Cartosat-2B,ALSAT2A,AISSat,TIsat,Studsat=PSLV-C15-12.07.10

[Salo]

http://beta.thehindu.com/news/national/article321187.ece

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) also fixed May 5 as the date for the launch of the Cartosat-2B by Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV).

The mission readiness review conducted by ISRO at Sriharikota yesterday finalised the dates, and gave the go-ahead for the two launches, sources in the space agency said.

Besides the Cartosat-2B, the PSLV would also have on board an Algerian satellite and some small and nano satellites, ISRO sources said.

[Salo]

5 мая - Cartosat-2B, ALSAT-2A, STUDSAT, CANX-4, CANX-5, TIsat-1(?) - PSLV-C15 - ПО

[Salo]

http://beta.thehindu.com/business/article323497.ece

Murthi said ISRO would launch the first Algerian remote sensing satellite, built by Astrium, on board India's PSLV as a co—passenger with Cartosat—2B on May 5. This satellite weighs around 150 kg.

ISRO already has some business relationship with Algeria, which is receiving data from Indian satellites through the station built by the former.

[Salo]

http://space.skyrocket.de/index_frame.htm?http://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/alsat-2.htm

Cartosat 2, 2A, 2B


CartoSat 2 [ISRO]

Cartosat-2 will be an advanced remote sensing satellite with a single panchromatic camera capable of providing scene-specific spot imageries for cartographic applications. The camera is designed to provide imageries with better than one meter spatial resolution and a swath of 10 km. The satellite will have high agility with capability to steer along and across the track up to + 45 degrees. It will be placed in a sun-synchronous polar orbit at an altitude of 630 km. It will have a revisit period of four days. The re-visit can be improved to one day with suitable orbit manoeuvres.

Several new technologies like two mirror on axis single camera, Carbon Fabric Reinforced Plastic based electro optic structure, lightweight, large size mirrors, JPEG like data compression, advanced solid state recorder, high-torque reaction wheels and high performance star sensors are being employed in Cartosat-2.

Cartosat-2 suffered from some problems after launch. An improved Cartosat 2A is to be launched in 2008.

 Nation:   India
Type / Application:   Earth Observing
Operator:   ISRO
Contractors:   ISRO
Equipment:   
Configuration:   IRS-2 Bus
Propulsion:   ?
Lifetime:   
Mass:   690 kg (#2A)
Orbit:   630 km x 630 km, 97.9° (#2)


 Satellite   Date   LS        Launcher   Remarks:
CartoSat 2   10.01.2007   Sr FLP      PSLV (3)   with SRE 1, LAPAN-Tubsat, PehuenSat 1
CartoSat 2A   28.04.2008   Sr SLP      PSLV-CA   with IMS 1, CanX 6, CanX 2, AAU-Cubesat 2, Cute 1.7 + APD II,
COMPASS 1, Delfi C3, SEEDS 2, Rubin 8-AIS
CartoSat 2B   2010   Sr      PSLV-CA   with AlSat 2A, STUDSAT, CanX 4, CanX 5

http://space.skyrocket.de/index_frame.htm?http://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/alsat-2.htm

AlSat 2A, 2B


AlSat 2 [EADS Astrium]

EADS Astrium has signed in February 2006 a contract with the Algerian National Space Technology Centre (CNTS) for the development of the ALSAT-2 system, which consists of two optical observation satellites. ALSAT-2 is the first Earth observation satellite system from the AstroSat100 family to be built using the Myriade platform.

The ALSAT-2 contract covers the design and development of two satellites. The first, ALSAT-2A, will be integrated and tested in France at EADS Astrium, whereas the second, ALSAT-2B, will be integrated in Algeria within the small satellite development center (UDPS) in Oran. The ALSAT-2 programme also includes the construction of two ground control segments and one image station allowing the satellites to be operated and controlled from Algerian territory.

ALSAT-2 is equipped with a latest-generation payload capable of supplying images with a resolution of 2.5 meters in panchromatic mode and 10 meters in each of 4 colour bands in multispectral mode. It draws on EADS Astrium's extensive experience in Earth observation, most particularly with respect to the silicon carbide telescopes which are being integrated onto a Myriade class satellite platform which was designed in cooperation with CNES, the French Space agency.

The CNTS, affiliated with the Algerian Space Agency (ASAL), will be responsible for managing the ALSAT-2 programme and operating the satellite system.

The system will enable Algeria to obtain very high quality images for use in a wide variety of applications: cartography, management of agriculture, forestry, water, mineral and oil resources, crop protection, management of natural disasters and land planning.

 Nation:   Algeria
Type / Application:   Earth observation
Operator:   Algerian Centre National des Techniques Spatiales (CNTS) -> Agence Spatiale Alg

[Salo]

http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/Politics/Nation/India-plans-to-launch-10-satellites-every-year/articleshow/5745776.cms

India plans to launch 10 satellites every year
31 Mar 2010, 1115 hrs IST,IANS

Indian Space Research Organisation
BANGALORE: Indian space scientists and engineers are bracing up to

launch an average of 10 satellites per year to meet the rising demand for

 various space applications, including communications and remote sensing, a top space scientist said.

"We are planning to launch 10 satellites per year, beginning fiscal 2010-11. We have a series of satellites and launch vehicles at various stages of preparation," Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) chairman K. Radhakrishnan told IANS.

Though the state-run space agency was to launch five satellites in this fiscal (2009-10), it could launch only three -- Oceansat-2, Risat-2 (radar imaging satellite) in association with Israeli Aerospace Industries, and Anusat, a micro-satellite. Oceansat-2 also carried six nano-satellites of foreign countries as additional payloads.

The launch of two satellites -- GSAT-4 and Cartosat-2B -- got delayed due to unavoidable reasons, one of them being further flight duration tests of 800 seconds (13.3 minutes) conducted for the indigenous cryogenic engine to be used for the first time in the heavy rocket GSLV-D3 (geo-synchronous satellite launch vehicle).

Hitherto, the space agency used Russian cryogenic engines in heavy rockets for launching above two-tonne class spacecraft.

"We have concluded our review meetings to launch satellites for communications and remote sensing. In the immediate, we are launching one satellite in April and another in May. Our target date for launch of GSAT-4 is mid-April and we are working towards it," Radhakrishnan said.

The space agency is set to keep the window open April 15-19 for launching the 2.2-tonne GSAT-4 onboard GSLV-D3 from its Satish Dhawan space centre at Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh, about 80 km north-east of Chennai.

The space centre is scheduled to move the 440-tonne rocket to the second launch pad at the spaceport April 7-8 with the technology demonstrator satellite (GSAT-4).

"Early May, we plan to launch the polar satellite launch vehicle (PSLV-C15) to carry Cartosat-2B, an Algerian satellite, and two micro satellites -- Youthsat from Canada and Studsat built by college students from Karnataka," the chairman said.

http://www.spaceflightnow.com/tracking/index.html

May 5    PSLV  •  Cartosat 2B & SRE 2
Launch time: TBD
Launch site: Satish Dhawan Space Center, Sriharikota, India

India's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) will launch the Cartosat 2B remote sensing satellite and a recoverable capsule called SRE 2 that will return to Earth. [March 29]

Так что же всё-таки пускаем?

[Salo]

Моя версия:

5 мая - Cartosat-2B, ALSAT-2A, STUDSAT, YOUTHSAT, TIsat-1, AISSat-1 - PSLV-C15 - ПО

[Salo]

http://www.spacecentre.no/?module=Articles;action=Article.publicShow;ID=51389

AISSat-1 – the facts

AISSat-1 is the first Norwegian satellite developed in Norway. It will be launched from India in late March or early April.

Christer Aasen, Nettredakt

[Salo]

http://www.spacelab.dti.supsi.ch/



http://www.spacelab.dti.supsi.ch/index_flash.html

[Salo]

http://www.thehindu.com/2010/04/16/stories/2010041663071400.htm

Meanwhile, a core-alone Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) of the ISRO is scheduled to lift off from the first launch pad at Sriharikota between May 8 and 10. It has already been fully integrated at the first launch pad. It will put Cartosat-2B, an Algerian satellite, two nano satellites from the Norwegian defence establishment and Switzerland, and a Studsat into the orbit.

The Studsat has been built by students of colleges in Hyderabad and Bangalore.

[Salo]

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/ISRO-to-launch-Cartosat-2B-on-May-9-/articleshow/5821557.cms

ISRO to launch Cartosat-2B on May 9
PTI, Apr 16, 2010, 05.33pm IST

BANGALORE: Undeterred by the GSLV-D3 mission failure, India is going ahead with the launch of an advanced remote-sensing satellite Cartosat-2B, now tentatively fixed for May 9 from Sriharikota spaceport.

The high-resolution spacecraft, designed for an operational life of five years, is slated to be launched from the first launchpad on May 9 around 10 am, ISRO spokesperson S Satish told said here on Friday.

Thursday's GSLV-D3 mission to flight-test the indigenous cryogenic engine and stage for the first time ended in failure after the rocket veered off course and plunged into the sea.

GSLV and PSLV missions are independent of each other. ISRO officials said there is no change in its earlier announced plans to launch PSLV in the first half of May -- now fixed for May nine.

"It (Cartosat-2B) will give pictures of 0.8 metre resolution," ISRO chairman K Radhakrishnan has said. In simple terms, the single panchromatic camera on board this cartographic satellite would be able to identify and take pictures of a moving car.

Thus, this highly-agile satellite, weighing around 690 kg, is expected to give a boost to the tasks of infrastructure and urban planning. The camera provides scene specific spot imageries for cartographic and a host of other civilian applications.

[Salo]

Опять за рыбу деньги:
http://beta.thehindu.com/news/national/article402303.ece

Cartosat 2B leaves for Sriharikota
Staff Reporter

After the failure of the GSLV-D3 launch, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Saturday morning flagged off the Cartosat 2B high resolution satellite's journey to Sriharikota.

The remote sensing satellite is now en route to Sriharikota from where it will be launched by PSLV-16, along with four other satellites, on May 9, T.K. Alex, Director, ISRO Satellite Centre told journalists after receiving a model of a small student satellite StudSat, which will be a co-passenger of Cartosat 2B.

The 700 kg. Cartosat 2B will carry a state-of-the-art panchromatic camera with a spatial resolution less than one metre — high enough to spot a car, for instance – and will have applications in urban and rural infrastructure development and management, Geographical Information System (GIS) and other areas where detailed mapping is required.
'PICO' satellite

StudSat, the first-ever 'PICO' (small) satellite, designed in India by a consortium of 13 students from seven colleges in Bangalore and Hyderabad, weighs less than a kilogram. The payload of the satellite consists of a CMOS camera that has a ground resolution of approximately 90 metres. The mission life of the satellite is around six months and the total development cost was around Rs. 55 lakh.

The students, who had been working on this project for the last year and a half, said that it was like "a roller coaster ride," what with all the hard work they put into it and the momentous task of co-ordinating among themselves. The team was divided into various groups, each specialising in a particular aspect of the satellite: on-board communication, data handling, attitude, determination and control system, structure and ground station operations.
'Stepping stone'

Chetan Dixit, who coordinated the team, said, "We don't consider this as ultimate success. To us this is just a stepping stone to further achievements. We will now be involved with the pre-launch work, which though not technical, is very important." Alsat, an Algerian satellite, and two Canadian nanosatellites will also be launched by PSLV-16.

Governor of Karnataka Hans Raj Bhardwaj; the former ISRO chairman, U.R. Rao; Project Director for Satellites, ISRO D.A.V Murthy; and Yelahanka MLA Vishwanath spoke on the occasion.

[Salo]

Итак 9 мая в 8:30 ЛМВ. Если не будет очередных изменений.

[Salo]

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bangalore/Students-add-to-space-odyssey/articleshow/5826993.cms

Students add to space odyssey
TNN, Apr 18, 2010, 05.10am IST

BANGALORE: City students achieved a milestone in Indian space history on Saturday with the handing over of India's first pico-satellite to Isro.

Nitte Meenakshi Institute of Technology (NMIT) played host to the prestigious event on Saturday and a large crowd gathered to witness it. The first of its kind in the country, the satellite was designed by a consortium of seven engineering colleges from Bangalore and Hyderabad.

NMIT principal H C Nagaraj said the satellite weighs less than 1 kg. It has a volume of 1.1 litres and is designed to operate in the Low Earth Orbit (LEO). The payload of the satellite consists of a CMOS camera capable of capturing images with a ground resolution of approximately 90 metres.

The satellite, which was developed at a cost of Rs 55 lakh, will send the image and telemetry data from the orbit to the ground station Nastrac (Nitte Amateur Satellite Tracking Centre). Its mission life is estimated to be six months.

"Work on Studsat began about one-and-a-half years ago. It was initiated by the students and Isro provided great encouragement throughout the project. Students did face a few obstacles while working on it but with support from their advisor N R Shetty and principal, they managed to overcome the hiccups," said project coordinator Jharna Majumdar.

The team of Studsat said: "We took on this project because of our interest in aerospace. In fact, it happened when we attended the 58th International Astronautical Congress (IAC) in Hyderabad in 2007. Students from different engineering colleges of Hyderabad and Bangalore who attended IAC initiated the project. The realization that the project is no longer a dream, but a reality, is so exciting. Words can't capture the way we feel."

This pico-satellite, the lightest one in India, has gone through a number of critical environmental tests. The team presented a paper titled, 'Studsat — a student pico-satellite for imaging', at the IAC 2008 in Glasgow, Scotland. They won the Hans Von Muldau Award for the best team project, awarded by the International Astronautical Federation and sponsored by Deutsche Gesellschaft fur-Luft-und Raumfahrt.

The satellite is scheduled to be launched along with Cartosat-2B in Pslv C-15 in the first week of May.

[Имxотеп]

Students add to space odyssey

А наших опять прокатили:

"Молодежный" спутник "ЮтСат" третий год не может добраться до орбиты

НЬЮ-ДЕЛИ, 19 апр - РИА Новости, Евгений Безека. Запуск российско-индийского "молодежного" спутника "ЮтСат" (YouthSat), который почти два года пылится на складе в Индии, вновь отложен, сообщил в понедельник РИА Новости представитель Индийской организации космических исследований (ИСРО) Сатиш.

"Запланированный пуск ракеты-носителя PSLV состоится, ориентировочно, в июле. Она выведет в космос спутник "КартоСат". "ЮтСат" выведен на орбиту не будет", - сказал собеседник агентства.

Решение о реализации российско-индийского спутникового проекта было принято в январе 2007 года в ходе визита Владимира Путина в Индию. Он направлен на развитие контактов между молодежью двух стран. Российскую молодежь представляют студенты МГУ, собравшие "техническую начинку" спутника. Студенты университета штата Андхра-Прадеш, в свою очередь, будут анализировать полученные спутником сведения о Солнце.

Запуск "ЮтСата" первоначально был запланирован на весну 2008 года, который был объявлен Годом России в Индии. Оборудование для космического аппарата привезли из Москвы в бангалорскую штаб-квартиру ИСРО в августе 2008 года. После проведения испытаний российскую "начинку" должны были поместить в технологический модуль и осенью запустить в космос. Затем запуск перенесли на конец года, но и тогда для спутника не нашлось места на ракете. Не попал "ЮтСат" в план запусков и в 2009 году.

По словам Сатиша, в течение 2010-11 финансового года (начался 1 апреля) будут запущены пять ракет PSLV, однако конкретных планов по запуску "ЮтСата" пока нет.

[Leroy]

Students add to space odyssey

А наших опять прокатили:

Эти индийцы вообще большие динамисты.  :evil:

[Salo]

В Вашем случае это пошло на пользу дела.  :wink:
Хотя бы аппаратура уцелела. :roll:

[Leroy]

В Вашем случае это пошло на пользу дела.  :wink:
Хотя бы аппаратура уцелела. :roll:

Это да, не спорю. Хотя есть и другие случаи...

[Старый]

В Вашем случае это пошло на пользу дела.  :wink:
Хотя бы аппаратура уцелела. :roll:

Стоп, это ж другой запуск на другом носителе.

[Leroy]

В Вашем случае это пошло на пользу дела.  :wink:
Хотя бы аппаратура уцелела. :roll:

Стоп, это ж другой запуск на другом носителе.

К слову пришлось...

[Salo]

http://www.utias-sfl.net/NLS-6/

Nanosatellite Launch Service 6 (NLS-6) is the 6th launch by the Space Flight Laboratory  (SFL) at the University of Toronto Institute for Aerospace Studies (UTIAS) in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The NLS-6  cluster comprises of two nanosatellites: AISSat-1  and TIsat-1. NLS-6  will be launched by PSLV-C15 from the First Launch Pad at Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, India, into a 635 km sun-synchronous orbit with 10:30 Local-Time of Descending Node.


25 Apr 2010 Launch Status

The VHF and UHF antennas has been integrated on AISSat-1. The final AISSat-1 LFFT is planned to begin tomorrow. It will be followed by final spacecraft charging, which is scheduled to conclude by 27 Apr.  TIsat-1 remains stored in the XPOD19S. The final spacecraft charging is planned to begin tomorrow. The charging is scheduled to conclude by 27 Apr


26 Apr 2010 Launch Status

Initial check out with XPOD15G handling GSE was performed today.  Additional checks will be completed tomorrow, to confirm clearance between the GSE and the AISSat-1 antennas.  TIsat-1 is charging overnight, and will be completed tomorrow.

Final inspection of the spacecraft and XPODs will be performed on 28 Apr.  Spacecraft movement is being planned for 0030 hrs UTC on 29 Apr.  AISSat-1 and XPOD15G will be mounted to the inclined deck with the help of the handling GSE, similar to the one used for NLS-5.  TIsat-1 and XPOD19S will be mounted to the EB deck manually.