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Isro lines up 18 missions over the next 15 months
The Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) has lined up 18missions over the next 15 months. The upcoming launches include Chandrayaan-2, GAGAN (which will improve accuracy of GPS), Astrosat and others. Isro is also planning to launch a spacecraft to study microwave remote sensing along with NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL).
K Radhakrishnan, chairman, Isro said, “No mission in the previous years or the missions in the future were affected because of the accelerated way of working (on MOM). In fact, we have had the accelerated way of working everywhere”.
He was responding to a question, on whether Isro has diluted its new launches, because of Mars Oribiter Mission (MOM), which was launched on November 5, after 15 months of preparation.
Isro has 18 missions lined up to March 2015, in 15 months, and there is a clear future direction till 2020. (Refer table below for the launches)
“There’s been a quantum jump in other programmes in the last 3-4 years,” said Radhakrishnan. Isro has had 82 launches in 35 years, but in the last four years alone there were 27 launches.
“We have not compromised. Each programme will have its own problems like technology or project issue,” he said.
Tie-up with NASA
Isro along with NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) is planning to launch a spacecraft to study microwave remote sensing.
Radhakrishnan said the project is about the study of pulse to know what is not normally visible in cloudy conditions. In remote sensing, depending on the frequency one can identify what’s there by depending on the frequency characteristic change. For instance, the ‘L’ band studies vegetation. Another one, the S band gives another study. Or, the X band gives another feel, he said.
“We have done studies with the C Band. In the project with JPL, we will look at both L and S band,” he said.
“The spacecraft will be made by us. There’s a very large antenna required which will be a 12 metre diameter antenna. This will be launched by 2019-20. In the second phase, we do the project report preparation. Then, we work on the satellite together, ” he said.
He said that in case of Chandrayaan, NASA brought the instruments. In this case, it will be a collaboration and both the agencies will work together. There could be also be collaborations in the areas of lunar exploration, and for exploring the sun and Mars explorations.
“We can have a larger mission. We are able to do that. The next one has to be a more complex mission. We did a joint project of building a satellite with the French called Meghatropique a while ago. We had worked with the French on developing two landers. We have now done a joint study with NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL),” said Radhakrishnan.
Isro projects from 2012-2020
Portfolio2012-142014-172017-20
Launch Vehicles* Production of PSLV
* Reliable GSLV
* Cryogenic Stage* GSLV Mk III development
* PRoduction
* Semi-cryogenics
* Re-usability
* Air-breathing
Satellite CommunicationsAugment capacity of Transponders in C, Ext-C and Ku band* Multi-beam- Data communication
* Digital Multi-media* 6 ton-class, high power 12 kW Satellite (Ka band)
* Higher Frequency bands
Satellite Navigation* GAGAN (improved accuracy of GPS signals over India) Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS)Augment IRNSS coverage (11 Satellites)
Satellite Remote Sensing* C-band Radar
* Sounder
* High Resolution-0.6 m* X-Band Imaging
* Hyper-spectral
* Geo-Imaging* S and L Bands Imaging
* Very High Resolution – (0.25m)
Space Science and Exploration* Mars Orbiter
* ASTROSAT* Mars Observation
* Chandrayaan-2
* ADITYA* Astrobiology
* Space Habitat Studies
* Near-Earth Objects
Space Applications* Natural Resources
* Disaster management
* Dev Commn* Climate & Environment
* Navigation Service
* Strategic applications* Sensor-web Access
* Adaptive Imaging
Isro lines up 18 missions over the next 15 months | idrw.org
The Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) has lined up 18missions over the next 15 months. The upcoming launches include Chandrayaan-2, GAGAN (which will improve accuracy of GPS), Astrosat and others. Isro is also planning to launch a spacecraft to study microwave remote sensing along with NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL).
K Radhakrishnan, chairman, Isro said, “No mission in the previous years or the missions in the future were affected because of the accelerated way of working (on MOM). In fact, we have had the accelerated way of working everywhere”.
He was responding to a question, on whether Isro has diluted its new launches, because of Mars Oribiter Mission (MOM), which was launched on November 5, after 15 months of preparation.
Isro has 18 missions lined up to March 2015, in 15 months, and there is a clear future direction till 2020. (Refer table below for the launches)
“There’s been a quantum jump in other programmes in the last 3-4 years,” said Radhakrishnan. Isro has had 82 launches in 35 years, but in the last four years alone there were 27 launches.
“We have not compromised. Each programme will have its own problems like technology or project issue,” he said.
Tie-up with NASA
Isro along with NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) is planning to launch a spacecraft to study microwave remote sensing.
Radhakrishnan said the project is about the study of pulse to know what is not normally visible in cloudy conditions. In remote sensing, depending on the frequency one can identify what’s there by depending on the frequency characteristic change. For instance, the ‘L’ band studies vegetation. Another one, the S band gives another study. Or, the X band gives another feel, he said.
“We have done studies with the C Band. In the project with JPL, we will look at both L and S band,” he said.
“The spacecraft will be made by us. There’s a very large antenna required which will be a 12 metre diameter antenna. This will be launched by 2019-20. In the second phase, we do the project report preparation. Then, we work on the satellite together, ” he said.
He said that in case of Chandrayaan, NASA brought the instruments. In this case, it will be a collaboration and both the agencies will work together. There could be also be collaborations in the areas of lunar exploration, and for exploring the sun and Mars explorations.
“We can have a larger mission. We are able to do that. The next one has to be a more complex mission. We did a joint project of building a satellite with the French called Meghatropique a while ago. We had worked with the French on developing two landers. We have now done a joint study with NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL),” said Radhakrishnan.
Isro projects from 2012-2020
Portfolio2012-142014-172017-20
Launch Vehicles* Production of PSLV
* Reliable GSLV
* Cryogenic Stage* GSLV Mk III development
* PRoduction
* Semi-cryogenics
* Re-usability
* Air-breathing
Satellite CommunicationsAugment capacity of Transponders in C, Ext-C and Ku band* Multi-beam- Data communication
* Digital Multi-media* 6 ton-class, high power 12 kW Satellite (Ka band)
* Higher Frequency bands
Satellite Navigation* GAGAN (improved accuracy of GPS signals over India) Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS)Augment IRNSS coverage (11 Satellites)
Satellite Remote Sensing* C-band Radar
* Sounder
* High Resolution-0.6 m* X-Band Imaging
* Hyper-spectral
* Geo-Imaging* S and L Bands Imaging
* Very High Resolution – (0.25m)
Space Science and Exploration* Mars Orbiter
* ASTROSAT* Mars Observation
* Chandrayaan-2
* ADITYA* Astrobiology
* Space Habitat Studies
* Near-Earth Objects
Space Applications* Natural Resources
* Disaster management
* Dev Commn* Climate & Environment
* Navigation Service
* Strategic applications* Sensor-web Access
* Adaptive Imaging
Isro lines up 18 missions over the next 15 months | idrw.org
