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DefenceIntegration.org visits the Indian Space Research Organisation in city of Ahmedabad Gujarat. The Indian Government established the Department of Space in 1972 to promote development and application of space, science and technology for socio-economic benefits. Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) is the primary agency under Department of Space, for executing space programmes. During the Seventies, India undertook demonstration of space applications for communication, broadcasting and remote sensing; designing and building experimental satellites; AryaBhata, Bhaskara, Apple and Rohini and experimental Satellite Launch Vehicles; SLV3 and ASLV. Recently India has established space systems that form an important element in the national infrastructure.
DefenceIntegration.Org team discussed the Indian National Satellite System (INSAT). Commissioned in 1983, INSAT is a multipurpose satellite systems for telecommunications, television broadcasting, meteorology, disaster warning, search and rescue. INSAT is widely used for interactive educational television, developmental communication and telemedicine. INSAT has facilitated television broadcast and redistribution through more than 1000 terrestrial transmitters providing access to television for 850 million Indians. Through exclusive channels for training and developmental education, the countries’ social development has become a reality. Tele medicine network has been established to take super speciality medical services to the remote and rural population. Meteorological imaging and direct to community broadcast capabilities of INSAT help in assuring warnings on impending cyclones. INSAT also carries transponders dedicated to search & rescue operations as part of international COSPAS/SARSAT programme.
Indian Space capabilities are available to international customers through Antrix Corporation of the |
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Department of Space. ISRO provides services like Applications, Launch Vehicle, Spar Sciences, Satellites and Mission support.
ISRO has developed largest constellation of Remote Sensing Satellites (IRS) which are providing services both at the national and global levels. Data from IRS is available in a variety of spatial resolutions starting from 360 meters to 5.8 meters. IRS satellites are put to a variety of uses agricultural crop acreage and yield estimation being one of the most important ones. IRS data is also used for urban planning, flood prone area identification and the consequent suggestions for mitigation measures. ISRO started its launch vehicle programme with SLV3 (SLV Satellite Launch Vehicle). They provide these services globally. In the current year they have successfully launched a satellite for Italy named Agile, Argentina’s satellite named PEHUENSAT, and Indonesian Lupan Tupsat. Isro have developed four launching vehicles in a decade SLV, ASLV, PSLV and GSLV. Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) is a four stage cost competitive vehicle for launching up to 1300kg satellites in to an 800KM Polar orbit. speciality of PSLV is that it can also launch 1050kg class satellites in to geostationary transfer orbit. Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) was successful on its very first test flight. GSLV is capable of launching up to 2500 kg satellites into geostationary transfer orbit (GTO). DefenceIntegration.Org team found out that India has a vibrant space science programme covering astronomy, astrophysics, planetary and space science, earth science and theoretical physics. Now they are planning for the planetary missions. ISRO has launched scientific payloads of other space agencies like a Modular Opto electronic Scanner of DLR, Germany, which was flown on IRSP3 space craft. The data is being shared by scientists from Germany, India and the US. It has a co-operative agreement with NASA/NOAA for the reception and usage of meteorological data from INSAT. |
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