necessary to scale the new frontier, Isro chairman G Madhavan Nair said.

"Already, mission studies have been completed. Now we are trying to collect scientific proposals and scientific objectives," Nair told reporters on the sidelines of a day-long workshop of the Astronautical Society of India here. He said the space agency was looking at launch opportunities between 2013 and 2015.

Chandrayaan-I, the country's maiden unmanned moon mission, appears to have fired the imagination of young scientists who have taken to space sciences, and Isro plans to
tap this talent for its mission to Mars.

"A lot of young scientists are being brought into the mission, particularly from the Indian Institute of Space Technology, the Physical Research Laboratory, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research and other research laboratories," K Radhakrishnan, director of Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, said.

He said the space agency would use its Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) to put the satellite in orbit and was considering using ion-thrusters, liquid engines or nuclear power to propel it further towards Mars.

According to preliminary plans, Isro is likely to send a 500kg spacecraft to Mars and has identified three launch windows -- one each in 2013, 2016 and 2018. Though most Isro spacecraft, including Chandrayaan-I, are powered by solar panels, space scientists feel energy from sunlight may not be sufficient and are exploring alternative propulsion systems.

"Solar energy may not be sufficient or viable. So we may have to go for nuclear [energy]," TA Alex, director, Isro Satellite Centre, told PTI.

Isro plans to put the spacecraft in orbit around Mars and is yet to decide on the altitude, details of the experiments it intends to carry out and the duration of the mission.

"We are still discussing whether to launch it as our exclusive mission or to invite international experiments," Alex said, adding that these details would be worked out
soon.

India plans to land a robot on the moon in 2012 during the Chandrayaan-II mission and is aiming to put humans in space by 2015. An astronaut training centre is likely to be set up near Bangalore to select a crew of four from around 200 to undertake the seven-day human space flight.

Isro eyes mission to Mars; govt sanctions Rs10 crore - DNAIndia.com

Wow, go ISRO.

 

[AnGrz_Z_K_Jailer]

ISRO to put Algerian satellites in orbit by 2010


Express News ServiceFirst Published : 14 Aug 2009 04:03:00 AM ISTLast Updated : 14 Aug 2009 04:05:43 AM IST

BANGALORE: With the US clearing the decks for the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) to launch Algerian Satellites with American components, the space agency is planning to put the satellites in orbit by the end of 2009 or early 2010.


The clearance given to launch the Algerian satellites ALSAT-2A and ALSAT-2B -- which have US components on board an Indian space launch vehicle -- comes after the signing of the Technical Safe Guards Agreement (TSA) between the US and India during US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s recent visit to the country.

“Now that the clearance has been given, we plan to launch the Algerian satellites from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre by the end of the year or early next year if the weather permits,” ISRO spokesperson S Satish.

He added that the space agency’s main priority is to launch the Oceansat- 2 in September followed by the GSAT-4 onboard the GSLV in Octobe or November.

The TSA gives an opportunity for the launch of foreign built non-commercial satellite and not the heavy commercial ones which will require India and the US to sign the commercial space launch agreement (CSLA) which is likely to be signed between India and the US during Prime Minister Manmohan Singh visit to Washington next month.

ISRO will also launch the Swiss Cube, a mini satellite built by Swiss students later this year; which will be launched by PSLV. The project manager of the Satellite project Muriel Noca along with the Swiss Astronaut Prof Claude Nicollier are currently touring Indian cities, including Bangalore.

The primary objective of developing this satellite is to provide a dynamic and realistic learning environment for our staff in the development of small satellite technology, said Noca.