RESOURCESAT-2,YOUTHSAT,X-Sat = PSLV-C16- 20.04.11 08:42 ЛМВ

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http://www.hindu.com/2010/07/22/stories/2010072256672200.htm

The integration of the four stages of the PSLV-C16 will begin in the first launch pad in August. The rocket will put in orbit three satellites — Resourcesat – 2, Youthsat and a satellite from Singapore. Resourcesat-2 and Youthsat belong to India. Youthsat will carry a Russian payload as well.

The launch of GSLV-F06, according to the VSSC Director, would take place in October. The PSLV-C16 would lift off two weeks later.

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В полёт идут два долгостроя  YOUTHSAT :

http://www.rian.ru/science/20081022/153631237.html
http://www.gisa.ru/32478.html?action=print
http://www.sinp.msu.ru/editorial/reportages/youthsat/page.html
http://www.icast.org.in/news/2008/feb08/feb01ha.pdf
http://space.msu.ru/projects/planned/YouthSat/

и X-Sat:

http://space.skyrocket.de/index_frame.htm?http://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/x-sat.htm
http://rian.ru/science/20100329/216906448.html
http://www.dlr.de/iaa.symp/Portaldata/49/Resources/dokumente/archiv4/IAA-B4-0506P.pdf
http://www3.ntu.edu.sg/home/mcloughlin/Projects/index.html

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http://www.spacenews.com/satellite_telecom/100903-comdev-ousts-ceo.html

Peter Mabson, president of the exactEarth division, said the launch of the company's AIS payload on India's Resourcesat 2 Earth observation satellite aboard India's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle rocket has been delayed until November.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/ISRO-to-launch-two-more-satellites-by-December/articleshow/6502654.cms

The Indian Space Research Organization ( ISRO) has planned two more launches a PSLV and a GSLV mission in December.

The first would be PSLV-C16 mission which would place Resourcesat satellite and two other satellites -- a 90 kg satellite developed by Singapore University and a 90 kg Youthsat, developed by students of Russian and Indian universities -- in orbit.

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http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/news-by-industry/et-cetera/ISRO-to-replace-two-ageing-satellites-in-December/articleshow/6613922.cms

23 Sep, 2010, 05.38PM IST,IANS
ISRO to replace two ageing satellites in December

CHENNAI: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) plans to replace two of its ageing satellites with new ones by December, an official said on Thursday.

The agency is planning to send in space two rockets for the purpose.

First to fly towards the heavens will be ISRO's heavy rocket - the geosynchronous satellite launch vehicle (GSLV) - sometime during the second week of December carrying a communication satellite GSAT 5 - intended to replace the ageing INSAT 2E.

"The INSAT 2E was launched in 1999 and is nearing the end of its life. The GSAT 5 with 36 transponders will be its replacement. Further, the new satellite is also expected to fill the void created by the partial failure of INSAT 4B," ISRO's director (publications and public relations) S. Satish said.

Earlier this year, ISRO lost 50 percent of the INSAT-4B's transponder capacity (12 transponders) owing to a power snag.

The GSLV rocket is being readied at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota around 80 km from here.

ISRO officials, not wanting to be identified, told IANS a small snag was detected in one of the GSLV rocket's sub-systems. The component is being replaced after extensive testing.

Officials said the rocket's first stage is ready and other stages are being readied and the satellite weighing around 2,300 kg is expected to arrive at the launch centre sometime next month.

"The rocket assembling activity at the second launch pad will continue till Oct 25. Between that date and November, no assembling work will be carried out as the period is prone to cyclones," an official told IANS.

After the GSLV, it will be turn of ISRO's lighter rocket, the polar satellite launch vehicle (PSLV), which will be carrying a remote sensing satellite - Resourcesat-2. Piggy-backing on it will be two small satellites made in Singapore and Russia.

Remote sensing satellites send back pictures and other data for use. India is a major player in vending such data in the global market.

"The Resourcesat-2 will be the replacement for Resourcesat-1 launched in 2003. For sometime both will work together," Satish said.

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http://www.deccanchronicle.com/chennai/satellite-assist-ships-distress-648

Satellite to assist ships in distress[/size]
September 27th, 2010

Sept. 26: The Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) will soon join a select group of institutions providing rescue and relief support to ships in distress across the globe.

India's Resourcesat-2, the remote sensing satellite to be launched this December will carry on board a state-of-the-art Space-Based Automatic Identification System (AIS-SB) meant to track ships and report if they are in trouble, said an Isro spokesman.

"The payload was built by COMDEV of Canada, a group known for its expertise in space engineering and hardware," S. Satish, director (public relations and publications) told Deccan Chronicle. "The AIS-SB will monitor the movement of all ships registered with us on a round-the-clock basis irrespective of their location. We will be able to offer instant rescue and relief operations to the ships if there is any accident."

He said this will be the first time an instrument of this kind will be used in an Indian satellite.

Mr Satish also pointed out that Isro's move to have a space-based automatic identification system of its own was in response to the rapid growth of the shipping industry globally. "Any distress call will be picked up by the AIS-SB and relayed to the agencies concerned for immediate action," he added.

Bhaskar Kunhi, chief pilot, Cochin Port Trust, welcomed the AIS-SB. "Our sailors are dependent on INMARSAT, the international marine satellites for all communication purposes. The AIS-SB will make it easy for our ships to communicate much faster," he said.

Mr Satish pointed out that a similar space-based automatic identification system had played a pivotal role in providing security for the Vancouver Olympics held earlier this year.

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http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report_india-plans-two-rocket-launches-in-december_1461634

Preparations are also in full swing for the launch of the PSLV-C16 which would carry on board India's advanced remote sensing satellite Resourcesat-2 and auxiliary spacecraft of Youthsat and X-sat, expected towards the end of December.

Resourcesat-2 is intended to replace Resourcesat-1, launched in October 2003, which has outlived its designed mission life of five years but continues to work satisfactorily, ISRO sources said.

"Resourcesat-2 is a follow on mission to Resourcesat-1 to provide data continuity. Suitable changes including miniaturisation in payload electronics have been incorporated in Resourcesat-2", an ISRO official told Press Trust of India.

Resourcesat's images are being used for advanced applications such as vegetation dynamics, crop yield estimates and disaster management support.

Youthsat, a micro satellite, is a participatory scientific mission with one payload from Russia and two from India, carrying scientific payloads with participation from universities at graduate, postgraduate and research scholar level. The universities would participate from testing of the payloads in laboratory to the utilisation of the data.

Participation of young scientists is intended to inculcate interest in space-related activities and provide opportunities for realisation of future scientific payloads at the university level.

X-sat is the first locally made satellite in Singapore. It is designed and built by Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in the city-state

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http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/news-by-industry/et-cetera/ISRO-to-send-up-new-communication-satellite-in-2010/articleshow/6900651.cms

10 Nov, 2010, 01.40PM IST,IANS

Though ISRO is aiming to send its remote sensing/earth observation satellite Resourcesat-2 before this year on its lighter rocket polar satellite launch vehicle (PSLV), officials do not discount the possibility of a launch early next year.

Piggy-backing on it will be two small satellites made in Singapore and Russia.

Remote sensing satellites send back earth pictures and other data for use. India is a major player in vending such data in the global market.

"Resourcesat-2 will be the replacement for Resourcesat-1 launched in 2003. For some time, both will work together," Satish added.

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http://www.hindu.com/2010/11/14/stories/2010111464371000.htm

Also to be launched next year, the Radar Imaging Satellite (RISAT-1), a microwave remote sensing satellite, will provide all-weather surveillance. Hylas, a communication satellite, would be launched on November 27; GSAT -5P in December and RESOURCESAT- 2 along with YOUTHSAT in January 2011.

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http://www.roscosmos.ru/main.php?id=2&nid=13802

Российско-индийский студенческий спутник "ЮтСат" в конце декабря - начале января будет выведен на орбиту[/size]
:: 20.11.2010

Россия и Индия определили окончательные сроки запуска молодежного спутника "ЮтСат". Об этом сообщил заместитель руководителя Роскосмоса Анатолий Шилов в кулуарах 16-го заседания российско-индийской межправительственной комиссии по торгово-экономическому, научно-техническому и культурному сотрудничеству.

"В конце декабря - начале января студенческий спутник "ЮтСат" будет выведен на орбиту", - сказал А.Шилов. По его словам, запуск состоится с индийской площадки Шрихарикота /штат Андхра-Прадеш/.

А.Шилов напомнил, что в проекте участвуют студенты Московского государственного университета, с индийской стороны в нем задействованы студенты четырех университетов Индии. "Спутник будет запущен на индийской ракете", - сказал он.

Как отмечает ИТАР-ТАСС, решение о реализации российско-индийского студенческого спутникового проекта было принято в январе 2007 г. Он направлен на развитие контактов между молодежью двух стран.

ПРАЙМ-ТАСС

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http://www.zeenews.com/news669217.html

Resourcesat-2 satellite launch in January: ISRO[/size]
Updated on Friday, November 19, 2010, 21:21

Bangalore: India's premier space agency ISRO will launch Resourcesat-2 advanced remote sensing satellite on board home-made PSLV rocket in January.

The Bangalore-headquartered space agency held a mission readiness review in the Sriharikota spaceport in Andhra Pradesh today during which ISRO Chairman K Radhakrishnan and top ISRO officials were present.

The standard PSLV-C16, with six strap-on boosters, would carry Resourcesat-2, auxiliary spacecraft of Youthsat and X-sat.

Resourcesat-2 is a follow on mission to Resourcesat-1 to provide data continuity. Resourcesat-1, launched in October 2003, has outlived its designed mission life of five years and is working satisfactorily, ISRO sources said.

Youthsat, a microsatellite, is a participatory scientific mission with a payload from Russia and two from India. It is a micro satellite carrying scientific payloads. X-sat is Singapore's first indigenous satellite.

Meanwhile, ISRO is slated to hold tomorrow a mission readiness review vis-a-vis GSLV mission, which is expected in the last week of December. GSLV would carry on board GSAT-5P, an exclusive C-band communication satellite with a designedmission life of 12 years.

PTI

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http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/news-by-industry/indl-goods-/-svs/engineering/India-to-launch-advanced-communication-satellite-Dec-20/articleshow/7092073.cms

ISRO is also likely to begin the New Year with the launch of Resourcesat-2, an earth observation satellite.

Remote sensing satellites send back pictures and other data for use. India is a major player in vending such data in the global market.

"Resourcesat-2 will be the replacement for Resourcesat-1, launched in 2003. For some time, both will work together," Satish added.

Piggy-backing on it will be two small satellites made in Singapore and Russia .

The satellites will be carried by ISRO's another rocket called polar satellite launch vehicle (PSLV) and the launch date is around Jan 20.

According to ISRO officials the Resourcesat-2 and another small satellite are expected to reach Sriharikota by December end.

ISRO this year launched two major satellites - communication satellite GSAT-4 and remote sensing satellite Cartosat-2. While the launch of GSAT-4 failed as the GSLV rocket carrying it plunged into the sea due to an engine failure, Cartosat-2 was placed successfully in the orbit.

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http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article979370.ece

The ISRO would launch a Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C16) from Sriharikota in the first week of February 2011. The rocket would put in orbit India's Resourcesat-2, Youthsat with payloads from Russia and India, and X-Sat from Singapore.

[Johannes]

UN/Austria/ESA Symposium on Small Satellite Programmes for Sustainable Development: Payloads for Small Satellite Programmes, 21-24 September 2010[/size]
Capabilities of Satellite of ISRO for serving Various Payloads

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http://www.forestlaneshul.com/isro-to-launch-singapores-first-satellite-in-february-14139.html

ISRO to launch Singapore's first satellite in February[/size]

Posted: 6-Jan-11 in Miscellaneous by Malikamal Johns

The first ever satellite of Singapore-X-Sat, is expected to launch in February by the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO). Reportedly, the satellite was to be launched in 2007 but because of some technical and other problems that launch has been delayed. However, the problem was not revealed added the report.

The report further added that because of delay the in launch the cost of X-Sat increased four times than expected (the expected estimation was 10 million SD).

As per report of sources, the X-Sat would launched by using Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV), which had put 38 satellites successfully into the space out of 40 launches since its first launch in 1933. The report further added that the X-Sat was a refrigerator size micro satellite, which would be in orbit, at a height of 800, for three years.

While informing about the tasks performed by X-Sat the source informed that the satellite would take photographs to measure the soil erosion and environment changes on Earth, then relay them to a ground station at Singapore's Nanyang Technical University (NTU).

Speaking to the media persons a NTU spokesperson informed that the experiment micro satellite was in its final phase of the preparation leading to its assembly on the PSLV rocket and the stringent checks would be performed before the launch. The NTU spokesperson further added that ISRO had not declared any launch date.

K Radhakrishnan, the Chairman of ISRO, said that the PSLV was in its assembling stage and 100-Kg X-Sat would be one the three riding on the PSLV rocket.

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http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/news-by-industry/et-cetera/isro-to-launch-singapores-first-satellite-in-orbit-in-feb/articleshow/7214884.cms

4 Jan, 2011, 11.01AM IST,PTI
ISRO to launch Singapore's first satellite in orbit in Feb[/size]

SINGAPORE: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is expected to launch Singapore's first satellite in orbit next month.

The launch of the satellite, dubbed X-Sat, has been delayed since 2007.

Experts estimated that the delay has raised the cost of satellite four-fold to more than 40 million Singaporean dollar from earlier estimates of 10 million, according to a report in The Straits Times today.

No reasons were given for the delay in the launch of X-Sat last month (December 2010) and it was not linked to the failure of ISRO's Geostationary Satellite Launch Vehicle on Christmas Day.

The X-Sat would be ride on Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) which has made 17 launches since its maiden flight in 1993, and have successfully put 38 satellites into the space out of the 40.

The X-Sat, a refrigerator-sized micro-satellite, would be in orbit for three years at a height of 800 km.

It would take photographs to measures soil erosion and environmental changes on Earth, then relay them to a ground station at Singapore's Nanyang Technological University (NTU).

"The experimental micro-satellite is in the final phase of preparation leading to its assembly on the PSLV rocket. Stringent checks would be carried out before the launch," the paper quoted a NTU spokesman as saying.

But Isro has not set a launch date, the spokesman added.

ISRO chairman K Radhakrishnan said the PSLV was in the assembling stage.

"We will be doing the flight testing stage later in January, and are expecting it to be launched in the first week of February," he was quoted as saying in recent media reports.

The 100-kg X-Sat would be one of the three riding on the PSLV rocket, said Radhakrishnan.

The X-Sat would make Singapore one of the first Southeast Asian countries to have locally-built satellite in space. The satellite is built by NTU, one of Singapore's top universities and research and development centres.

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http://www.domain-b.com/aero/space/satellites/20110117_quarter.html

ISRO has a busy quarter ahead[/size]   
17 January 2011    

Thiruvananthapuram: ISRO has a busy schedule ahead of it this quarter with three major missions planned, including launch of an advanced remote sensing satellite, the Resourcesat-2.

The organisation has also pinpointed the cause of the recent failure of the prestigious Geo-Stationary Launch Vehicle (GSLV) and is now engaged in detailed evaluation and studies.

"The coming three months are going to be eventful with three major milestones to be achieved," ISRO chairman K Radhakrishnan told an international conference here.

"We have three major missions slated to be done in coming February, March and April. Among them Resourcesat-2 is meant to replace Resourcesat-1, launched in 2003, to provide data connectivity," he said.

He also informed the audience that the home-grown PSLV-C16 launch vehicle had been assembled at the Sriharikota spaceport and two satellites, Resourcesat-2 and Youthsat, with advanced optical payloads, were being readied for shipment prior to launch.

'Youthsat', a participatory scientific mission with payloads from Russia and India and X-sat, Singapore's first indigenous satellite, will be launched on board the ISRO workhorse, the PSLV C-16, he said.

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http://ibnlive.in.com/news/isro-to-launch-three-satellite-in-q1-of-2011/140701-11.html

"We have three major missions slated to be done in coming February, March and April months. Among them Resourcesat-2 is meant to replace Resourcesat-1, launched in 2003, to provide data connectivity," Dr Radhakrishnan during his presidential address to an international conference on Contemporary trends in Optics and Optoelectronics at the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre here.

"The 'Youthsat' would carry a payload developed by the students of Moscow University in Russia," he told the meet organised by Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IIST) and Optical Society of India (OSI).

"PSLV-C16 vehicle has already been assembled at the space port at Sreeharikota. Resourcesat-2 and Youthsat are getting ready for shipment to SHAR from the ISRO's centres. Both these satellites carry a host of advance optical payloads," he said.

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Т.е. пуск в феврале, но дата его не названа.

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http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/resourcesat-2-launch-by-endfeb-isro/422440/

Resourcesat-2 launch by end of Feb: ISRO[/size]
BS Reporter / Chennai/ Bangalore January 21, 2011, 0:25 IST

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), which had a recent setback with the failure of Geostationary Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV-FO6) mission carrying its latest communication satellite GSAT-5P, will launch Resourcesat-2, a remote sensing satellite using PSLV C-16 version rocket by end of February 2011, said a top ISRO official.

"We will be launching three satellites in the next three months. They are PSLV C-16, PSLV C-17, and Resourcesat-2 and a series of communication satellites during the next year," K Radhakrishnan, chairman, ISRO said.

He told reporters on the sidelines of IMTEX 2011 here on Thursday he said the expert committee reports commissioned by ISRO on failures of GSLV on December 25 will be submitted by end of January.

ISRO would be launching 'Resourcesat-2', an advanced remote sensing satellite, 'Youthsat', a participatory scientific mission with payloads from both Russia and India, and X-sat, Singapore's first indigenous satellite, onboard the homemade PSLV C-16 during February, March and April.

Resourcesat-2 is meant to replace Resourcesat-1, launched in 2003, to provide data connectivity.

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http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2011/01/26/352300/india-looks-to-get-back-on-track-with-pslv-launch.html

26/01/11
SOURCE:Flight International
India looks to get back on track with PSLV launch[/size]
By Radhakrishna Rao

The Indian Space Research Organisation hopes to put itself back on a winning trajectory with its first launch since the spectacular failure of its first two attempts to fly its GSLV rocket in April and December 2010.

Scheduled for the first quarter of this year, the launch, from Satish Dhawan Space Centre on Sriharikota island, off India's eastern coast, will see ISRO's workhorse Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) carry a three-satellite payload.

Featuring four alternate liquid- and solid-fuel stages, the PSLV is ISRO's first operational launch vehicle and has a sound track record of carrying out multiple launches. Weighing 295t at launch and standing 44.9m (147ft) tall in standard configuration, the PSLV can launch either a 1,600kg (3,500lb) satellite into a Sun-synchronous/polar orbit or a 1,050kg satellite into a geostationary transfer orbit.

The PSLV's first stage is one of the largest solid-propellant boosters in the world, carrying 139t of fuel. A cluster of six strap-ons are attached to the first-stage motor; four of these are ignited on the ground and two are air-lit.

ISRO describes the PSLV as reliable and versatile, having achieved a run of 16 successful flights through to its last mission in July 2010. Payloads have been orbited on commercial terms for clients in Algeria, Belgium, Canada, Germany, Indonesia, Israel, Italy, South Korea and Switzerland.

Although the PSLV was developed as a workhorse for launching India's 1t class Earth observation satellites in polar/Sun-synchronous orbit, it has evolved into a versatile launcher capable of delivering payloads into near-Earth, middle-Earth and geostationary transfer orbits.

The larger, 49m-tall, 414t GSLV was designed to give India self-reliant capability to launch its Insat series of domestic communications satellites, which weigh 2,000-2,500kg. Most of the Insat satellites now in operation have been launched by the European Space Agency's Ariane 5 rockets.

The GSLV, and particularly a home-grown cryogenic engine for it, also holds the key to the ISRO's high-profile mission plans, including the 2013 launch of the Chandrayaan-II Moon mission and a human flight mission planned for 2016.

The failed 15 April GSLV mission was propelled by a home-grown cryogenic engine stage, carrying 12.5t of liquid oxygen and hydrogen. The rocket that failed on 25 December featured a Russian cryogenic engine.

ISRO began developing an indigenous cryogenic engine in the early 1990s, but has still not been able to qualify the home-grown cryo stage. Since then, it has used six out of seven cryogenic engine stages supplied by Russia under an agreement made after the USA prevented Russia from transferring cryogenic engine technology to ISRO in 1992.

ISRO is also developing a Mark III version of the GSLV that will be capable of placing a 4t-class satellite into a geostationary transfer orbit. The three-stage, 629t heavy GSLV-MKIII calls for a cryogenic upper stage with a 25t loading of liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen.

The forthcoming PSLV launch is planned to orbit India's advanced remote sensing satellite Resourcesat-II, envisaged as a follow-on to Resourcesat-1, which was launched in 2003. As piggyback payloads, the rocket will carry Singapore's Nanyang Technological University's 100kg X-sat micro satellite and Youthsat, an Indo-Russian micro satellite carrying payloads designed by university students.

A second PSLV launch is due in the second quarter, to put India's 1,375kg GSat-12 communications satellite into a geostationary transfer orbit. It will replace Insat-3B, which was launched in March 2000.

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http://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/science/article1143360.ece

Chennai, Январь 31, 2011
ISRO to launch remote sensing Resourcesat in February[/size]

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is getting ready to launch Resourcesat 2, a remote sensing earth observation satellite, by the end of February, officials said Monday.

Remote sensing satellites send back pictures and other data for various uses. India is a major player in providing such data in the global market.

Resourcesat-2 will replace Resourcesat-1 launched in 2003, which has outlived its original mission life of five years.

According to ISRO officials, the satellite has reached the Sriharikota rocket launch centre, around 80 kms from Chennai, and tests are being conducted.

The satellites will be carried by ISRO's polar satellite launch vehicle (PSLV). The launch will be between February 20 and 25 in the morning. The PSLV will also be carrying two other small satellites made in Singapore and Russia.

With nine orbiting satellites and the tenth one to join in February, India has the largest number of remote sensing satellites in the world providing images in a variety of spatial resolutions. The remote sensing satellites currently operational are: Resourcesat-1, Cartosat-2B, Oceansat-2, RISAT-2, Cartosat-2A, IMS-1, Cartosat-2, Resourcesat-1 and TES.

For some time Resourcesat-2 and Resourcesat-1 will work together before the latter is fully replaced, the official said.

[Salo]

http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=1173.msg690915#msg690915

Might get official confirmation by today evening (IST,in print media), but hearing that the launch date for the PSLV is February 24, 2011.

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http://www.azosensors.com/Details.asp?newsID=2174

Remote Sensing Resourcesat 2 Ready for Launch[/size]

This category of satellite routinely relays information in pictorial and other formats to be deployed in various applications. India is a major provider of this type of information to other nations. This satellite will take the place of Resourcesat 1, which had been launched in 2003, and had a lifespan of about five years. This second edition has taken longer to launch.

ISRO spokespersons also stated that the satellite has been transported to the Sriharikota rocket launch centre located about 80km from Chennai in South India, where currently tests are being conducted on it, after which it will be lifted by the agency's polar satellite vehicle launch (PSLV) in the morning hours on any day between February 20 and 25.

Besides the main satellite,  PSLV will also lift two satellites of smaller sizes developed in Singapore and Russia. Already, India has nine satellites orbiting in space, and this will be the tenth, making India a key player in offering pictures taken in different resolutions.

[Salo]

А сабж видимо опять уходит вправо.

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

March    PSLV   •  Resourcesat 2
Launch time: TBD
Launch site: Satish Dhawan Space Center, Sriharikota, India

India's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) will launch the Resourcesat 2 Earth observation satellite, the XSAT demonstration satellite for Singapore, and the Youthsat payload for India and Russia. The mission is codenamed PSLV-C16. Delayed from December and January. [Feb. 21]

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http://www.sify.com/news/indian-space-agency-postpones-remote-sensing-satellite-s-launch-news-national-lcyuuhhbadc.html

Indian space agency postpones remote sensing satellite's launch[/size]
2011-02-24 20:20:00

Chennai, Feb 24 (IANS) Not wanting to risk a failure of its lucrative Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) and to be doubly sure about the on-flight performance of the various subsystems, India's space agency has postponed the launch of the rocket carrying remote sensing satellite Resourcesat-2 by nearly a month.

'A realistic date of launch could be estimated only by the end of this month as it depends on the results of tests that are being done to know the high temperature tolerance levels of a key component,' an official of Indian Space Research Organisation (IANS) told IANS.

The PSLV launch, scheduled for launch this week, was supposed to sling Resourcesat-2 and two other small satellites - Youthsat and X-Sat - into orbit. Remote sensing satellites like Resourcesat send back pictures and other data for various uses. India is a major player in providing such data in the global market.

The Youthsat, an Indo-Russian micro satellite, carries two payloads - one Indian and the other Russian. Singapore's X-Sat is also a micro satellite.

ISRO officials told IANS the space agency's chairman K. Radhakrishnan wanted to be sure about the parameters of the rocket's subsystems as he was of the view that ISRO cannot afford another failure and that too involving the PSLV rocket.

ISRO's commercial arm Antrix Corporation is earning a sizeable sum launching third party satellites using PSLV rockets.

The Indian space agency's last two missions involving its heavy rocket - Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) - ended as a failure resulting in a total loss of around Rs.600 crore -- cost of two rockets and two satellites.

According to ISRO officials, even if the test results turn out positive and the launch decision is taken, it would require minimum of around 20 days to get ready the PSLV rocket for the launch.

India has the largest constellation of remote sensing satellites in the world providing imageries in variety of spatial resolutions from better than a metre ranging up to 500 metres.

The remote sensing satellites that are operational are: Cartosat-2B, Oceansat-2, RISAT-2, Cartosat-2A, IMS-1, Cartosat-2, Resourcesat-1 and TES.

For some time Resourcesat-2 and Resourcesat-1 would work together before the latter would go into oblivion.

Launched in 2003, Resourcesat-1 has outlived its original mission life of five years.

Compared to Resourcesat-1, the multispectral swath of Resourcesat-2 has been enhanced from 23 km to 70 km based on user needs.

Suitable changes including miniaturisation in payload electronics have been incorporated in Resourcesat-2.

The other remote sensing satellites that ISRO plans to launch are RISAT, Megha-Tropiques, INSAT-3D a meteorological satellite, Astrosat (astronomy satellite to observe celestial bodies)

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http://www.hindustantimes.com/ISRO-tests-rocket-motor-delays-satellite-launch/Article1-667091.aspx

ISRO tests rocket motor, delays satellite launch[/size]

After 16 successful launches of its workhorse rocket Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) in the last 17 years, the Indian space agency is now testing a key component to re-qualify its on-flight performance parameters to avoid any unpleasant surprises. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is testing the gas motor which is fitted in the second stage/engine powered by liquid fuel for high temperature tolerance levels.

The test has forced ISRO to postpone the launch of its remote sensing satellite Resourcesat-2 and two other payloads by nearly a month. Remote sensing satellites like Resourcesat send back pictures and other data for various uses. India is a major player in providing such data in the global market.

The rocket was scheduled for launch this week.

According to ISRO officials, the gas motor powers the rocket's second stage control actuators for maneuvering the engine's nozzle - the process is called gimballing. The process enables the rocket to maintain a steady course on its way up.

The motor is powered by the hot gases tapped from the rocket.

"During earlier PSLV rocket launches, we had noticed the temperature of the hot gases at the motor inlet being higher by 20-30 percent while the expected temperature is around or less than 300 degree celsius," an ISRO official said.

ISRO officials said that the space agency's chairman K Radhakrishnan wanted to be sure about the parameters of the rocket's subsystems as he was of the view that ISRO cannot afford another failure and that too involving the PSLV rocket.

ISRO's commercial arm Antrix Corporation is earning a sizeable sum, launching third-party satellites using PSLV rockets.

The Indian space agency's last two missions involving its heavy rocket - Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) - ended in failures, resulting in a total loss of around Rs 600 crore - cost of two rockets and two satellites.

ISRO will be using PSLV to launch a communication satellite till the space agency stabilises its GSLV rocket that can sling much heavier satellites into orbit.

According to ISRO officials, the temperature tolerance levels of the gas motor is being tested in a power generation company near in Chennai.

ISRO opted to test the gas motor's heat tolerance limits as that will be quicker than redesigning the rocket's engine to bring down the gas temperature.

"Up to 300 degree celsius we can test the component at ISRO's centre in Thiruvananthapuram. We do not have super heated steam generators to test the temperature tolerance levels above that levels," an official said.

According to him, the test results have been satisfactory till now as the motor tolerated temperature up to 370 degree celsius.

The test results will be studied and the final call on the rocket's launch carrying remote sensing satellite Resourcesat-2 is expected to be taken Feb 28 by Radhakrishnan.

ISRO officials said that around 20 days' time is required to test the rocket's subsystems after the launch permission.

If the permission is given on Mar 1, ISRO would require 20 days more to make the rocket and the satellite ready for launch.

Meanwhile, the fully assembled PSLV rocket is standing tall at the Sriharikota launch centre, around 80 km from in Chennai. All the three satellites are also at the rocket launch pad.

India has the largest constellation of remote sensing satellites in the world providing imageries in variety of spatial resolutions from better than a metre ranging up to 500 metres.

The remote sensing satellites that are operational are -- Cartosat-2B, Oceansat-2, RISAT-2, Cartosat-2A, IMS-1, Cartosat-2, Resourcesat-1 and TES.

For some time, Resourcesat-2 and Resourcesat-1 would work together before the latter would go into oblivion.

Launched in 2003, Resourcesat-1 has outlived its original mission life of five years.

Compared to Resourcesat-1, the multispectral swath of Resourcesat-2 has been enhanced from 23 km to 70 km based on user needs.

Suitable changes, including miniaturisation in payload electronics, have also been incorporated in Resourcesat-2.

The other remote sensing satellites that ISRO plans to launch are RISAT, Megha-Tropiques, INSAT-3D, Astrosat -- astronomy satellite to observe celestial bodies.

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http://www.raumfahrer.net/news/raumfahrt/27022011125957.shtml

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Isro gearing for Resourcesat-2 launch in April[/size]
Abantika Ghosh, TNN | Mar 5, 2011, 05.13am IST

NEW DELHI: Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is likely to launch Resourcesat-2, a remote sensing satellite that will provide information on biophysical and geophysical parameters on the earth's surface, from Sriharikota Space Centre in April. Youthsat, in collaboration with Russia, and Xsat, a venture with a Singapore laboratory, are the other two satellities that will also be launched around the same time.

Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) mission was earlier slated to be launched in the third week of January, which was subsequently postponed to February 24. ISRO, which is still smarting under the Christmas Day disaster of the GSLV mission, decided to play it safe as scientists insisted on some more tests. Consequently, the launch was called off just two days ahead of the D-day.

"Preparations are in the final stages. Resourcesat-2 will be launched in April, but the date has not been fixed. It will be equipped with three advanced cameras that will transmit valuable geospatial data regarding biodiversity, forest cover, soil etc," said a senior official in the department of space.

Resourcesat data can be used for a host of key initiatives like CAPE (crop acreage and production estimates) and FASAL (forecasting agricultural output using space, agrometeorological and land based observations) programmes in collaboration with the ministry of agriculture. Besides, it would come in handy for assesment of green cover and incorporating it into Bhuvan, ISRO's answer to GoogleEarth.

LISS (Linear Imaging Self Scanning) 3, LISS 4 and AWIFS ( Advanced Wide Imaging Field Sensor) are the three cameras fitted to Resourcesat-2. The variable resolutions and time period will help it to capture 3D pictures ofvarious geophysical changes in the earth's surface, explained the official.

Resourcesat-2 is the first Indian satellite to boast of space-based Automatic Identification System that can provide guidance to ships in distress, ISRO sources said. The payload, built in technical collaboration with Canada, can constantly monitor the movement of all the registered vehicles.[/quote]

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Индия запустит три спутника, в том числе российско-индийский "ЮтСат"[/size]

16:11 09/03/2011

НЬЮ-ДЕЛИ, 9 мар - РИА Новости, Евгений Безека.

Индия в апреле планирует запустить на орбиту три спутника с помощью ракеты-носителя PSLV, передает агентство ИАНС.

Запуск был намечен на февраль, однако из-за декабрьской аварии тяжелой ракеты GSLV был отложен. После этой неудачи руководство Индийской организации космических исследований (ИСРО) решило подстраховаться и более тщательно протестировать детали ракеты. Более легкая ракета PSLV - "рабочая лошадка" ИСРО, используемая для вывода спутников на околоземную орбиту.

PSLV выведет на орбиту три спутника: 1,2-тонный Resourcesat-2 для дистанционного зондирования Земли, 93-килограммовый российско-индийский научный спутник "ЮтСат" (YouthSat), который планировалось отправить в космос еще в 2008 году, а также 103-килограммовый сингапурский спутник X-Sat.

Длина PSLV составляет 44 метра. Ракету приводят в движение четыре ступени, две из которых работают на твердом топливе, две - на жидком.

Решение о реализации этого российско-индийского спутникового проекта было принято в январе 2007 года в ходе визита Владимира Путина в Индию. Проект 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 2009-2010 годах.

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http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article1512995.ece

PSLV to be launched around April 10[/size]
T. S. Subramanian

GSLV failure and S-band scam hold it up for two months

After a two-month delay, the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C16) will be launched around April 10 to put Resourcesat-2 and two other satellites into orbit.

The PSLV-C16 was to have lifted off from Sriharikota in the first week of February, but the failure of the Geo-stationary Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV-F06) on December 25, 2010, and the S-band spectrum scam that hit the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) this year have cast a long shadow over it.

Though the four stages of the PSLV-C16 were fully integrated more than two weeks ago, the ISRO wants to play it safe after the GSLV-16 failure. Asked about the reason for the delay, an ISRO official said: "People are busy dealing with the fallout of the S-band scam and analysing the GSLV failure. The ISRO does not want another failure."

ISRO officials said they did not want to take chances with the PSLV-C16 flight because several modules of the PSLV and the GSLV were similar. The GSLV's liquid engine stages and up-rated core solid engine stage are all derived from the PSLV, which has become the workhorse of the ISRO for putting into orbit remote-sensing satellites. The second stages of the GSLV and the PSLV, both powered by liquid propellants, are alike. Besides, the four liquid strap-on booster motors around the GSLV core first stage are derived from the PSLV's liquid stages. "We will therefore be extra careful. We cannot afford to lose face this time," an ISRO rocket engineer said. Tests are under way on the PSLV's second liquid stage, because problems have surfaced there.

The PSLV-C16 will put into orbit three satellites: the ISRO's 1,200-kg Resourcesat-2; the 93-kg Youthsat, with a payload from Russia and two payloads from India; and the 103-kg X-Sat from Nangyang Technological University of Singapore. Resourcesat-2 is a continuation of Resourcesat-1, which was put into orbit on October 17, 2003. Resourcesat-1 is going strong, though it has lasted more than its mission life of five years. The images of the Resourcesat-2 will help in monitoring the health of crops, estimating crop yield, keeping a tab on deforestation and locating the groundwater. Youthsat is meant for studying the effects of the sun on the earth's upper atmosphere.

Two ISRO payloads in Youthsat are from the Space Physics Laboratory of the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, Thiruvananthapuram, the Space Applications Centre, Ahmedabad, and the ISRO Satellite Centre, Bangalore.

The X-Sat is a technology demonstrator with remote-sensing and communication payloads.

A standard PSLV version, which weighs 295 tonnes at lift-off and is 44 metres long, will put these satellites in orbit. The satellites will be mated with the rocket in April.

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http://expressbuzz.com/cities/chennai/resourcesat-2-for-rural-programme-efficiency/260539.html

Resourcesat-2 for rural programme efficiency[/size]

Gokul Chandrasekar
Express News Service
First Published : 29 Mar 2011 03:16:58 AM IST
Last Updated : 29 Mar 2011 09:16:24 AM IST

CHENNAI: Resourcesat-2, a highly advanced remote sensing satellite that is to be launched by ISRO in April this year, is expected to increase the efficiency of rural development programmes by providing high-resolution stage-by-stage satellite imagery of the progress made.

The satellite, a sequel to Resourcesat-1, will be the first multi-resolution imaging satellite to be launched by India with its image resolution capability varying from 5.5 m to 5.8 m.

"Resourcesat-2, which is equipped with an advanced wide field sensor (AWiFS), will conduct a terrain mapping once in every five days," says PG Diwakar, associate director of Earth Observation Systems-ISRO. "The spatial resolution of the AWiFS sensor is around 55 m. The satellite is also equipped with LISS-3 and LISS-4 sensors of the resolution 28 m and 5.8 m," Diwakar told Express.

The programme will help experts and governments in improving the efficiency of the rural development programmes. "A high resolution stage-by-stage satellite imagery of a terrain undergoing watershed development will show the programmes' efficiency thereby helping improve our interventions," says Prof S Sanjeevi, from the department of geology at Anna University.

ISRO officials say data from it, which will be made available on Bhuvan — ISRO's geoportal, will be a boon to non-profit organisations undertaking resource conservation activities in ru­ral areas. "NGOs struggle to obtain spatial data. Now, Bhu­van will help all non-prof­its and citizens to access remote sensing and terrain-map­ping data for programmes like groundwater conservat­ion, biodiversity mapping and watershed deve­lopment programmes," says Diwakar.

ISRO has the technology to carry out mapping to a resolution of 0.8 m, close to Google Earth's maximum resolution of 0.6 m.

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http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2011/03/31/354937/indias-opts-for-caution-on-return-to-launch-pad.html

DATE:31/03/11
SOURCE:Flight International
India's opts for caution on return to launch pad[/size]
By Radhakrishna Rao

After two failures of its heavy lift Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) in April and December last year, India is taking a cautious approach to resuming launch operations of the vehicle, delaying a planned first-quarter mission for its workhorse Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV.

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) says a PSLV launch schedule is awaiting tests of the high-temperature tolerance level of a key component of the vehicle.

Featuring four alternate liquid- and solid-fuel stages - including one of the world's largest sold-fuel boosters - the 44.9m (147ft)-tall PSLV is ISRO's first operational launch vehicle and has a sound track record of carrying out multiple launches, including a run of 16 successful flights up to its last mission in July 2010.

The future of the heavier GSLV - and with it India's manned and Moon mission plans - depends on an Indian-developed cryogenic upper stage whose failure ended the April 2010 mission after 293s. Russian-built stages have been used for other flights, but are no longer available.

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http://lunar-tiks.blogspot.com/2011/03/loaded-address-to-indian-space.html

But, it was not just criticism. There was another side to his speech which made the space scientists happy on this Saturday evening. While expressing anxiety about the GSLV programme, he praised the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) project. He said: ``The Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle has had sixteen successful flights and put forty satellites in orbit, twenty five of which belong to foreign parties.''  Good, but not a word about the repeated postponement of the PSLV which was to have taken off with Resourcesat-2, Youthsat and X-Sat of Singapore, on April 10, 2011. The current indications suggest that the launch will take place sometime towards the end of April.

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Перевод корявый, го за неимением лучшего...

http://www.aex.ru/news/2011/4/4/83914/

Индия возобновляет запуски ракет-носителей SLV[/size]
   
4 апреля 2011 г., Aviation Explorer –   После двух неудачных запусков тяжелой ракеты-носителя Geosynchronous (GSLV) в апреле и декабре прошлого года, Индия подходит к дальнейшим запускам ракеты с осторожностью, в результате чего, для запланированного на первый квартал текущего года запуска, будет использована ракета-носитель Polar (PSLV). AEX.ru
 
Представители Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) сообщили, что окончательная дата запуска PSLV будет определена после завершения испытаний на определение допустимого уровня температур для одного из ключевых узлов ракеты.
 
PSLV имеет четыре ступени, функционирующие на жидком или твердом топливе, включая одни из самых больших в мире твердотопливных ускорителей. Высота данной ракеты составляет 44.9 м, и она является первым средством выведения на орбиту, принятым ISRO в эксплуатацию. Также ей принадлежит ряд рекордов по количеству запусков, включая серию из 16 удачных полетов вплоть до крайнего запуска, проведенного в июле 2010 года.
 
Будущее более тяжелой GSLV на фоне запланированных Индией запусков пилотируемых космических аппаратов, а так же миссии на Луну, зависит от успешности разработки Индией верхней криогенной ступени, отказ которой прервал выполнение полета в апреле 2010 года.
 
Источник: Flightglobal

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резервации и время на запуск:
FLW RECEIVED FM GOVERNMENT OF INDIA AFFECTING MELBOURNE FIR:
INDIAN SPACE RESEARCH ORGANIZATION IS PROPOSED TO LAUNCH POLAR
SATELLITE LAUNCH VEHICLE (PSLV) WITH THE DETAILS AS FOLLOWS:
LAUNCH WINDOW: 10TH APRIL 2011 TO 9TH MAY 2011
DANGER TIME: 0315 TO 0645 UTC
ROCKET TYPE: PSLV C-16
LAUNCH PAD COORDINATES: 13 43.9 N 080 14.2 E
DANGER ZONE  6: AREA BOUNDED BY:
0430S 08050E    0430S 08250E
0830S 08250E    0830S 08050E
DANGER ZONE  7: AREA BOUNDED BY:
4030S 07200E    4030S 07600E
4530S 07600E    4530S 07200E
ALL COORDINATES ARE IN DEGREES AND MINUTES
VERTICAL LIMITS: SFC TO UNLIMITED.
DEFINITIVE LAUNCH WINDOW OF 6 DAYS WITHIN THE EXTENDED LAUNCH WINDOW
FROM 10TH APRIL 2011 TO 9TH MAY 2011 WILL BE INFORMED 8 DAYS IN
ADVANCE.
DANGER ZONES 6 LIES WITHIN MELBOURNE FIR AND DANGER ZONE 7 LIES
WITHIN MELBOURNE FIR, JOHANNESBURG FIR AND MAURITIUS FIR. DAILY 0315/0645, 05
APR 03:40 2011 UNTIL 09 MAY 06:45 2011. CREATED: 05 APR 03:49 2011

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http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=1173.msg720603#msg720603

It seems that new launch date announced for PSLV-C16 (Acc to regional news channel). Scheduled date is 20th Apr 2011 (Around 10 AM IST).

~Prasad

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http://www.inewsone.com/2011/04/09/india-to-launch-advanced-remote-sensing-satellite-april-20/42225

India to launch advanced remote sensing satellite April 20[/size]

Bangalore, April 9 (IANS) India will launch an advanced remote sensing satellite April 20 to study and manage natural resources, the space agency announced Saturday.

Preparations to launch the 1.2-tonne Resourcesat-2 spacecraft onboard the polar launch satellite vehicle (PSLV-C16) were progressing well at the Satish Dhawan space centre at Sriharikota, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said.

Sriharikota, in Andhra Pradesh, is about 80 km northeast of Chennai,

The polar orbit rocket will also carry a 92 kg Youthsat, a joint Indo-Russian nanosatellite for stellar and atmospheric studies, and a 105 kg microsatellite X-sat for imaging applications, built by the Singapore-based Nanyang Technological University.

'The launch authorisiation board will review the readiness of the rocket, satellites and ground stations April 16. The countdown will begin April 18 for the scheduled lift-off April 20 at 10.12 a.m.,' the statement said.

The upcoming event will be the space agency's first launch mission after the failure of its geo-satellite launch vehicle (GSLV) Dec 25 due to snapping of 10 connectors within a minute after the 418-tonne rocket took off from the spaceport, carrying an advanced communication satellite.

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http://www.isro.org/pressrelease/scripts/pressreleasein.aspx?Apr09_2011

April 09, 2011
PSLV-C16/ RESOURCESAT-2 Launch on April 20, 2011

pslv-c16Preparations for the launch of Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C16) carrying RESOURCESAT-2 satellite are progressing well at Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota. In this mission, PSLV-C16 will launch RESOURCESAT-2, YOUTHSAT and X-SAT satellites.

pslv-c16RESOURCESAT-2 built by ISRO - the primary satellite is an advanced remote sensing satellite weighing 1206 kg for facilitating the study and management of natural resources. YOUTHSAT weighing 92 kg is a joint Indo-Russian satellite for stellar and atmospheric studies. X-SAT weighing 105 kg is a microsatellite for imaging applications built by Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore. Integration of all the three satellites to the launcher has been successfully accomplished. After successful completion of final phase of vehicle checkout operations, pre-launch and launch rehearsal procedures will be carried out.

The Launch Authorisation Board scheduled to meet on April 16, 2011 will review the readiness of the launch vehicle, satellites and ground stations and authorise the launch of PSLV-C16/RESOURCESAT-2 Mission. The countdown is expected to begin in the early hours of April 18, 2011. The launch of PSLV-C16 is tentatively scheduled on April 20, 2011 at 10:12 Hrs (IST).

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http://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/technology/article1704083.ece

Chennai, Апрель 17, 2011
Countdown for PSLV C16 launch to begin tomorrow
PTI[/size]

The countdown for the April 20 launch of the country's latest remote sensing satellite Resourcesat—2 and two small spacecraft on board PSLV C16 rocket from the Sriharikota spaceport, 90 km from here, will begin tomorrow.

With the Launch Authorisation Board for the mission giving its green signal at its meeting at Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota yesterday, the 54-hour long countdown will commence at 4.12 am on Monday.

The 98 kg YOUTHSAT, an Indo-Russian satellite for stellar and atmospheric studies and 106 kg X-SAT, a microsatellite for imaging applications built by Nanyang Technological University Singapore, will also be placed in orbit.

The LAB cleared the launch of PSLV—C16 at 10:12 hrs on April 20 after reviewing readiness of the launch vehicle, spacecraft systems and ground stations, an Indian Space Research Organisation statement said today.

The ISRO built 1,206—kg RESOURCESAT—2 is an advanced remote sensing satellite to facilitate study and management of natural resources.

During countdown, propellant-filling operations of liquid propellant second stage (PS2) and fourth stage (PS4) of the launch vehicle will be carried out, ISRO said.

Mandatory checks on the launch vehicle and spacecraft — including charging of batteries and pressurisation of propellant tanks will also be performed, besides checking the readiness of launch infrastructure and communication networks.

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http://www.isro.org/pressrelease/scripts/pressreleasein.aspx?Apr17_2011

April 17, 2011    PRINT THIS PAGE  
PSLV-C16/RESOURCESAT-2 Mission to be launched on April 20, 2011[/size]

The Launch Authorisation Board (LAB) for PSLV-C16/RESOURCESAT-2 mission, which met on April 16, 2011 at Satish Dhawan Space Centre - SHAR, Sriharikota has cleared the launch of PSLV-C16 at 10:12 hrs (IST) on Wednesday, April 20, 2011.

LAB reviewed the readiness of the launch vehicle, spacecraft systems and ground stations and has authorised the commencement of the 54 hour Count Down during the early hours of April 18, 2011.

During the Count Down, propellant-filling operations of the liquid propellant second stage (PS2) and fourth stage (PS4) of the launch vehicle will be carried out. Mandatory checks on the launch vehicle and spacecraft - including charging of batteries and pressurisation of propellant tanks will be performed. Readiness of launch infrastructure such as tracking radar systems and communication networks will also be checked.

PSLV-C16 will launch RESOURCESAT-2, YOUTHSAT and X-SAT satellites. RESOURCESAT-2 built by ISRO - the primary satellite is an advanced remote sensing satellite weighing 1206 kg for facilitating the study and management of natural resources. YOUTHSAT weighing 92 kg is a joint Indo-Russian satellite for stellar and atmospheric studies. X-SAT weighing 106 kg is a microsatellite for imaging applications built by Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore.

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http://www.isro.org/pslv-c16/pdf/PSLV-C16Brochure.pdf

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http://www.msunews.ru/news/2608/

Индия запустит очередной студенческий спутник МГУ им. М.В. Ломоносова 20 апреля 2011 года[/size]
18.04.11 22:30 | MsuNews.Ru

По информации, полученной корреспондентом «Новости МГУ» из неофициальных источников в Российском космическом агентстве (Роскосмос), Государственная комиссия индийской организации космических исследований (ИСРО), заседание которой состоялось в космическом центре Шар, Шрихарикота, приняла решение назначить запуск ракеты носителя PSLV-C16 на среду, 20 апреля 2011 года в 7:42 по московскому времени.

Российско-индийский спутник «ЮтСат» («YouthSat»), разработанный студентами Московского государственного университета имени М.В. Ломоносова и студентами индийского университета штата Андхра-Прадеш будет запущен индийской ракетой. Длина ракеты составляет 44 метра. Она имеет четыре ступени, две из которых работают на твердом топливе, две – на жидком. Запуск планируется провести с индийской площадки Шрихарикота, расположенной в штате Андхра-Прадеш.

Ранее запуск российско-индийского студенческого спутника был намечен на февраль 2011 года, однако из-за декабрьской аварии тяжелой ракеты GSLV был отложен. После этой неудачи руководство ИСРО приняло решение более тщательно протестировать детали ракеты. Члены Государственной комиссии рассмотрели готовность к запуску всех систем ракеты-носителя, готовность бортового оборудования и бортовых систем размещенных космических аппаратов, а также готовность к работе наземных станций управления.

По результатам назначен 54 часовой обратный отсчет готовности всех систем. Во время обратного отсчеты будут выполнены штатные процедуры обязательной предстартовой проверки ракеты-носителя и космического аппарата – в том числе зарядка батарей и герметичность топливных баков, а также будет выполнено их заполнение жидким топливом.

Запуск должен состояться с космодрома Шрихарикота. Шрихарикота – близкий к экватору космодром с двумя стартовыми площадками, расположенный на одноимнном острове в Бенгальском заливе на юге индийского штата Андхра-Прадеш. Он принадлежит Индийской организации космических исследований (ИСРО). Построен в период 1971 – 1979 годов, первый запуск состоялся 18 июля 1980 года.

Ракета-носитель выведет на орбиту три космических аппарата. Спутник «RESOURCESAT-2», разработанный ИСРО. Это основной спутник, который является аппаратом дистанционного зондирования Земли общим весом 1206 кг. Он предназначен для изучения и рационального использования природных ресурсов. Студенческий российско-индийский спутник «ЮтСат» («YouthSat») весом 92 кг – спутник для звездных и атмосферных исследований. Космический аппарат «X-SAT» весом 106 кг, является микроспутником, построенным специалистами технологического университета Nanyang, Сингапур.

[Salo]

http://www.rian.ru/science/20110418/365722319.html

Индия 20 апреля запустит три спутника, в том числе "ЮтСат"[/size]

14:34 18/04/2011

НЬЮ-ДЕЛИ, 18 апр - РИА Новости, Евгений Безека. Обратный отсчет перед запуском 20 апреля индийской ракеты PSLV с тремя спутниками начался на Космодроме имени Сатиша Дхавана в понедельник, сказал РИА Новости пресс-секретарь Индийской организации космических исследований (ИСРО) Сатиш.

Легкая ракета-носитель PSLV-C16 должна стартовать около 10.12 по местному времени (8.42 мск). Сотрудники космодрома наполняют баки ракеты горючим, идет предстартовая проверка основных систем.

PSLV выведет на орбиту три спутника: 1,2-тонный Resourcesat-2 для дистанционного зондирования Земли, 93-килограммовый российско-индийский научный спутник "ЮтСат" (YouthSat), который планировалось отправить в космос еще в 2008 году, а также 103-килограммовый сингапурский спутник X-Sat.

Запуск был намечен на февраль, однако из-за декабрьской аварии тяжелой ракеты GSLV был отложен. После этой неудачи руководство индийской космической отрасли решило подстраховаться и более тщательно протестировать детали ракеты, сообщили РИА Новости в ИСРО.

Решение о реализации российско-индийского спутникового проекта "ЮтСат" было принято в январе 2007 года в ходе визита Владимира Путина в Индию. Проект 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 2008 год, 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 на 2009-2010 годы.

Resourcesat-2 заменит на орбите запущенный в 2003 году Resourcesat-1 и позволит получать качественные изображения поверхности Земли.

Легкая ракета PSLV - "рабочая лошадка" ИСРО, на протяжении многих лет используемая для вывода спутников на околоземную орбиту. Ее длина составляет 44 метра, взлетная масса - 295 тонн. Ракету приводят в движение четыре ступени, две из которых работают на твердом топливе, две - на жидком. PSLV-C16 - это 18-я ракета этого типа, которая будет отправлена в космос. Из 17 предыдущих пусков только один - первый был признан неудачным.

[Salo]

http://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/technology/article1710333.ece

PSLV-C16 launch today[/size]
T. S. Subramanian

It will put three satellites into orbit

The 54-hour countdown that began at 3.40 a.m. on April 18 for the launch of the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C16) from the space station at Sriharikota on Wednesday is in smooth progress, according to Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) spokesperson S. Sathish.

"There is no problem. The launch is expected to take place around 10.12 a.m.," said Mr. Satish.

This is the 18th launch of the PSLV, which has an impressive track record of 16 uninterrupted successes. The first launch in September 1993 was not a success. Since then, the PSLV has been on a winning streak. It has three configurations: standard, core-alone and XL.

In the current flight, the standard version, with six solid strap-on booster motors strung around the first stage, is used. In this configuration, the four-stage PSLV weighs 295 tonnes and is 44 metres tall.

In the core-alone version, the vehicle has no strap-on motors. The core-alone PSLV is used to put lighter satellites in orbit.

A powerful XL version was used to put Chandrayaan-1 into orbit in October 2008.

The PSLV-C16 will put into orbit three satellites — India's remote-sensing satellite Resourcesat-2; an India-Russian satellite named Youthsat; and a mini-satellite, X-Sat, from the Nangyang Technological University of Singapore.

Resourcesat-2, weighing 1206 kg, has a rare combination of three cameras with high, medium and coarse resolutions. The high resolution cameras can take both black & white and colour pictures. It can take images of land as wide as 70 km. The images can be used for locating ground water or minerals, estimate crop acreage, find out the health of the crops, identify rich fishing zones in the sea, categorise wastelands that can help in their reclamation, map coastal zones, keep a watch on water-bodies such as reservoirs, lakes and canals, and so on.

Resourcesat-2 has an additional payload called Automatic Identification System from Canada. This can provide information on the position of ships, their speed etc. The satellite has a mission life of five years.

The 92-kg Youthsat has three payloads — one from Russia and two from the ISRO. They can be used to study the ionosphere, solar X-ray fluxes and their effect on the upper layers of the earth's atmosphere.

The 106-kg X-Sat is a remote-sensing satellite. It can take images of the earth, process them and transmit more refined images to the ground.

[Salo]

Трансляции возможны:

http://ibnlive.in.com/livetv/
http://www.ndtv.com/live/channel/ndtv24x7
http://live.indiatimes.com
http://www.timesnow.tv/

[Salo]

http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/pslv-c16-stands-ready-for-tomorrows-launch-99893

PSLV-C16 stands ready for tomorrow's launch[/size]

Press Trust of India, Updated: April 19, 2011 19:18 IST

Chennai:  All is set for the launch of the country's latest remote sensing satellite Resourcesat-2 and two mini spacecraft on board PSLV-C16 tomorrow from Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota, over 90 km from here.
   
"The countdown is smooth. There are some sequences which are in progress. The weather is perfectly fine. With all this in place, we should be able to lift-off on schedule at 10.12 am tomorrow," ISRO spokesperson S Sathish told PTI.
   
ISRO's workhorse PSLV has an impressive track record of 16 successful missions out of 17 attempts and has launched 44 satellites, including 25 payloads from abroad, since 1994.
   
The launch vehicle will place in polar sun synchronous orbit the 1206-kg Resourcesat-2, 92-kg Youthsat and 106-kg X-sat satellites 822 km above Earth.

The mission's primary satellite, ISRO built Resourcesat-2, is an advanced remote sensing spacecraft to facilitate study and management of natural resources. It will replace Resourcesat-1 launched in 2003 and provide data with enhanced multi-spectral and spatial coverage on natural resources.
   
Resourcesat-2 with a five year space life will also carry an additional payload from COMDEV, Canada that will provide information on ship surveillance by making 14 orbits per day, ISRO said.
   
Youthsat, a joint Indo-Russian satellite for stellar and atmospheric studies will study the relationship between solar variability and thermosphere-ionosphere changes. The satellite with two-year life will carry two Indian and one Russian payload.
   
PSLV will also launch Singapore's first satellite X-SAT, a mini satellite that intends to demonstrate technologies related to satellite based remote sensing and onboard image processing.

[Salo]

Улетела!

[Salo]

А нехило она по азимуту доворачивает.

[Salo]

Можно поздравить Индию с успехом. :wink:

[Salo]

Впрочем коллектив разработчиков из МГУ тоже нужно поздравить! :wink:

[ааа]

Держим кулаки за Ютсат!

[Salo]

http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/sriharikota-critical-pslv-launch-today-99991?trendingnow

ISRO's PSLV C-16 rocket launched successfully[/size]

NDTV Correspondent, Updated: April 20, 2011 10:47 IST

New Delhi:  The Indian Space Research Organisation's PSLV C-16 was successfully launched from Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota at 10.12 am on Wednesday morning.

The Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) is carrying remote sensing satellite Resourcesat-2 and two mini spacecraft.

Coming after a series of disasters at ISRO, this launch was particularly important.
    Last year saw the dramatic back-to-back failures of two of the larger rockets, the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle, that plunged down into the Bay of Bengal.

    Four ISRO made satellites failed one after the other.

    The organisation was singed by the S-band corruption scandal when the ISRO-Devas deal was annulled by the government.

The launch vehicle will place in polar sun synchronous orbit the 1206-kg Resourcesat-2, 92-kg Youthsat and 106-kg X-sat satellites 822 km above Earth.

The launch vehicle will place in polar sun synchronous orbit the 1206-kg Resourcesat-2, 92-kg Youthsat and 106-kg X-sat satellites 822 km above Earth.

The mission's primary satellite, ISRO built Resourcesat-2, is an advanced remote sensing spacecraft to facilitate study and management of natural resources. It will replace Resourcesat-1 launched in 2003 and provide data with enhanced multi-spectral and spatial coverage on natural resources. Resourcesat-2 with a five year space life will also carry an additional payload from COMDEV, Canada that will provide information on ship surveillance by making 14 orbits per day, ISRO said.

Youthsat, a joint Indo-Russian satellite for stellar and atmospheric studies will study the relationship between solar variability and thermosphere-ionosphere changes. The satellite with two-year life will carry two Indian and one Russian payload.

PSLV will also launch Singapore's first satellite X-SAT, a mini satellite that intends to demonstrate technologies related to satellite based remote sensing and onboard image processing.

Видео:
http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/sriharikota-critical-pslv-launch-today-99991?trendingnow

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Индийская ракета PSLV успешно вывела на орбиту 3 спутника

ШРИХАРИКОТА (Индия), 20 апр - РИА Новости, Евгений Безека. Индийская ракета PSLV успешно вывела на орбиту три спутника, в числе которых российско-индийский "ЮтСат" (YouthSat), передает корреспондент РИА Новости.

Ракета с порядковым номером С16 стартовала в среду утром с космодрома имени Сатиша Дхавана на острове Шрихарикота (штат Андхра-Прадеш на юго-востоке страны). Это был первый запуск ракеты в Индии после аварии в декабре 2010 года тяжелой ракеты GSLV. Более легкая PSLV, которую в Индийской организации космических исследований (ИСРО) с гордостью называют "рабочей лошадкой" индийской космической программы, должна была стартовать еще в феврале. Однако после декабрьской неудачи эксперты решили подстраховаться и более тщательно протестировать детали ракеты.

PSLV вывела на орбиту три спутника: 1,2-тонный Resourcesat-2 для дистанционного зондирования Земли, 93-килограммовый российско-индийский "молодежный" научный спутник "ЮтСат" (YouthSat), который планировалось отправить в космос еще в 2008 году, а также 103-килограммовый сингапурский спутник X-Sat.

"Восемнадцатый пуск ракеты PSLV С16 со спутником Resourcesat-2 на борту прошел успешно", - сообщил глава ИСРО Радхакришнан.

Как уточнил РИА Новости представитель пресс-службы ИСРО, "спутники были размещены с исключительно точностью".

Экс-глава ИСРО Кришнасвами Кастуриранган пояснил, что это был очень важный пуск, поскольку Resourcesat - один из важнейших спутников для Индии.

"Это очень важный момент, потому что мы заменили важнейший спутник, который обеспечивает нас данными из космоса. Более того, он важен и для международного сообщества, потому что иностранные государства тоже будут пользоваться полученными с него данными", - сказал после запуска Кастуриранган.

http://www.rian.ru/science/20110420/366347429.html

[Дмитрий В.]

Ну, наконец-то успех! PSLV не подвела.

[LRV_75]

Молодцы, индийские товарищи!  

"спутники были размещены с исключительно точностью".

[Salo]

http://mangalorean.com/news.php?newstype=broadcast&broadcastid=233772


http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-13141562


http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article1711767.ece
http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/industry-and-economy/economy/article1711791.ece?homepage=true

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Спутник "ЮтСат" будет прогнозировать вспышки на Солнце

ШРИХАРИКОТА (Индия), 20 апр - РИА Новости, Евгений Безека. Запущенный в среду в Индии российско-индийский "молодежный" спутник "ЮтСат" (YouthSat) поможет предсказывать вспышки на Солнце, сказал РИА Новости замдиректора по науке НИИ ядерной физики МГУ имени Скобельцына Владислав Оседло.

Индийская ракета PSLV в среду успешно вывела на орбиту три спутника, в числе которых российско-индийский "ЮтСат" (YouthSat).

"Замеры "ЮтСата" помогут предсказывать вспышки на Солнце, которые влияют как на человека, так и на технику", - сказал Оседло, коллеги которого изготовили один из трех приборов для этого спутника.

Этим прибором является измеритель потоков рентгеновского и гамма излучения SOLRAD. Индийские специалисты изготовили и установили на "ЮтСате" измеритель ионов в ионосфере RaBIT и гиперспектральный прибор для получения изображений свечения атмосферы LiVHySI.

Директор Космического центра имени Викрама Сарабхая Вирарагхаван сообщил РИА Новости, что собранная "молодежным" спутником информация поможет понять воздействие солнечного излучения и на спутниковые навигационные приборы.

"Это позволит повысить точность и стабильность работы навигационных приборов", - сказал он.

Руководитель проекта "ЮтСат" с индийской стороны Рагхава Мурти сообщил, что спутник сможет работать на орбите на протяжении пяти лет.

"Но мы надеемся собрать всю необходимую нам информацию за год", - сказал он.

Решение о реализации российско-индийского спутникового проекта "ЮтСат" было принято в январе 2007 года в ходе визита Владимира Путина в Индию. Проект направлен на развитие контактов между молодежью двух стран. Задача спутника - передавать на Землю информацию, которая поможет понять влияние колебаний солнечной активности на верхние слои земной атмосферы.

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 2009-2010 годах.

"Задержка была обусловлена приоритетами национальной космической программы", - пояснил Вирарагхаван.

Представитель НИИ ядерной физики Оседло сообщил также, что в его институте уже задумались о новом международном проекте под названием "Созвездие". По замыслу русских инженеров, в космос будет запущен нашпигованный десятками микроспутников "спутник-матка", который раскроется и разместит более аппараты небольшой массы на орбите.

http://www.rian.ru/science/20110420/366532918.html

Может отдельную тему про него завести?

[ааа]

А чего ж? Если материала будет достаточно.
А то можно в "Перспективные малые КА".

[Salo]

http://www.deccanchronicle.com/node/23871

[Salo]

http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/industry-and-economy/economy/article1711791.ece?homepage=true

All the three satellites are functioning "extremely well" according to Dr T. K. Alex, Director, ISRO Satellite Centre, and the solar panels have been deployed successfully.

[Liss]

Впрочем коллектив разработчиков из МГУ тоже нужно поздравить! :wink:

Пишут, что:

В НИИЯФ МГУ создавался один из  инструментов YouthSat — детектор потоков рентгеновского и гамма-излучения SOLRAD. Собственно это уменьшенный  аналог прибора СОНГ (СОлнечные Нейтроны и Гамма-кванты) успешно работавшего на  КОРОНАС-Ф.  И как дополнение к нему - аналог детектора заряженных чаcтиц "Электрон-М-Песка", работавший на КОРОНАС-Фотон...

Но поздравлять пока рано. Нужно  дождаться первого сброса научной  информации. Это примерно через 10 дней, после положенногог срока дегазации КА.

[Sharicoff]

Пишут, что:

"мы пахали, я и трактор"

[Брабонт]

Остаётся некоторая вероятность того, что отсутствие норадовских наборов на ResourceSat 2 как-то связано с багом в записи номера, но... Подождём.

[Liss]

Остаётся некоторая вероятность того, что отсутствие норадовских наборов на ResourceSat 2 как-то связано с багом в записи номера, но... Подождём.

Забавно, а при выборе апрельских пусков четыре параметра дают.
37387  OBJECT A  2011-15A  TBD  2011-04-20  SRI     101.15  98.77  823  804

[Брабонт]

Как бы не получился вариант DMSP, AEHF и WGS. С другой стороны,  куда он денется, если что )...

[Александр Репной]

Вчера нашел новые ИСЗ, которые были запущены позавчера утром, скорее всего зацепил ResourceSat 2* и его ступень**. X-Sat*** не видел.
OBJECT C** (NORAD #37389, 2011-015C) в 18:59:30 UTC пролетела возле звезды 50 Dra, азимут 18°. Яркость объекта оценил в 6.5 mag, изменения в блеске не наблюдались.
OBJECT D* (NORAD #37390, 2011-015D) в 19:04:30 UTC пролетел рядом с

[Salo]

http://isro.gov.in/scripts/pslv-c16.aspx

[Salo]

http://isro.gov.in/rep2011/citizens.htm


YOUTHSAT during integration in clean room at ISAC

[Salo]

http://www.roscosmos.ru/main.php?id=2&nid=16565

Российские и индийские студенты будут вместе работать над результатами, полученными со спутника «ЮтСат»[/size]
:: 22.04.2011

У студентов России и Индии теперь есть уникальная возможность – получать научную информацию о Солнце и состоянии околоземного пространства с нового спутника.
Российско-индийский "ЮтСат" (YouthSat) вывела на орбиту в среду индийская ракета PSLV.
Вся информация с "ЮтСат" станет доступна молодым ученым двух стран. Российские и индийские студенты будут  вместе работать над полученными результатами - принимать, обрабатывать и анализировать космические данные.
Решение о реализации  проекта "ЮтСат" было принято в январе 2007 года в ходе визита В.В. Путина в Индию. Проект направлен на развитие контактов между молодежью двух стран.
К сожалению, запуск "ЮтСата" неоднократно откладывался. Как объяснили представители индийского космического ведомства ISRO, это было обусловлено приоритетами национальной космической программы.
"ЮтСат" весит 92 кг. Проект совместно реализован студентами МГУ имени М.В. Ломоносова и четырех индийских ВУЗов. В Московском госуниверситете собрали полезную нагрузку спутника.
Анализируя данные о вспышках на Солнце, при помощи "молодежного" спутника можно будет собирать информацию о воздействии солнечного излучения на навигационные приборы.

Пресс-служба Роскосмоса

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http://isro.gov.in/pressrelease/scripts/pressreleasein.aspx?Apr25_2011

April 25, 2011    
PSLV-C16 Flight Successful: RESOURCESAT-2, YOUTHSAT and X-SAT Satellites Functioning Satisfactorily[/size]

In its 17th consecutive successful flight, Indias Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C16) injected three Satellites viz. RESOURCESAT-2, YOUTHSAT and X-SAT (of Nanyang Technical University, Singapore) into their intended Polar Sun-synchronous orbits on April 20, 2011 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC), Sriharikota. All the three satellites were placed in the targeted orbits with high precision.

The orbital parameters achieved by PSLV-C16 while injecting the primary Satellite RESOURCESAT-2 were as follows:

Orbital Parameter.....Specification Targeted.......Achieved by PSLV- C16
Perigee.........................815 + 20 km........................808.6 km
Apogee.........................821 + 20 km........................815.6 km
Orbital Inclination..........98.72 + 0.2 degree...............98.77 degree

With the precise injection of the RESOURCESAT-2 Satellite, about 20 kg of the fuel allocated for the probable dispersions in injection could be saved. This would help in enhancing the operational life of the Satellite.

RESOURCESAT - 2

Immediately after the injection of the satellite, the two solar panels were deployed. The three Imaging Cameras have been oriented towards Earth. All operations and health checks required prior to switching on the three Imaging Cameras have been satisfactorily completed.

Orbital trimming manoeuvre was conducted successfully on April 22, 2011, and RESOURCESAT-2 is now placed in the final orbital configuration in a sun-synchronous polar orbit with perigee of 813 km; apogee of 825 km and inclination of 98.78 degree.

Operation of the Imaging cameras is scheduled to commence on April 28, 2011. The first imaging pass on April 28th is expected to cover about 3000 km stretch of Indian landmass from JOSHIMUT (in Uttarakhand) to KANNUR (in Kerala).

YOUTHSAT

The health of YOUTHSAT is normal. The two Indian payloads viz. Limb Viewing Hyperspectral Imager (LiVHySI) and Radio Beacon for Ionospheric Tomography (RaBIT) have been switched on. Their performance is satisfactory. On April 29, 2011, the Russian payload, Solar Radiation Experiment (SOLRAD) will be switched-on.

Tracking, Control, Command and Data Reception of RESOURCESAT-2 and YOUTHSAT

The control and commanding operations for RESOURCESAT-2 and YOUTHSAT satellites are being carried out from ISROs Telemetry Tracking and Command Network Centre (ISTRAC), located at Bangalore, connected to a network of ground stations at Lucknow, Mauritius, Biak (Indonesia), Svalbard (North Pole) and Troll (South Pole). The Earth Station of National Remote Sensing Centre at Shadnagar (near Hyderabad) has been geared up for RESOURCESAT-2 data reception on April 28, 2011.

Payload data from YOUTHSAT is being processed at the Indian Space Science Data Centre at Bylalu, (near Bangalore).

X-SAT

It has been reported by Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore; that the health of the satellite and the performance of the various on-board sub-systems are normal.

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Начали выдачу наборов на ResourceSat 2. То ли индусы назад отыграли, то ли изначально косяк в базе...

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Российско-индийский спутник "ЮтСат" приступил к работе

НЬЮ-ДЕЛИ, 26 апр - РАИ Новости, Евгений Безека. Запущенный на прошлой неделе российско-индийский спутник "ЮтСат" (YouthSat) для изучения солнечной энергии функционирует нормально, сообщила Индийская организация космических исследований (ИСРО).

"Состояние "ЮтСата" нормальное", - говорится в сообщении индийского космического агентства.

Научный спутник "ЮтСат" массой 92 килограмма был выведен на орбиту 20 апреля индийской ракетой-носителем PSLV. Этот космический аппарат будет собирать информацию о вспышках на Солнце и их влиянии на верхние слои атмосферы Земли.

По сведениям пресс-службы ИСРО, на спутнике уже включены два изготовленных в Индии прибора - измеритель ионов в ионосфере RaBIT и гиперспектральный прибор для получения изображений свечения атмосферы LiVHySI. На 29 апреля запланировано включение третьего прибора - измерителя потоков рентгеновского и гамма излучения SOLRAD, изготовленного специалистами НИИ ядерной физики МГУ.

Команды на спутник будут подаваться через расположенную в городе Бангалор сеть станций телеметрии, слежения и управления ИСРО и наземные станции спутниковой связи в городе Лакнау, а также на Маврикии, в Индонезии, на северном и южном полюсах. Полученные со спутника данные будут обрабатываться на узле космических данных в местечке Билалу неподалеку от Бангалора. Информация со спутника будет доступна специалистам как в России, так и в Индии.

Решение о реализации российско-индийского спутникового проекта "ЮтСат" было принято в январе 2007 года в ходе визита Владимира Путина в Индию. Проект направлен на развитие контактов между молодежью двух стран. Задача спутника - передавать на Землю информацию, которая поможет понять влияние колебаний солнечной активности на верхние слои земной атмосферы.

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 2009-2010 годах.

http://www.rian.ru/science/20110426/368358850.html

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http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/chennai/Resourcesat-2-sends-first-imagery/Article1-690775.aspx

Resourcesat-2 sends first imagery[/size]
Press Trust Of India
Chennai, April 28, 2011
First Published: 19:03 IST(28/4/2011)

ISRO on Thursday received the first set of high quality images covering nearly 3000 km stretch of the Indian landmass from Resourcesat-2, the country's latest remote sensing satellite. The satellite, launched successfully by PSLV-C16 on April 20 into a polar sun-synchronous orbit is "working satisfa
ctorily," ISRO said in a statement.

"The initial phase of operations on the satellite has been completed successfully. The first imagery covering about 3000 km stretch of Indian landmass from Joshimut in Uttarakhand to Kannur in Kerala was received and processed at the National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC) Earth Station at Shadnagar near Hyderabad," the national space agency said.

Resourcesat-2 has successfully replaced Resourcesat-1, which had outlived its original life.

Two other micro satellites, Youthsat and X-sat (of Nanyang Technical University, Singapore), were launched by the home grown PSLV-C16 rocket on April 20 from Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh, along with Resourcesat-2.

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http://netindian.in/news/2011/04/29/00012868/resourcesat-2-starts-sending-high-quality-images-isro

Resourcesat-2 starts sending high quality images: ISRO[/size]
NetIndian News Network
New Delhi, April 29, 2011

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) today said that the Shadnagar Earth Station of its National Remote Sensing Centre had started receiving high quality images from the cameras of Resourcesat-2, the remote sensing satellite, that was launched on April 20.

Resourcesat-2 was placed into orbit by the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C16) from the spaceport at Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh.

An ISRO press release said the three multi-spectral cameras onboard Resourcesat-2 -- Advanced Wide-Field Sensor (AWiFS) with 56 meter spatial resolution, the Linear Imaging Self-Scanning Sensor (LISS-III) with 23.5 meter spatial resolution and (c) LISS-IV camera with 5.8 meter spatial resolution were switched on, as planned, during its 115th orbit at 1045 hours yesterday.

The satellite pass covered a 3000 km stretch of Indian landmass from Joshimut in Uttarakhand to Kannur in Kerala. "The images received from the three cameras were of high quality," the release said.

According to the release, Resourcesat-2 will ensure continuity of remote sensing data currently being provided by Resourcesat-1 launched in 2003.

The data will be used for a host of applications and services in the area of agricultural monitoring, natural resources management, disaster management support as well as infrastructure planning.

After due calibration and validation planned during the next few weeks, Resourcesat-2 data will be made available operationally to the user community, the release added.

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А нехило она по азимуту доворачивает.

А где на карте Шри-Ланка??  :shock:

"Я сегодня видел секретные карты Генштаба... Там нет Америки."  :lol:

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Первые снимки сабжа:
http://www.nrsc.gov.in/tmp-images/Resourcesat2.html

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А куда Ютсат пропал после запуска? Ни слуху, ни духу.
На сайте МГУ числится в проектах.

Да, странно. После

YOUTHSAT[/size]

The health of YOUTHSAT is normal. The two Indian payloads viz. Limb Viewing Hyperspectral Imager (LiVHySI) and Radio Beacon for Ionospheric Tomography (RaBIT) have been switched on. Their performance is satisfactory. On April 29, 2011, the Russian payload, Solar Radiation Experiment (SOLRAD) will be switched-on.

Tracking, Control, Command and Data Reception of RESOURCESAT-2 and YOUTHSAT

The control and commanding operations for RESOURCESAT-2 and YOUTHSAT satellites are being carried out from ISROs Telemetry Tracking and Command Network Centre (ISTRAC), located at Bangalore, connected to a network of ground stations at Lucknow, Mauritius, Biak (Indonesia), Svalbard (North Pole) and Troll (South Pole). The Earth Station of National Remote Sensing Centre at Shadnagar (near Hyderabad) has been geared up for RESOURCESAT-2 data reception on April 28, 2011.

Payload data from YOUTHSAT is being processed at the Indian Space Science Data Centre at Bylalu, (near Bangalore).

и россйских переводов этого полная тишина. Как-никак 3 месяца прошло, какие-нибудь данные д.б. появиться.

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По информации инсайдера SOLRAD нихт арбайтен, причем вполне возможно из-за нестыковки с индийским бортом.

ЗЫ Буду рад ошибиться, но на НИИЯФовском сайте SOLRADовских данных не представлено, в отличие, например, от СКЛ-Э с Электро-Л - http://smdc.sinp.msu.ru/index.py?nav=electro_l&switchdiv=Charts

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Дык об остальных тоже нигугу.

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Официальная эпитафия по Youthsat не пробегала? Или спутник считается без вести пропавшим?

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Руководитель проекта "ЮтСат" с индийской стороны Рагхава Мурти сообщил, что спутник сможет работать на орбите на протяжении пяти лет.

"Но мы надеемся собрать всю необходимую нам информацию за год", - сказал он.

http://www.rian.ru/science/20110420/366532918.html

:?

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С конца апреля 2011 ни гу-гу.

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С конца апреля 2011 ни гу-гу.

YouthSat-1 Data released on 11 Oct 2011

http://www.issdc.gov.in/ys1_data.htm картинки 30 мая - 19 августа 2011
http://www.issdc.gov.in/YOUTHSAT_DATA/RaBIT/ папочки 30 мая - 19 августа
http://www.issdc.gov.in/YOUTHSAT_DATA/LivHySI/ некий файлик за сентябрь 2011

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http://www.isro.org/pdf/AnnuaReport2012.pdf