Indian Space Capabilities

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The Hindu : Education / Research : Sounding rocket developed at VITU

Students of the VIT University, Vellore, have developed Rohini-200 (RH200), a sounding rocket, in collaboration with the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).

The sounding rocket — an instrument-carrying rocket designed to take measurements and perform experiments during its sub-orbital flight — will be launched from the Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station (TERLS), Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC), Thiruvananthapuram, on July 7.

“This will be the first sounding rocket in India that carries a payload developed solely by students,” states a VIT release.

Ramakrishnan, former Director (Projects), VSSC mooted this idea, and a team headed by mechanical engineering students Dev Sharma and Sunayan Kumar, and comprising Manish Kumar Narnoli and Gautam Alok (Mechanical Engineering), Himanshu Misra (Electrical and Electronics Engineering), Chandresh Mittal (EEE), Ankit Sharma (Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering), and Nitesh Kumar (Electronics and Communication Engineering) and their mentor Geetha Manivasagam, Professor of Mechanical Engineering developed the rocket.

VIT University has fully funded the project and also plans for the second phase, which will include fabrication of the entire rocket with advanced payloads.

The team fabricated the payload and other components for the sounding rocket, which were continuously reviewed by B.V.A. Rao, Advisor to the Chancellor of VIT University, T. Rao, Director, Academic Research, VIT, Rashmi Ranjan Das of VIT, Panciker, Scientist, VSSC and Ratnakar Rao, Project Director (Sounding Rocket, VSSC). The launch of the sounding rocket developed by VIT students would be the 52nd launch of a sounding rocket from TERLS, the release said.

 

[Arjun MBT]

Thats great, Now our University students By themselves are developing such things.... Good to hear that.... Wonderful.... Thanks for sharing mate

 

[merajahmed]

This is really a good new for a developing country like India

 

[Choppers]

ISRO Heavy Lift Vehicle​

SUNDAY, JULY 4, 2010

A slide for Dr. B N Suresh's presentation titled 'Indian Space Transportation System: Present Scenario and Future Directions' at TIFR-Mumbai, 19th June 2009 Credit:ISRO

In an earlier post Super Nova had reported on the preliminary concept of an Indian Lunar manned mission presented at IAC-2009. That concept envisaged the development of a crew launch vehicle and a Cargo Launch Vehicle with payload capabilities of 31 and 84 tons respectively to Low Earth Orbit.

The above image shows another concept Heavy Lift Vehicle (HLV) which would be able to haul 100 tons to LEO. What is interesting in this architecture is that no solid stages would be used on the vehicle. 4 SC460 Semi-cryogenic boosters with the SC800 first stage would generate the lift-off thrust for the vehicle. The C100 upper stage would probably serve as an Earth Departure stage (EDS) .

In addition to the HLV, the presentation slide also gives us an idea of the role that the GSLV-Mk III would play in lead up to Lunar manned mission and more importantly in the Indian Human Spaceflight Program.

As we know the present Human Spaceflight concept envisages the development of a crew capsule (Orbital Vehicle) which would be launched by the GSLV-Mk II. This capsule would probably not feature any docking system due to restriction in the payload capacity of GSLV-Mk II (around 5 tons).

Given the greater capability of Mk-III, ISRO plans to use the vehicle to launch a bigger, better equipped crew capsule which would be use to demonstrate rendezvous and docking in addition Extra Vehicular Activity (EVA).

SuperNova: ISRO Heavy Lift Vehicle

 

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Joint Saudi-Indian space research planned​

By GHAZANFAR ALI KHAN | ARAB NEWS

Published: Jul 4, 2010 23:18 Updated: Jul 5, 2010 01:18

Owais Ahmed, IBF president, presents a memento to Rajeev Shahare, deputy chief of Indian mission, at the latter’s farewell party in Riyadh on Saturday. (AN photo by K. N. Wasif)

RIYADH: A Saudi delegation is to visit the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) later this month to sign an agreement to boost cooperation in space science that will help Riyadh develop its indigenous space program for peaceful purposes.

The delegation will be composed of scientists from the King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) and other scientific institutions in the Kingdom. Details of the visit were disclosed by Rajeev Shahare, outgoing deputy chief at the Indian mission, here on Saturday night.

Shahare was speaking during a farewell party held by the India Business Forum (IBF). The event was attended by a number of businessmen and diplomats, Shahare’s wife Preeti Shahare, and many IBF office bearers including Owais Ahmed, Nadeem A. Tarin, S. Ziaur Rahman, Tareq Masood, Dr. Mukhtar Ahmed and Mir Mahmood Ali.

Asked about the details of the space cooperation between Riyadh and New Delhi, Shahare — who will be leaving for New Delhi on Monday — said a memorandum of understanding between KACST and ISRO was signed during Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s visit to Riyadh earlier this year. He said that ISRO, one of the world’s leading space research organizations, would provide expertise to Riyadh as it has been conducting a variety of operations for both Indian and foreign clients. Shahare also spoke about his time in the Kingdom. “I personally believe my stay here was a great one, I can’t say of its successes, but I am going back with a lot of satisfaction … This is a great country and you have a lot of opportunities, especially business going on with the Saudis,” he said.

He added that he also felt touched by the farewell party, speakers’ remarks and floral tributes.

Speaking on the occasion, IBF President Ahmed said that Shahare had been instrumental in boosting Indo-Saudi ties. “In fact, IBF was Shahare’s brainchild,” said Ahmed.

This view was echoed by several other speakers who praised him for his catalytic role in improving Indo-Saudi relations, and hoped he would return to the region as an ambassador.

Shahare’s wife Preeti received her share of encomiums with speakers calling her a “great” lady and an embodiment of all that is good and graceful.

“The Shahares may be leaving for India and we will miss them, but they will always be with us in our hearts and minds,” said Tarin, another IBF office bearer.

Ahmed also presented a memento to Shahare at the end of the party.

Photojournalist Wasif Bhai presented a memorial CD to Shahare containing a valuable collection of Shahare’s photos taken during his four-year stay in Riyadh.

Prior to coming to Riyadh, Shahare served Indian missions in Cairo, Aden, Geneva, Bahrain and Mauritius.

http://arabnews.com/saudiarabia/article78663.ece

 

[Bhim]

A great great newss..

 

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ISRO rocket carries payload developed by VITU students​

ISRO has successfully launched RH 200 rocket carrying a payload developed by students of Vellore Institute of Technology University (VITU). The rocket was launched from Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station (TERLS). RH200 has achieved its intended altitude of 60 km in 2 minutes.

ISRO has stated it has always encouraged students from universities to become partners for payload development. Towards this, students from Vellore Institute of Technology University (VITU), were being guided by Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) to develop a part of the payload as a co-passenger in the RH200 technology demonstrator flight. The student's payload comprised of tri-axial accelerometers, power switching module and safe arm relay unit matching the requirements of RH 200 rocket. The tri-axial accelerometer can monitor accelerations in all three directions. The power-switching module is for the power control of the payload. The faculty and students of VITU has taken keen interest during the development and test activities of these payloads at various work centres.

The release also stated, the students of the Indian Institute of Space Technology (IIST) are also progressing well in their attempt to make the first indigenous students rocket with the support of the experts from VSSC. In its continued endeavour to handhold the student community, ISRO has included a picosatellite designed by undergraduate students across India, in its forthcoming PSLV-C15 mission. The major objective of this project is to provide hands-on experience in frontier areas of Space technology such as the design, fabrication and realization of a space mission at a reduced cost.

This launch has successfully demonstrated the performance of super capacitors in flight pyro systems activation. The super capacitors were developed by VSSC.

ISRO said this is the 395th flight of RH 200 rocket. During January, 2010 the RH 200 along with RH 300 MkII and RH 560 MkII rockets made a history with first ever sounding rocket launch campaign with six flights in a day and five flights within a span of 3 hrs 40 minutes from TERLS and within a minimum 2 minutes between flights and tracking two rockets one after the other using the same radar in two minutes time gap. These deployments were for studying solar eclipse effects on atmospheric regions.


ISRO rocket carries payload developed by VITU students

ISRO launches RH-200 Rocket made by VIT Students

YOUNGISTAN MERI JAAN

 

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Space is the limit

 

[mugundhan]

proud to be VITU student and indian

 

[Dark Angel]

Youth has always set examples and made us proud .... great going VITU

 

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A New Sounding Rocket Initiative for Middle Atmospheric Studies

A Rohini Sounding Rocket, RH-200, was launched onNovember 21, 2002 from the Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station (TERLS) near Thiruvananthapuram, marking the commencement of a new series of rocket launches as part of the Middle Atmospheric Dynamics Science (MIDAS) Research programme. It was exactly 39 years ago, on this day, that the first sounding rocket was launched from TERLS, heralding the modern space era in India.

The MIDAS programme, which was inaugurated by Mr. G Madhavan Nair, Director, Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre with the first rocket launch, consisted of an elaborate observational programme of regular measurements of atmospheric temperatures and winds using balloons, ground based Radars and Laser instruments in addition to the fortnightly launches of RH-200 rockets for high-altitude wind measurements. During the next five years, the programme will study different aspects of middle atmospheric dynamics including the wave activity, stratospheric response to stratwarm events in the mutual coupling between the break monsoon phenomenon and the Middle Atmospheric

 

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Core alone version of PSLV will launch advanced remote sensing satellite CARTOSAT-2B with 0.8 m resolution and four other satellites from Sriharikota, in Andhra Pradesh, India on July 12th.

PSLV-C15:

http://isro.org/pslv-c15/pdf/CARTOSAT-2B-brochure.pdf

 

[Ammyy]

ISRO Rocks


Proud to be an INDIAN

Jai Ho

 

[Kinetic]

CARTOSAT-2B : 0.8 meter resolution

Other satellites are,

ALSAT-2A
AISSAT-1
TISAT-1
STUDSAT

 

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An ISRO official on BRF has stated that calling a satellite 0.8m is a fallacy.