Now, Isro to launch 6 to 12 satellites a year

[mkb95]

PUNE: Isro will increase the number of satellite launches to between six and 12 annually from next year as against four to five at the moment, Isro chairman A S Kiran Kumar announced here on Tuesday.

The Isro chief made this announcement at a programme jointly organised by the Maharashtra Institute of Technology (MIT) and Vidnyan Bharati, a science organisation. Kiran Kumar told a jam-packed auditorium comprising mainly school students at the MIT that this figure will further go up to 18 satellite launches annually. Isro officials told TOI that if this is implemented, it will work out to a launch each month making India truly a global space power.

He said that on December 16, Isro will launch five satellites from Singapore. "It will be a dedicated launch for Singapore and the rocket will be the PSLV-XL, an advanced version of the highly-proven four-stage Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV)," he said.

At present, there are 29 Indian satellites providing data in different spheres. There are four satellites operating of a constellation of seven which are a part of the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System. "This constellation will be complete by March 2016 when three more satellites of this category will be launched," he said.

Kiran Kumar said India's first solar mission, Aditya-1, is slated for lift-off in 2018-2019. He said that the spacecraft will be positioned 1.5 million kms from the earth at a point called Lagranian-1 and will make a detailed study of the sun 24x7.

India's second lunar mission, Chandrayaan-2, which is expected to be launched between 2017 and 2018, will have a rover which will operate on the moon's surface for 14 days. "It will function only for 14 days because its instruments are solar powered and the moon will have 14 days of sunlight," he said.

A study team has been constituted to make recommendations relating to future deep space missions. "This group will recommend whether we should have another mission to Mars or go to Venus or an asteroid," he said.

 

[Bad Guy]

PUNE: Isro will increase the number of satellite launches to between six and 12 annually from next year as against four to five at the moment, Isro chairman A S Kiran Kumar announced here on Tuesday.

The Isro chief made this announcement at a programme jointly organised by the Maharashtra Institute of Technology (MIT) and Vidnyan Bharati, a science organisation. Kiran Kumar told a jam-packed auditorium comprising mainly school students at the MIT that this figure will further go up to 18 satellite launches annually. Isro officials told TOI that if this is implemented, it will work out to a launch each month making India truly a global space power.

He said that on December 16, Isro will launch five satellites from Singapore. "It will be a dedicated launch for Singapore and the rocket will be the PSLV-XL, an advanced version of the highly-proven four-stage Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV)," he said.

At present, there are 29 Indian satellites providing data in different spheres. There are four satellites operating of a constellation of seven which are a part of the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System. "This constellation will be complete by March 2016 when three more satellites of this category will be launched," he said.

Kiran Kumar said India's first solar mission, Aditya-1, is slated for lift-off in 2018-2019. He said that the spacecraft will be positioned 1.5 million kms from the earth at a point called Lagranian-1 and will make a detailed study of the sun 24x7.

India's second lunar mission, Chandrayaan-2, which is expected to be launched between 2017 and 2018, will have a rover which will operate on the moon's surface for 14 days. "It will function only for 14 days because its instruments are solar powered and the moon will have 14 days of sunlight," he said.

A study team has been constituted to make recommendations relating to future deep space missions. "This group will recommend whether we should have another mission to Mars or go to Venus or an asteroid," he said.

Hats off ISRO.
@mkb95 I heard about another moon rover mission HHK1 ran by IITians.
They were last time looking for hiring a PSLV rocket for launching it. Any update on that?

And please tag me on your posts next time.


@IndoCarib
@Ind4Ever
@Hindustani78

@danish_vij

 

[IndoCarib]

Launching satellites, Chnadrayaan-2 are fine. Now time to get serioulsy working on manned mission. By 2020 we should send man into space.

 

[Bad Guy]

Launching satellites, Chnadrayaan-2 are fine. Now time to get serioulsy working on manned mission. By 2020 we should send man into space.

Yep, I also don't want ISRO to be like ESA who only launches unmanned interplanetary mission.
At least by mid of this century, as a rising space power, India deserves to land humans Moon.
Because Manned missions are best method to demonstrate space capabilities.

 

[IndoCarib]

Yep, I also don't want ISRO to be like ESA who only launches unmanned interplanetary mission.
At least by mid of this century, as a rising space power deserves to land humans Moon.
Because Manned missions are best method to demonstrate space capabilities.

China has done it already. So obvioulsy next in line is us.

 

[Bad Guy]

China has done it already. So obvioulsy next in line is us.

My concern is Iran. They have launched animals in space and building more space capsules.
If we won't complete projects in schedule, they will launch humans in space before us(yet they will able to make space stations only after developing launchers like us.)
Even GSLV can conduct a short time human spaceflight.
ISRO could have just get the crown no. 4 by demonstrating their capabilities. After that they may delay it for even 10 years. We will have no problem.
Anyway, even today no one can question capability of our rockets.

 

[Great Sachin]

My son is working on development of student satellite (moon orbiter) in India....his dream is to join ISRO one day

 

[IndoCarib]

My concern is Iran. They have launched animals in space and building more space capsules.
If we won't complete projects in schedule, they will launch humans in space before us(yet they will able to make space stations only after developing launchers like us.)
Even GSLV can conduct a short time human spaceflight.
ISRO could have just get the crown no. 4 by demonstrating their capabilities. After that they may delay it for even 10 years. We will have no problem.
Anyway, even today no one can question capability of our rockets.

Yes. They did launch monkeys into space in 2013. They plan to launch man in 2016. But that is too ambitious for a country like Iran. ISRO must be wtaching Iranians in any case and must be up to something.

 

[abp94]

So ISRO is is on the conspiracy with the Greys too. Only Pakistan is left as a pure land free of aliens now

 

[Bad Guy]

@Echo_419
sorry, forgot to tag you before.

 

[Echo_419]

My son is working on development of student satellite (moon orbiter) in India....his dream is to join ISRO one day

You bloody well make sure he succeedes

 

[Ind4Ever]

PUNE: Isro will increase the number of satellite launches to between six and 12 annually from next year as against four to five at the moment, Isro chairman A S Kiran Kumar announced here on Tuesday.

The Isro chief made this announcement at a programme jointly organised by the Maharashtra Institute of Technology (MIT) and Vidnyan Bharati, a science organisation. Kiran Kumar told a jam-packed auditorium comprising mainly school students at the MIT that this figure will further go up to 18 satellite launches annually. Isro officials told TOI that if this is implemented, it will work out to a launch each month making India truly a global space power.

He said that on December 16, Isro will launch five satellites from Singapore. "It will be a dedicated launch for Singapore and the rocket will be the PSLV-XL, an advanced version of the highly-proven four-stage Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV)," he said.

At present, there are 29 Indian satellites providing data in different spheres. There are four satellites operating of a constellation of seven which are a part of the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System. "This constellation will be complete by March 2016 when three more satellites of this category will be launched," he said.

Kiran Kumar said India's first solar mission, Aditya-1, is slated for lift-off in 2018-2019. He said that the spacecraft will be positioned 1.5 million kms from the earth at a point called Lagranian-1 and will make a detailed study of the sun 24x7.

India's second lunar mission, Chandrayaan-2, which is expected to be launched between 2017 and 2018, will have a rover which will operate on the moon's surface for 14 days. "It will function only for 14 days because its instruments are solar powered and the moon will have 14 days of sunlight," he said.

A study team has been constituted to make recommendations relating to future deep space missions. "This group will recommend whether we should have another mission to Mars or go to Venus or an asteroid," he said.

LOL soon rocket launches will be like once in a month and in future may be twice in a month means more $$$$ and more respect among global space industries. Means more Toilets news on many occasions by Western liberals

 

[Eminent Mainstream Media]

Launching satellites, Chnadrayaan-2 are fine. Now time to get serioulsy working on manned mission. By 2020 we should send man into space.

Manned program are rather more of a symbolic thing- Budget should be concentrated on Cryogenic and Semi-Cryogenic programs in propulsion other than research on futuristic propulsion prospects like electron mesh sails, ion engine etc- along with use of mini nuclear reactors-

Soviets got their man in space much before US- but what really made history was the moon mission of NASA which no one has been able to repeat yet-