Glimpses ofindianspaceprogram
- 1. Space Sciences India has flown Gamma-Ray and Retarding Potential Analyser payloads on two of its Stretched Rohini Satellites launched in 1992 and 1994. IRS-P3, launched in 1996, carried an X-ray astronomy payload. Chandrayaan-1, India’s first spacecraft mission to moon, was successfully launched by PSLV-C11 on October 22, 2008 into an Earth orbit. Carrying 11 payloads built in India and abroad, the spacecraft later reached the moon and went into an orbit around it with the help of its Liquid Apogee Motor.After reaching its final operational orbit of 100 km height from the lunar surface, the spacecraft’s Moon Impact Probe separated and successfully reached the lunar surface 25 minutes later, carrying Indian tricolour with it on November 14, 2008. During its active life, Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft conclusively found the presence of water molecules on the moon. In 2011, PSLV launched Youthsat, a scientific satellite built by ISRO carrying Indian and Russian payloads for Stelar and Atmospheric Studies, into orbit. India’s Mars Orbiter Mission envisages the exploration of Planet Mars through a spacecraft orbiting the planet. The spacecraft is scheduled to be launched by PSLV in October-November 2013. Chandrayaan-2, carrying an orbiter, lander and rover is planned to be launched by GSLV. An exclusive astronomical satellite, ASTROSAT and a solar observation spacecraft, ADITYA-1, are also planned. Several ground-based facilities for space sciences, including a Mesosphere Stratosphere Troposphere (MST) Radar, have been set up in India. India has established a strong infrastructure for realising its space programme. They include facilities for the development of satellites and launch vehicles and their testing; launch infrastructure for sounding rockets and satellite launch vehicles; telemetry, tracking and command network; data reception and processing systems for remote sensing. A number of academic and research institutions as well as industries participate in the Indian Space Programme. Several Indian industries have the expertise to undertake sophisticated jobs required for space systems. Infrastructure for Space Development A panoramic view of the First and Second Launch Pads at Satish Dhawan Space Centre SHAR, Sriharikota Space Services from India Antrix Corporation Limited is the commercial arm of the Department of Space, with access to the resources of DOS as well as Indian space industries.Antrix markets subsystems and components for satellites, undertakes contracts for building satellites to user specifications, provides launch services and tracking facilities and organises training of manpower and software development. ASTROSAT Space Centres in India September2013 International Co-operation International co-operation has been the hallmark of Indian space programme. India participates in major space fora including the UN, IAF, COSPAR and CEOS. India has set up the Centre for Space Science and Technology Education in Asia and the Pacific (CSSTE-AP) which is sponsored by the United Nations. India offers training in space applications to personnel from developing countries under the programme Sharing of Experience in Space (SHARES). Chandrayaan-1, a 1400 kg unmanned spacecraft built by ISRO for exploring the moon, carried 11 scientific instruments from India, the United States, the European Space Agency and Bulgaria. Youthsat, an Indo-Russian scientific satellite, was successfully launched onboard PSLV in 2011. Megha-Tropiques, a joint Indo-French satellite mission for the study of tropical atmosphere and SARAL, another joint Indo-French satellite mission for ocean studies, were successfully launched by PSLV in 2011 and 2013 respectively. Antrix Corporation Limited Antariksh Complex, New BEL Road Bangalore - 560 231, INDIA Telephone: +91-80-2341 2183 Fax: +91-80-2341 8981, 2351 4166 / 5486 E-mail: [email protected] [email protected] Website: www.antrix.gov.in Publications and Public Relations Indian Space Research Organisation ISRO Headquarters, Antariksh Bhavan New BEL Road, Bangalore - 560 231, INDIA Telephone: +91-80-23415474 Fax: +91-80-23412253 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.isro.gov.in MEGHA-TROPIQUES PublishedbyPublicationsandPublicRelations,ISROHeadquarters,Bangalore DesignedbyImagicCreatives,BangaloreandPrintedatAdityaPrinters,Bangalore Government of India established the Department of Space in 1972 to promote development and application of space science and technology for socio-economic benefits. Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is the primary agency under the Department of Space for executing space programmes. During the seventies, India undertook demonstration of space applications for communication, broadcasting and remote sensing; designed and built experimental satellites – Aryabhata, Bhaskara, APPLE and Rohini – and experimental Satellite Launch Vehicles – SLV-3andASLV. Today,Indiahasestablishedspacesystems that form an important element of the national infrastructure. IndiasuccessfullysentitsChandrayaan-1spacecrafttomoonin November 2008 and became the fourth individual country to send a probe to the lunar surface. India’s 100th Space Mission took place in September 2012 during which the country’s workhorse Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) sucessfully placed French SPOT-6 and Japanese PROITERES satelites in the required orbits. cmyk cmyk cmykcmyk cmyk cmyk cmyk Chandrayaan-1 Mission cmyk First Launch Pad Second Launch SARAL CHANDIGARH • Semi-Conductor Laboratory JODHPUR • Western RRSC UDAIPUR • Solar Observatory Mt. ABU • Infrared Observatory AHMEDABAD • Space Applications Centre • Physical Research Laboratory • Development and Educational Communication Unit MUMBAI • ISRO Liaison Office BHOPAL • Master Control Facility - B BENGALURU • Space Commission • Department of Space and ISRO Headquarters • INSAT Programme Office • NNRMS Secretariat • Civil Engineering Programme Office • Antrix Corporation • ISRO Satellite Centre • Laboratory for Electro-Optic Systems • ISRO Telemetry, Tracking and Command Network • Southern RRSC • Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre HASSAN • Master Control Facility BYALALU • Indian Deep Space Network • Indian Space Science Data Centre MAHENDRAGIRI • Liquid Propulsion Test Facilities THIRUVANANTHAPURAM • Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre • Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre • ISRO Inertial Systems Unit • Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology ALUVA • Ammonium Perchlorate Experimental Plant TIRUPATI • National Atmospheric Research Laboratory SRIHARIKOTA • Satish Dhawan Space Centre, SHAR HYDERABAD • National Remote Sensing Centre NAGPUR • Central RRSC KOLKATA • Eastern RRSC SHILLONG • North Eastern-Space Applications Centre LUCKNOW • ISTRAC Ground Station DEHRADUN • Indian Institute of Remote Sensing • Centre for Space Science and Technology Education in Asia-Pacific NEW DELHI • DOS Branch Secretariat • ISRO Branch Office • Delhi Earth Station PORT BLAIR • Down Range Station
- 2. • Telecommunications • Broadcasting (TV, Radio) • Business Communication • Mobile Communication • Tele-education • Telemedicine • Search & Rescue • Satellite Navigation • Meteorology National Systems using Space Technology PSLV GSLV INSAT-3A • Natural Resources Management • Natural Resources Information System • Water • Forest • Crop • Land • Minerals • Environment • Ocean Indian National Satellite (INSAT) System Commissioned in 1983, INSAT is a multipurpose satellite system for telecommunications, television broadcasting, meteorology, disaster warning and search and rescue. Besides telecommunications and regular broadcasting services, INSAT is widely used for interactive education, developmental communication and telemedicine. Meteorological imaging and direct-to-community broadcast capabilities of INSAT help in issuing warnings on impending cyclones. INSAT also carries transponders dedicated to search and rescue operations as part of international COSPAS/ SARSAT programme. Communication and Navigation Satellites of India INSAT-3C 2002 KALPANA-1 2002 INSAT-3A 2003 INSAT-3E 2003 INSAT-4B 2007 INSAT-4A 2005 INSAT/GSAT IRS Launch Vehicles Disaster Warning System Selectively Addressable DWS Receivers Cyclone Formation C-Band Uplink S-BandDownlink INPUTS • Insat vhrr Imaging • Cyclone Tracking • Cyclone Warning DOT Earth Station at Chennai Cyclone Warning Centre at Chennai SARAL 2013 • Disaster Management Support • Village Resource Centres Resourcesat-2 Telemedicine Indian Remote Sensing Satellite (IRS) System Commissioned in 1988, India now has the world’s largest constellation of remote sensing satellites. The system offers space-based data in a range of spectral bands, spatial resolutions and swaths. The data is used for several applications covering agriculture, water resources, urban development, mineral prospecting, environment, forestry, drought and flood forecasting, ocean resources and disaster management. RESOURCESAT-1 2003 CARTOSAT-1 2005 CARTOSAT-2 2007 RISAT-1 2012 OCEANSAT-2 2009 Earth Observation Satellites of India Patient’s End Referral Hospitals Video Conferencing Cardiology Pathology INSAT/GSAT VSAT Video Conferencing Mobile Service Panel of Doctors Health Specialist Centre Expert Doctor’s END Space capsule Recovery Experiment (SRE-1) is a 550 kg capsule that demonstrated a host of technologies for orbiting a capsule to perform experiments in microgravity conditions of space, and after completion of the experiments, de-orbit and recover the capsule. All these form the basis for reusable launch vehicles. SRE-1 was launched on January 10, 2007 by PSLV-C7 and twelve days later was successfully recovered over Bay of Bengal. Sounding Rockets RH-200 RH-300 RH-300 Mk II RH-560 Mk II cmyk cmyk cmykcmyk cmyk cmyk cmyk PSLV GSLV GSLV-MkIII Launch Vehicles INSAT-4CR 2007 VSAT India has developed and commissioned Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) and Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV). PSLV can launch 1850 kg class remote sensing satellites into a 480 km polar Orbit. It can also place a satellite weighing about 1150 kg in Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (GTO) or a 3500 kg class satellite in Low Earth Orbit. GSLV is capable of launching 2000 kg class satellites into GTO. GSLV Mark-III, to place 4000 kg class satellites in GTO, is under development. A variety of Rohini sounding rockets have been developed by India for conducting scientific and technological experiments. Space capsule Recovery Experiment (SRE-1)Tele-education cmyk CARTOSAT-2A 2008 By end 2012, 60 specialty hospitals in major cities connected to nearly 311 hospitals at rural and remote areas and 18 mobile telemedicine units Tele-education programme of ISRO, through INSAT/GSAT series of satellites, supports • Services through audio- visual medium employing digital interactive classroom multimedia, multi-centric system • Sustainable Distance Education Service • School, college and higher levels of education and non-formal education • More than 55,000 classrooms in the EDUSAT network by end 2012 CARTOSAT-2B 2010 GSAT-8 2011 RESOURCESAT-2 2011 GSAT-12 2011 Village Resource Centre (vrc) Space-based services for community outreach Madurai as seen by Cartosat-2B RISAT-2 2009 GSAT-10 2012 GSAT-14 2013-14 Static test of GSLV Mk III’s S200 strap-on booster Static Test of GSLV Mk III’s L110 Liquid Core Stage MEGHA- TROPIQUES 2011 GSAT-7 2013 IRNSS-1A (Geosynchronous with 29 deg inclination) 2013 INSAT-3D 2013 IRNSS is an independent regional navigation satellite system being developed by India. It is designed to provide accurate position information service to users in India as well as the region extending up to 1500 km from its boundary, which is its primary service area. The IRNSS System is expected to provide a position accuracy of better than 20 m in the primary service area. The IRNSS space segment consists of seven satellites, with three satellites in geostationary orbit and four satellites in inclined geosynchronous orbit. IRNSS-1A, the first satellite in the IRNSS series, was successfully launched by PSLV on July 2, 2013. Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS)
- 3. • Telecommunications • Broadcasting (TV, Radio) • Business Communication • Mobile Communication • Tele-education • Telemedicine • Search & Rescue • Satellite Navigation • Meteorology National Systems using Space Technology PSLV GSLV INSAT-3A • Natural Resources Management • Natural Resources Information System • Water • Forest • Crop • Land • Minerals • Environment • Ocean Indian National Satellite (INSAT) System Commissioned in 1983, INSAT is a multipurpose satellite system for telecommunications, television broadcasting, meteorology, disaster warning and search and rescue. Besides telecommunications and regular broadcasting services, INSAT is widely used for interactive education, developmental communication and telemedicine. Meteorological imaging and direct-to-community broadcast capabilities of INSAT help in issuing warnings on impending cyclones. INSAT also carries transponders dedicated to search and rescue operations as part of international COSPAS/ SARSAT programme. Communication and Navigation Satellites of India INSAT-3C 2002 KALPANA-1 2002 INSAT-3A 2003 INSAT-3E 2003 INSAT-4B 2007 INSAT-4A 2005 INSAT/GSAT IRS Launch Vehicles Disaster Warning System Selectively Addressable DWS Receivers Cyclone Formation C-Band Uplink S-BandDownlink INPUTS • Insat vhrr Imaging • Cyclone Tracking • Cyclone Warning DOT Earth Station at Chennai Cyclone Warning Centre at Chennai SARAL 2013 • Disaster Management Support • Village Resource Centres Resourcesat-2 Telemedicine Indian Remote Sensing Satellite (IRS) System Commissioned in 1988, India now has the world’s largest constellation of remote sensing satellites. The system offers space-based data in a range of spectral bands, spatial resolutions and swaths. The data is used for several applications covering agriculture, water resources, urban development, mineral prospecting, environment, forestry, drought and flood forecasting, ocean resources and disaster management. RESOURCESAT-1 2003 CARTOSAT-1 2005 CARTOSAT-2 2007 RISAT-1 2012 OCEANSAT-2 2009 Earth Observation Satellites of India Patient’s End Referral Hospitals Video Conferencing Cardiology Pathology INSAT/GSAT VSAT Video Conferencing Mobile Service Panel of Doctors Health Specialist Centre Expert Doctor’s END Space capsule Recovery Experiment (SRE-1) is a 550 kg capsule that demonstrated a host of technologies for orbiting a capsule to perform experiments in microgravity conditions of space, and after completion of the experiments, de-orbit and recover the capsule. All these form the basis for reusable launch vehicles. SRE-1 was launched on January 10, 2007 by PSLV-C7 and twelve days later was successfully recovered over Bay of Bengal. Sounding Rockets RH-200 RH-300 RH-300 Mk II RH-560 Mk II cmyk cmyk cmykcmyk cmyk cmyk cmyk PSLV GSLV GSLV-MkIII Launch Vehicles INSAT-4CR 2007 VSAT India has developed and commissioned Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) and Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV). PSLV can launch 1850 kg class remote sensing satellites into a 480 km polar Orbit. It can also place a satellite weighing about 1150 kg in Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (GTO) or a 3500 kg class satellite in Low Earth Orbit. GSLV is capable of launching 2000 kg class satellites into GTO. GSLV Mark-III, to place 4000 kg class satellites in GTO, is under development. A variety of Rohini sounding rockets have been developed by India for conducting scientific and technological experiments. Space capsule Recovery Experiment (SRE-1)Tele-education cmyk CARTOSAT-2A 2008 By end 2012, 60 specialty hospitals in major cities connected to nearly 311 hospitals at rural and remote areas and 18 mobile telemedicine units Tele-education programme of ISRO, through INSAT/GSAT series of satellites, supports • Services through audio- visual medium employing digital interactive classroom multimedia, multi-centric system • Sustainable Distance Education Service • School, college and higher levels of education and non-formal education • More than 55,000 classrooms in the EDUSAT network by end 2012 CARTOSAT-2B 2010 GSAT-8 2011 RESOURCESAT-2 2011 GSAT-12 2011 Village Resource Centre (vrc) Space-based services for community outreach Madurai as seen by Cartosat-2B RISAT-2 2009 GSAT-10 2012 GSAT-14 2013-14 Static test of GSLV Mk III’s S200 strap-on booster Static Test of GSLV Mk III’s L110 Liquid Core Stage MEGHA- TROPIQUES 2011 GSAT-7 2013 IRNSS-1A (Geosynchronous with 29 deg inclination) 2013 INSAT-3D 2013 IRNSS is an independent regional navigation satellite system being developed by India. It is designed to provide accurate position information service to users in India as well as the region extending up to 1500 km from its boundary, which is its primary service area. The IRNSS System is expected to provide a position accuracy of better than 20 m in the primary service area. The IRNSS space segment consists of seven satellites, with three satellites in geostationary orbit and four satellites in inclined geosynchronous orbit. IRNSS-1A, the first satellite in the IRNSS series, was successfully launched by PSLV on July 2, 2013. Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS)
- 4. • Telecommunications • Broadcasting (TV, Radio) • Business Communication • Mobile Communication • Tele-education • Telemedicine • Search & Rescue • Satellite Navigation • Meteorology National Systems using Space Technology PSLV GSLV INSAT-3A • Natural Resources Management • Natural Resources Information System • Water • Forest • Crop • Land • Minerals • Environment • Ocean Indian National Satellite (INSAT) System Commissioned in 1983, INSAT is a multipurpose satellite system for telecommunications, television broadcasting, meteorology, disaster warning and search and rescue. Besides telecommunications and regular broadcasting services, INSAT is widely used for interactive education, developmental communication and telemedicine. Meteorological imaging and direct-to-community broadcast capabilities of INSAT help in issuing warnings on impending cyclones. INSAT also carries transponders dedicated to search and rescue operations as part of international COSPAS/ SARSAT programme. Communication and Navigation Satellites of India INSAT-3C 2002 KALPANA-1 2002 INSAT-3A 2003 INSAT-3E 2003 INSAT-4B 2007 INSAT-4A 2005 INSAT/GSAT IRS Launch Vehicles Disaster Warning System Selectively Addressable DWS Receivers Cyclone Formation C-Band Uplink S-BandDownlink INPUTS • Insat vhrr Imaging • Cyclone Tracking • Cyclone Warning DOT Earth Station at Chennai Cyclone Warning Centre at Chennai SARAL 2013 • Disaster Management Support • Village Resource Centres Resourcesat-2 Telemedicine Indian Remote Sensing Satellite (IRS) System Commissioned in 1988, India now has the world’s largest constellation of remote sensing satellites. The system offers space-based data in a range of spectral bands, spatial resolutions and swaths. The data is used for several applications covering agriculture, water resources, urban development, mineral prospecting, environment, forestry, drought and flood forecasting, ocean resources and disaster management. RESOURCESAT-1 2003 CARTOSAT-1 2005 CARTOSAT-2 2007 RISAT-1 2012 OCEANSAT-2 2009 Earth Observation Satellites of India Patient’s End Referral Hospitals Video Conferencing Cardiology Pathology INSAT/GSAT VSAT Video Conferencing Mobile Service Panel of Doctors Health Specialist Centre Expert Doctor’s END Space capsule Recovery Experiment (SRE-1) is a 550 kg capsule that demonstrated a host of technologies for orbiting a capsule to perform experiments in microgravity conditions of space, and after completion of the experiments, de-orbit and recover the capsule. All these form the basis for reusable launch vehicles. SRE-1 was launched on January 10, 2007 by PSLV-C7 and twelve days later was successfully recovered over Bay of Bengal. Sounding Rockets RH-200 RH-300 RH-300 Mk II RH-560 Mk II cmyk cmyk cmykcmyk cmyk cmyk cmyk PSLV GSLV GSLV-MkIII Launch Vehicles INSAT-4CR 2007 VSAT India has developed and commissioned Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) and Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV). PSLV can launch 1850 kg class remote sensing satellites into a 480 km polar Orbit. It can also place a satellite weighing about 1150 kg in Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (GTO) or a 3500 kg class satellite in Low Earth Orbit. GSLV is capable of launching 2000 kg class satellites into GTO. GSLV Mark-III, to place 4000 kg class satellites in GTO, is under development. A variety of Rohini sounding rockets have been developed by India for conducting scientific and technological experiments. Space capsule Recovery Experiment (SRE-1)Tele-education cmyk CARTOSAT-2A 2008 By end 2012, 60 specialty hospitals in major cities connected to nearly 311 hospitals at rural and remote areas and 18 mobile telemedicine units Tele-education programme of ISRO, through INSAT/GSAT series of satellites, supports • Services through audio- visual medium employing digital interactive classroom multimedia, multi-centric system • Sustainable Distance Education Service • School, college and higher levels of education and non-formal education • More than 55,000 classrooms in the EDUSAT network by end 2012 CARTOSAT-2B 2010 GSAT-8 2011 RESOURCESAT-2 2011 GSAT-12 2011 Village Resource Centre (vrc) Space-based services for community outreach Madurai as seen by Cartosat-2B RISAT-2 2009 GSAT-10 2012 GSAT-14 2013-14 Static test of GSLV Mk III’s S200 strap-on booster Static Test of GSLV Mk III’s L110 Liquid Core Stage MEGHA- TROPIQUES 2011 GSAT-7 2013 IRNSS-1A (Geosynchronous with 29 deg inclination) 2013 INSAT-3D 2013 IRNSS is an independent regional navigation satellite system being developed by India. It is designed to provide accurate position information service to users in India as well as the region extending up to 1500 km from its boundary, which is its primary service area. The IRNSS System is expected to provide a position accuracy of better than 20 m in the primary service area. The IRNSS space segment consists of seven satellites, with three satellites in geostationary orbit and four satellites in inclined geosynchronous orbit. IRNSS-1A, the first satellite in the IRNSS series, was successfully launched by PSLV on July 2, 2013. Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS)
- 5. Space Sciences India has flown Gamma-Ray and Retarding Potential Analyser payloads on two of its Stretched Rohini Satellites launched in 1992 and 1994. IRS-P3, launched in 1996, carried an X-ray astronomy payload. Chandrayaan-1, India’s first spacecraft mission to moon, was successfully launched by PSLV-C11 on October 22, 2008 into an Earth orbit. Carrying 11 payloads built in India and abroad, the spacecraft later reached the moon and went into an orbit around it with the help of its Liquid Apogee Motor.After reaching its final operational orbit of 100 km height from the lunar surface, the spacecraft’s Moon Impact Probe separated and successfully reached the lunar surface 25 minutes later, carrying Indian tricolour with it on November 14, 2008. During its active life, Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft conclusively found the presence of water molecules on the moon. In 2011, PSLV launched Youthsat, a scientific satellite built by ISRO carrying Indian and Russian payloads for Stelar and Atmospheric Studies, into orbit. India’s Mars Orbiter Mission envisages the exploration of Planet Mars through a spacecraft orbiting the planet. The spacecraft is scheduled to be launched by PSLV in October-November 2013. Chandrayaan-2, carrying an orbiter, lander and rover is planned to be launched by GSLV. An exclusive astronomical satellite, ASTROSAT and a solar observation spacecraft, ADITYA-1, are also planned. Several ground-based facilities for space sciences, including a Mesosphere Stratosphere Troposphere (MST) Radar, have been set up in India. India has established a strong infrastructure for realising its space programme. They include facilities for the development of satellites and launch vehicles and their testing; launch infrastructure for sounding rockets and satellite launch vehicles; telemetry, tracking and command network; data reception and processing systems for remote sensing. A number of academic and research institutions as well as industries participate in the Indian Space Programme. Several Indian industries have the expertise to undertake sophisticated jobs required for space systems. Infrastructure for Space Development A panoramic view of the First and Second Launch Pads at Satish Dhawan Space Centre SHAR, Sriharikota Space Services from India Antrix Corporation Limited is the commercial arm of the Department of Space, with access to the resources of DOS as well as Indian space industries.Antrix markets subsystems and components for satellites, undertakes contracts for building satellites to user specifications, provides launch services and tracking facilities and organises training of manpower and software development. ASTROSAT Space Centres in India September2013 International Co-operation International co-operation has been the hallmark of Indian space programme. India participates in major space fora including the UN, IAF, COSPAR and CEOS. India has set up the Centre for Space Science and Technology Education in Asia and the Pacific (CSSTE-AP) which is sponsored by the United Nations. India offers training in space applications to personnel from developing countries under the programme Sharing of Experience in Space (SHARES). Chandrayaan-1, a 1400 kg unmanned spacecraft built by ISRO for exploring the moon, carried 11 scientific instruments from India, the United States, the European Space Agency and Bulgaria. Youthsat, an Indo-Russian scientific satellite, was successfully launched onboard PSLV in 2011. Megha-Tropiques, a joint Indo-French satellite mission for the study of tropical atmosphere and SARAL, another joint Indo-French satellite mission for ocean studies, were successfully launched by PSLV in 2011 and 2013 respectively. Antrix Corporation Limited Antariksh Complex, New BEL Road Bangalore - 560 231, INDIA Telephone: +91-80-2341 2183 Fax: +91-80-2341 8981, 2351 4166 / 5486 E-mail: [email protected] [email protected] Website: www.antrix.gov.in Publications and Public Relations Indian Space Research Organisation ISRO Headquarters, Antariksh Bhavan New BEL Road, Bangalore - 560 231, INDIA Telephone: +91-80-23415474 Fax: +91-80-23412253 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.isro.gov.in MEGHA-TROPIQUES PublishedbyPublicationsandPublicRelations,ISROHeadquarters,Bangalore DesignedbyImagicCreatives,BangaloreandPrintedatAdityaPrinters,Bangalore Government of India established the Department of Space in 1972 to promote development and application of space science and technology for socio-economic benefits. Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is the primary agency under the Department of Space for executing space programmes. During the seventies, India undertook demonstration of space applications for communication, broadcasting and remote sensing; designed and built experimental satellites – Aryabhata, Bhaskara, APPLE and Rohini – and experimental Satellite Launch Vehicles – SLV-3andASLV. Today,Indiahasestablishedspacesystems that form an important element of the national infrastructure. IndiasuccessfullysentitsChandrayaan-1spacecrafttomoonin November 2008 and became the fourth individual country to send a probe to the lunar surface. India’s 100th Space Mission took place in September 2012 during which the country’s workhorse Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) sucessfully placed French SPOT-6 and Japanese PROITERES satelites in the required orbits. cmyk cmyk cmykcmyk cmyk cmyk cmyk Chandrayaan-1 Mission cmyk First Launch Pad Second Launch SARAL CHANDIGARH • Semi-Conductor Laboratory JODHPUR • Western RRSC UDAIPUR • Solar Observatory Mt. ABU • Infrared Observatory AHMEDABAD • Space Applications Centre • Physical Research Laboratory • Development and Educational Communication Unit MUMBAI • ISRO Liaison Office BHOPAL • Master Control Facility - B BENGALURU • Space Commission • Department of Space and ISRO Headquarters • INSAT Programme Office • NNRMS Secretariat • Civil Engineering Programme Office • Antrix Corporation • ISRO Satellite Centre • Laboratory for Electro-Optic Systems • ISRO Telemetry, Tracking and Command Network • Southern RRSC • Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre HASSAN • Master Control Facility BYALALU • Indian Deep Space Network • Indian Space Science Data Centre MAHENDRAGIRI • Liquid Propulsion Test Facilities THIRUVANANTHAPURAM • Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre • Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre • ISRO Inertial Systems Unit • Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology ALUVA • Ammonium Perchlorate Experimental Plant TIRUPATI • National Atmospheric Research Laboratory SRIHARIKOTA • Satish Dhawan Space Centre, SHAR HYDERABAD • National Remote Sensing Centre NAGPUR • Central RRSC KOLKATA • Eastern RRSC SHILLONG • North Eastern-Space Applications Centre LUCKNOW • ISTRAC Ground Station DEHRADUN • Indian Institute of Remote Sensing • Centre for Space Science and Technology Education in Asia-Pacific NEW DELHI • DOS Branch Secretariat • ISRO Branch Office • Delhi Earth Station PORT BLAIR • Down Range Station
- 6. Space Sciences India has flown Gamma-Ray and Retarding Potential Analyser payloads on two of its Stretched Rohini Satellites launched in 1992 and 1994. IRS-P3, launched in 1996, carried an X-ray astronomy payload. Chandrayaan-1, India’s first spacecraft mission to moon, was successfully launched by PSLV-C11 on October 22, 2008 into an Earth orbit. Carrying 11 payloads built in India and abroad, the spacecraft later reached the moon and went into an orbit around it with the help of its Liquid Apogee Motor.After reaching its final operational orbit of 100 km height from the lunar surface, the spacecraft’s Moon Impact Probe separated and successfully reached the lunar surface 25 minutes later, carrying Indian tricolour with it on November 14, 2008. During its active life, Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft conclusively found the presence of water molecules on the moon. In 2011, PSLV launched Youthsat, a scientific satellite built by ISRO carrying Indian and Russian payloads for Stelar and Atmospheric Studies, into orbit. India’s Mars Orbiter Mission envisages the exploration of Planet Mars through a spacecraft orbiting the planet. The spacecraft is scheduled to be launched by PSLV in October-November 2013. Chandrayaan-2, carrying an orbiter, lander and rover is planned to be launched by GSLV. An exclusive astronomical satellite, ASTROSAT and a solar observation spacecraft, ADITYA-1, are also planned. Several ground-based facilities for space sciences, including a Mesosphere Stratosphere Troposphere (MST) Radar, have been set up in India. India has established a strong infrastructure for realising its space programme. They include facilities for the development of satellites and launch vehicles and their testing; launch infrastructure for sounding rockets and satellite launch vehicles; telemetry, tracking and command network; data reception and processing systems for remote sensing. A number of academic and research institutions as well as industries participate in the Indian Space Programme. Several Indian industries have the expertise to undertake sophisticated jobs required for space systems. Infrastructure for Space Development A panoramic view of the First and Second Launch Pads at Satish Dhawan Space Centre SHAR, Sriharikota Space Services from India Antrix Corporation Limited is the commercial arm of the Department of Space, with access to the resources of DOS as well as Indian space industries.Antrix markets subsystems and components for satellites, undertakes contracts for building satellites to user specifications, provides launch services and tracking facilities and organises training of manpower and software development. ASTROSAT Space Centres in India September2013 International Co-operation International co-operation has been the hallmark of Indian space programme. India participates in major space fora including the UN, IAF, COSPAR and CEOS. India has set up the Centre for Space Science and Technology Education in Asia and the Pacific (CSSTE-AP) which is sponsored by the United Nations. India offers training in space applications to personnel from developing countries under the programme Sharing of Experience in Space (SHARES). Chandrayaan-1, a 1400 kg unmanned spacecraft built by ISRO for exploring the moon, carried 11 scientific instruments from India, the United States, the European Space Agency and Bulgaria. Youthsat, an Indo-Russian scientific satellite, was successfully launched onboard PSLV in 2011. Megha-Tropiques, a joint Indo-French satellite mission for the study of tropical atmosphere and SARAL, another joint Indo-French satellite mission for ocean studies, were successfully launched by PSLV in 2011 and 2013 respectively. Antrix Corporation Limited Antariksh Complex, New BEL Road Bangalore - 560 231, INDIA Telephone: +91-80-2341 2183 Fax: +91-80-2341 8981, 2351 4166 / 5486 E-mail: [email protected] [email protected] Website: www.antrix.gov.in Publications and Public Relations Indian Space Research Organisation ISRO Headquarters, Antariksh Bhavan New BEL Road, Bangalore - 560 231, INDIA Telephone: +91-80-23415474 Fax: +91-80-23412253 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.isro.gov.in MEGHA-TROPIQUES PublishedbyPublicationsandPublicRelations,ISROHeadquarters,Bangalore DesignedbyImagicCreatives,BangaloreandPrintedatAdityaPrinters,Bangalore Government of India established the Department of Space in 1972 to promote development and application of space science and technology for socio-economic benefits. Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is the primary agency under the Department of Space for executing space programmes. During the seventies, India undertook demonstration of space applications for communication, broadcasting and remote sensing; designed and built experimental satellites – Aryabhata, Bhaskara, APPLE and Rohini – and experimental Satellite Launch Vehicles – SLV-3andASLV. Today,Indiahasestablishedspacesystems that form an important element of the national infrastructure. IndiasuccessfullysentitsChandrayaan-1spacecrafttomoonin November 2008 and became the fourth individual country to send a probe to the lunar surface. India’s 100th Space Mission took place in September 2012 during which the country’s workhorse Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) sucessfully placed French SPOT-6 and Japanese PROITERES satelites in the required orbits. cmyk cmyk cmykcmyk cmyk cmyk cmyk Chandrayaan-1 Mission cmyk First Launch Pad Second Launch SARAL CHANDIGARH • Semi-Conductor Laboratory JODHPUR • Western RRSC UDAIPUR • Solar Observatory Mt. ABU • Infrared Observatory AHMEDABAD • Space Applications Centre • Physical Research Laboratory • Development and Educational Communication Unit MUMBAI • ISRO Liaison Office BHOPAL • Master Control Facility - B BENGALURU • Space Commission • Department of Space and ISRO Headquarters • INSAT Programme Office • NNRMS Secretariat • Civil Engineering Programme Office • Antrix Corporation • ISRO Satellite Centre • Laboratory for Electro-Optic Systems • ISRO Telemetry, Tracking and Command Network • Southern RRSC • Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre HASSAN • Master Control Facility BYALALU • Indian Deep Space Network • Indian Space Science Data Centre MAHENDRAGIRI • Liquid Propulsion Test Facilities THIRUVANANTHAPURAM • Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre • Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre • ISRO Inertial Systems Unit • Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology ALUVA • Ammonium Perchlorate Experimental Plant TIRUPATI • National Atmospheric Research Laboratory SRIHARIKOTA • Satish Dhawan Space Centre, SHAR HYDERABAD • National Remote Sensing Centre NAGPUR • Central RRSC KOLKATA • Eastern RRSC SHILLONG • North Eastern-Space Applications Centre LUCKNOW • ISTRAC Ground Station DEHRADUN • Indian Institute of Remote Sensing • Centre for Space Science and Technology Education in Asia-Pacific NEW DELHI • DOS Branch Secretariat • ISRO Branch Office • Delhi Earth Station PORT BLAIR • Down Range Station