Индийский космос

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Rachana‏ @rachanareddym 21 ч. назад

Presentations from National Remote Sensing Centre, User Interaction Meet 2018 (NRSC UIM 2018 ) http://dlvr.it/QDJl1V 

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https://imgur.com/a/EePZa

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http://www.financialexpress.com/economy/latin-american-countries-keen-on-launching-satellites-through-isro/1060451/

Latin American countries keen on launching satellites through ISRO

Colombia is planning to put a satellite in orbit for the first time. It is expected to be launched from India in April.

By: Huma Siddiqui | New Delhi | Published: February 10, 2018 5:32 AM

Following India's successful Mars mission a few years ago wherein the Indian Space and Research Organisation (Isro) proved that it is capable of achieving even inter-planetary missions in a cost-effective manner, in addition to having a reliable programme, LatAm countries are now keen on launching their satellites through Isro. Some of the countries from the region including Brazil, Argentina, Mexico, Ecuador, Chile, Peru, Venezuela, Bolivia and Nicaragua are reaching out to ISRO for help in developing and building satellites. After Chile, Colombia is now planning to put a satellite in orbit for the first time, which is expected to be launched from India in April. Diplomatic sources told FE that "the nano-satellite belonging to Colombian air force, 'Facsat1', is 30 cm long and 10 metres high, and will serve national security, monitor the effects of climate change and prevent emergencies."

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The Brazilian Space Agency (AEB), which already has long-standing space cooperation with China, will head to Bengaluru after the ORF Kalpana Chawla Annual Space Policy Dialogue from February 15 to 17 in New Delhi. Ground stations in Brazil (Alcantara and Cuiaba) have been providing tracking support for Indian satellites (Chandrayaan-I, Megha Tropiques, MOM, and ASTROSAT) on a commercial basis. According to Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan, senior fellow· & head, Nuclear and Space Policy Initiative, Observer Research Foundation, " Following India's Mars mission a few years ago we have proven that Isro is capable of achieving even inter-planetary missions in a cost-effective manner, in addition to having a reliable programme."

Given the research capability that India has, the country should look to assist other countries in similar launches of satellites, she said. She added, "Commercial engagements could produce long-term strategic linkages and India should be mindful of those advantages." Diplomatic sources confirmed to FE that "Bolivian Space Agency (ABE) has concluded a MoU on space cooperation with Isro. The Indian agency will help to conduct preliminary studies of establishing a ground station in Bolivia for supporting Isro's space operations and the Indian space agency will depute its experts in the field of agriculture and forestry for giving lectures and interacting with officials".

The National Aerospace Research and Development Commission of Peru has signed a cooperation agreement with the Indian space agency which will help in training in the interpretation and dissemination of data (satellite images); support the implementation of an astronomical observatory in Moquegua; and in conducting experiments in the atmosphere/ionosphere sounding rockets.
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ISRO выпустила

annualreport2017-18.pdf - 3.49 MB, 146 стр, 2018-02-13 05:40:56 UTC

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http://tass.ru/kosmos/4970733

СМИ: Индия намерена запустить в космос вторую астрономическую обсерваторию
НЬЮ-ДЕЛИ, 19 февраля. /ТАСС/. Индийская организация космических исследований (ИСРО) планирует разработать и отправить на орбиту Земли новую астрономическую обсерваторию AstroSat-2. Как сообщает в понедельник газета The Times of India, эта автоматическая космическая станция будет предназначена для многоволнового изучения объектов в ближнем и дальнем космосе.
По данным издания, ИСРО обратилась ко всем индийским научным центрам с предложением принять участие в создании приборов и оборудования для астрономических и астрофизических исследований, которые будут установлены на будущей станции.
Обсерватория AstroSat-2 должна стать продолжением проекта AstroSat-1 - эта станция была отправлена на орбиту в сентябре 2015 года. Она стала первой индийской автоматической обсерваторией в космосе и способна одновременно проводить многоволновые исследования различных астрономических объектов.
Сроки отправки в космос станции AstroSat-2 пока не сообщаются, но, как предполагают местные СМИ, это может произойти к 2020 году, поскольку срок службы аппарата AstroSat-1 оценивается в пять лет

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Rachana‏ @rachanareddym 6 мая

ISRO plans to add another 4 IRNSS satellites with indigenous atomic clocks, 9 out of 21 clocks in orbit are reported to have failed so far http://dlvr.it/QRvLck 

https://www.indiatimes.com/news/india/isro-developed-in-house-atomic-clocks-for-satellites-because-imported-ones-kept-failing-344877.html

ISRO Developed In-House Atomic Clocks For Satellites Because Imported Ones Kept Failing

Surendra Singh | Updated: May 07, 2018

In a significant development, Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) has developed an atomic clock that will be used in navigation satellites to measure precise location data. The space agency currently imports atomic clocks from European aerospace manufacturer Astrium for its navigation satellites.

Tapan Misra, director of Ahmedabad-based Space Applications Centre (SAC), said, "SAC has developed an indigenous atomic clock and this clock is currently undergoing a series of qualification tests. Once it successfully clears all tests, the desi atomic clock will be used in an experimental navigation satellite to test its accuracy and durability in space."


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The SAC director said, "With the development of the desi atomic clock, Isro has become one of the few space organisations in the world which have gained the capability to develop this highly sophisticated technology. We don't know the design and technology of the imported atomic clock. But the desi clock has been developed based on our designs and specifications. This clock is as good as the imported one. We are hopeful that it will easily work for more than five years."

All seven navigation satellites launched earlier as part of Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS) or NaVIC have three imported Rubdium atomic clocks each.

https://defenceaviationpost.com/isro-develops-desi-atomic-clock-to-be-used-in-navigation-satellites/

Isro Develops Desi Atomic Clock, To Be Used In Navigation Satellites

ON MAY 7, 2018
By:The Times Of India
SOURCE LINK Click Here



In a significant development, Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) has developed an atomic clock that will be used in navigation satellites to measure precise location data. The space agency currently imports atomic clocks from European aerospace manufacturer Astrium for its navigation satellites.

Tapan Misra, director of Ahmedabad-based Space Applications Centre (SAC), said, "SAC has developed an indigenous atomic clock and this clock is currently undergoing a series of qualification tests. Once it successfully clears all tests, the desi atomic clock will be used in an experimental navigation satellite to test its accuracy and durability in space."

The SAC director said, "With the development of the desi atomic clock, Isro has become one of the few space organisations in the world which have gained the capability to develop this highly sophisticated technology. We don't know the design and technology of the imported atomic clock. But the desi clock has been developed based on our designs and specifications. This clock is as good as the imported one. We are hopeful that it will easily work for more than five years." Read More

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https://www.geospatialworld.net/blogs/isros-resuable-rocket-in-pipeline-but-may-take-some-time/

ISRO's resuable rocket in pipeline; but may take some time
By  Anusuya Datta  -  May 14, 2018

While Elon Musk is busy redefining the launch industry first with SpaceX reusable rocket Falcon 9, and now with the Falcon 9 Block, which will eventually be able to fly up to 10 times without the need for any maintenance after landings, the Indian Space Research Organisation is quietly working on its reusable launcher. And given ISRO's reputation for coming up with most cost-effective technologies — its Mars mission Mangalyaan had cost less than the Hollywood blockbuster Gravity — this may come as a great news for the satellite launch industry. However, SpaceX has no reason to get rattled since there could be still some time before ISRO's resuable rocket sees the light of the day. Also, the Falcon rockets are capable of handling much heavier payload.

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In his video message for the annual National Conference on Future Directions in Propulsion (ASET 2018 ) in Kerala, ISRO Chairman K. Sivan chairman said on May 11 that the latest in propulsion, including electric, hybrid, cryogenic and nuclear power propulsion system, was being developed indigenously at the agency's Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre (LPSC) in Valiyamala. The attempt was to ensure cost-effective, reusable, recoverable, re-startable and reliable space launches, he added. LPSC is working to control the engine thrust to explore all landing modes, including vertical and soft landing of launch vehicles, so that it can be reused.

LPSC is ISRO's lead center for development and realization of earth-to-orbit advanced propulsion stages for launch vehicles and also the in-space propulsion systems for spacecraft. It has the responsibility of design, development and system engineering of high-performance space propulsion systems employing Earth storable and cryogenic Propellants for ISRO's launch vehicles and satellites. Currently, it is also working on 800 Newton liquid main engine propellant for the Chandrayaan-2 Moon mission which slated for launch in later this year.

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The Reusable Launch Vehicle is planned as a series of technology demonstration missions that have been considered as a first step towards realizing a two-stage to orbit fully reusable vehicle. Courtesy – Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre

Reusable Launch Vehicle Technology Demonstrator (RLV-TD) is one of the technologically challenging endeavors of ISRO towards developing essential technologies for a reusable launch vehicle to enable low cost access to space. ISRO already successfully tested its first winged-body aerospace vehicle in 2016.  In February this year, Sivan had revealed that the agency was working on three technology demonstrators for developing a reusable rocket — the orbital re-entry of the vehicle; the landing of the reusable launch vehicle on the airstrip; and reusable rocket stages. ISRO hopes to do a second test in the next couple of years.

The 2016 RLV test demonstrated what is supposed to be the first stage. It takes off vertically using conventional rocket technology and once it reaches Mach 4, the supersonic combusting ramjet or Scramjet engines kick in to accelerate the vehicle to Mach 8–10. As opposed to a conventional rocket engine, a Scramjet engine collects air fr om the atmosphere at supersonic speeds, which then passes through the combustion chamber, wh ere it will combust, expand and then be exhausted at supersonic speeds all in less than a millisecond.

However, it may still be some time beforeISRO's resuable rocket actually becomes a reality. When the first demonstration took place in 2016, ISRO had plans to ready this by 2019. However, Sivan had said in February that only a second demonstration test may take place in about two years.

Further, as per a report submitted by Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science and Technology, the Department of Space (DoS), which houses ISRO, is of the opinion that the space agency is facing a severe of shortage funds which may delay some of its crucial projects. Even though, the report doesn't specifically mentionISRO's resuable rocket as one of the projects which is likely to get delayed this year, but the crunch is so severe that the space agency may not be able to "advance actions for procurement of materials and renewal of fabrication contracts with the partner industries".

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ISRO's small launch vehicle

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It may be mentioned here that ISRO is also working on developing a launch vehicle exclusively for small satellites that is slated to be launched in early 2019. The small launcher is expected to cost one-tenth of a normal PSLV rocket which costs anywhere between INR 1,500 million and 5,000 million. It will be capable of carrying a payload of 700 kg.

If this mission is successful, ISRO will defy all conventional wisdom in a launch market that has increasingly shied away from making dedicated launches for small satellites. Further, the fact that this small rocket can be manufactured in about three days, against 40 days required for a regular PSLV rocket, is also expected to escalate the pace of launches.

The small satellite vision is in line with ISRO's plans to double the number of its launches.

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https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/cabinet-approves-rs-10900-crore-for-30-pslv-10-gslv-mk-iii-launches/articleshow/64481976.cms

Cabinet approves Rs 10,900 crore for 30 PSLV, 10 GSLV Mk III launches
Surendra Singh | TNN | Updated: Jun 6, 2018, 19:10 IST

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• Government has given the financial approval of Rs 10,900 crore for the launch of 30 PSLV and 10 GSLV Mk III rockets in the next four years
• Isro chairman K Sivan said, "It is the happiest moment for all of us in Isro as the rocket launches will give a big boost to Indian space programmes
  

Isro chairman K Sivan said cabinet approvals for rocket launches will give a big boost to Indian space programmes.

NEW DELHI: In a big boost to India's space programme, the Cabinet has given the financial approval of Rs 10,900 crore for the launch of 30 PSLV and 10 GSLV Mk III rockets in the next four years.
 
"With the Cabinet approval of Rs 4,338 crore for 10 launches of 10 GSLV Mk III (Isro's fat boy) in the next four years, we will be able to launch heavier satellites weighing around 4 tonne. This will be a big leap forward as we don't have to depend on foreign spaceports for launching heavier satellites," minister of state in PMO Jitendra Singh said.
 
 "This GSLV Mk II programme has materialised and evolved in the last three to four years under the Modi government. It is in keeping with the Make of India programme and is totally an indigenous programme," Singh said, adding, "With this programme, Isro will be able to launch not only mini satellites of foreign countries but also foreign satellites of over 4 tonne weight."
 
The Cabinet has also given approval for 30 PSLV launches with the financial sanction of Rs 6,573 crore, he said.

В среднем 7-8 пусков PSLV и 2-3 пуска GSLV Mk III в год, или суммарно по десять пусков в год.

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Ravi_98‏ @Ravi9814 2 ч. назад

Alert : ISRO Manned capsule flight abort test on 5th July 2018
@Axm61 @NASASpaceflight @ChrisG_NSF @isro

00:30 - 02:30 UTC 05.07.2018.

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https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/isro-to-test-its-astronaut-escape-feature-today/article24334497.ece

ISRO to test its astronaut escape feature today
Madhumathi D.S

BENGALURU, JULY 05, 2018 00:00 IST
UPDATED: JULY 05, 2018 05:16 IST

K.Sivan

'Pad abort test' involves aborting a space capsule at launch

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has scheduled a 'pad abort test' of an experimental space crew capsule on Thursday morning as an important cog of its plan to send Indians to space one day.

The launch pad abort test, or PAT, involves aborting a space capsule at launch to save the inmates. It is slated for 7 a.m. at ISRO's Sriharikota launch venue, the Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC), in coastal A.P.

Astronauts' safety

A two-hour band from 6 a.m. has been slotted for the test, according to information on the website of ISRO's Space Application Centre, Ahmedabad. SAC has provided devices that enable satellite communication and navigation of this flight. ISRO Chairman K.Sivan has been overseeing the preparations at the SDSC for the past two days.

The priority of all space agencies in a human space mission is the safe return of its astronauts. With the pad abort test, ISRO aims to prove its technology that will safely parachute future astronauts down in case their space vehicle develops snags while taking off, a senior ISRO executive said.

First milestone

ISRO describes PAT as the first milestone in qualifying its crew escape system in an emergency. The test is also one of the many main and supporting technologies that the space agency is developing ahead of its ambitious Human Space Flight Programme (HSP).

According to information put together from multiple sources, a roughly 3,770-kg trial crew module, aided by four solid-fuelled rockets built around it, will be flown up to a distance of 2.4 km. On firing, the module will be jettisoned and demonstrate a safe descent with the help of parachutes — all this in around three minutes.

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Anantha Krishnan M‏ @writetake 34 мин. назад

#BreakingNews The first pad-abort test conducted by @isro from Sriharikota as part of its future manned space mission is successful. Sources say currently data is being looked at & prima facie all test conditions were met. Await for confirmation. @OnmanoramaLive @akananth

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Anantha Krishnan M‏ @writetake 50 сек. назад

#Breaking

Here are the pix of @isro's crew escape syustem Tech Demonstrator ahead of its ambitious #HumanSpaceFlightProgramme #HSP.

#MannedSpaceMission #PadAbortTest

@OnmanoramaLive @akananth

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https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/isro-conducts-key-test-of-crew-escape-module/articleshow/64864269.cms

Isro conducts key test of crew escape module 

Chethan Kumar | TNN | Jul 5, 2018, 09:35 I



BENGALURU: The Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) early on Thursday conducted another test of its crew escape system — a key system being developed as part of the proposed human spaceflight programme — taking another step forward in realising another indigenous technology.

The space agency tested the crew escape system for its crew capsule in an emergency pad abort test (PAT) in Sriharikota. The test, which lasted a little more than three minutes, involved aborting the space capsule at launch to save astronauts.

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Also, Isro, which has already completed successful tests of the scaled down version of the Reusable Launch Vehicle Technology Demonstrator (RLV-TD), is preparing for a major experiment, but the immediate priority is the Rs 800-crore Chandrayaan-II mission slated for an October launch.

The space agency has completed the wind tunnel model with landing gear and low subsonic tests at the Indian Institute of Technology-Kanpur (IIT-K). In the next phase, Isro has proposed to design and develop a scaled-up version of RLV and carry out an orbital re-entry experiment.

"Landing site has been identified for configuring landing runway with land based navigational aids for an autonomous descent and land experiment. For unmanned landing, land based navigational aids and associated systems have to be established," scientists working on the project said.



Human Space Programme

Mastering of the reusable technology will add wings to India's dream of eventually building a vehicle that can go into space, deploy satellites and come back, which may take at least another decade.

Former Isro Chairman AS Kiran Kumar had told TOI that having this technology would reduce the launch cost considerably, and other scientists estimated that it would bring the cost launch down to one tenth of what it presently is.

The technology will be essential towards realising a Two-Stage-to-Orbit (TSTO) fully reusable launch vehicle, which according to its design theory can be used multiple times. The TSTO technology will allow Isro to move away from the expendable launch vehicle technology, cutting the launch cost.

The technology is also crucial for India's proposed manned space mission. The mission is yet to get a complete go ahead from the government, but the UPA-led government had sanctioned Rs 145 crore for pre-launch activities.

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https://www.isro.gov.in/update/05-jul-2018/successful-flight-testing-of-crew-escape-system-technology-demonstrator

Jul 05, 2018

SUCCESSFUL FLIGHT TESTING OF CREW ESCAPE SYSTEM - TECHNOLOGY DEMONSTRATOR

ISRO carried out a major technology demonstration today (July 05, 2018 ), the first in a series of tests to qualify a Crew Escape System, which is a critical technology relevant for human spaceflight. The Crew Escape System is an emergency escape measure designed to quickly pull the crew module along with the astronauts to a safe distance from the launch vehicle in the event of a launch abort. The first test (Pad Abort Test) demonstrated the safe recovery of the crew module in case of any exigency at the launch pad.

After a smooth countdown of 5 hours, the Crew Escape System along with the simulated crew module with a mass of 12.6 tonnes, lifted off at 07.00 AM (IST) at the opening of the launch window from its pad at Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota today. The test was over in 259 seconds, during which the Crew Escape System along with crew module soared skyward, then arced out over the Bay of Bengal and floated back to Earth under its parachutes about 2.9 km from Sriharikota.

The crew module reached an altitude of nearly 2.7 km under the power of its seven specifically designed quick acting solid motors to take away the crew module to a safe distance without exceeding the safe g-levels. Nearly 300 sensors recorded various mission performance parameters during the test flight. Three recovery boats are being exercised to retrieve the module as part of the recovery protocol.

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https://www.isro.gov.in/flight-test-of-crew-escape-system-technology-demonstrator-lift-of-video

Flight test of crew escape system - Technology Demonstrator Lift of video

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https://indianexpress.com/article/technology/science/isro-to-launch-numerous-rockets-around-years-end-5263157/

ISRO to launch four rockets by 2018 end

In September ISRO will fly a PSLV rocket with two foreign satellites, earning revenue for the country.
By: IANS | Chennai | Updated: July 17, 2018 3:55:14 pm

The Indian space agency will have a busy year-end with several rocket launches planned from its rocket port at Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh, said a top official. The GSAT-11 satellite, which had been recalled from Arianespace's rocket port in French Guiana for further tests, is also expected to be put into orbit by Arianespace's rocket Ariane by the year end, the official said.

"The calendar year end will be a busy one for ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation), launching satellites with our three rockets — Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) and Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV Mk II and Mk III).

"Starting September there will be rocket launches with Indian as well as foreign satellites," K. Sivan, ISRO Chairman told IANS on Monday.

According to Sivan, in September ISRO will fly a PSLV rocket with two foreign satellites, earning revenue for the country. In October, another PSLV rocket will fly with an Indian remote sensing satellite and several foreign satellites. October will also see India's heaviest rocket 640-ton GSLV Mk III flying up with GSAT-29 with Ka x Ku multi-beam and optical communication payloads. The mission targets Village Resource Centres (VRC) in rural areas to bridge the digital divide.

In November, ISRO will fly a GSLV Mk II rocket to put into orbit GSAT-7A, to be used by the Indian Air Force (IAF). Earlier, ISRO had launched GSAT-7 or Rukmini satellite for the Indian Navy.

Queried about the 5.8-ton GSAT-11, a communication satellite that was recalled from French Guiana this April, Sivan said: "We expect the satellite to be launched before the end of this year. Discussions with Arianespace are on regarding the time and date of the satellite launch."

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https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/indian-space-research-organisation-plans-to-increase-launch-rate-to-12-a-year/articleshow/65097509.cms

Indian Space Research Organisation plans to increase launch rate to 12 a year

TNN | Jul 23, 2018, 08:33 IST


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CHENNAI: To keep pace with the rising demands of the country, Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) will increase its satellite launches to at least 12 a year, said Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) director S Somanath.

"We are also planning to build high data communication satellites (at least 100 Gigabyte per second) and landing on the moon by Chandrayan II by next year," he told reporters after speaking at Sathyabama University's 27th convocation programme on Sunday.
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http://tass.ru/kosmos/5451417

Индия намерена проводить по два космических запуска ежемесячно

Космос | 13 августа, 9:33 дата обновления:13 августа, 9:50 UTC+3

НЬЮ-ДЕЛИ, 13 августа. /ТАСС/. Индийская организация космических исследований (ИСРО) планирует произвести в течение ближайших 16 месяцев 31 космический запуск, что составит примерно по две миссии ежемесячно, начиная с сентября. Об этом сообщил журналистам в Бангалоре глава ИСРО доктор Кайласавадиву Сиван.

"У космического агентства есть плотный график на будущее, поскольку мы рассчитываем на девять запусков в следующие пять месяцев и еще на 22 миссии с февраля по декабрь в 2019 году, имея целью по два запуска в месяц", - цитирует в понедельник телеканал NDTV слова Сивана.

ИСРО впервые планирует производить запуски столь часто. Ближайшей миссией станет вывод в сентябре на орбиту Земли двух спутников из Великобритании индийской ракетой PSLV (Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle), отметил он.

Глава ИСРО также добавил, что в целом в предварительных планах агентства отправить на орбиту Земли 50 спутников за три года. В их числе будут спутники связи, аппараты для наблюдения за поверхностью Земли, картографирования океана и другие, а также спутники иностранных клиентов.

В мае - июне следующего года ИСРО также планирует испытать новую легкую ракету SSLV (Small Satellite Launch Vehicle), это будет дешевый носитель, предназначенный для вывода на орбиту малых спутников. Масса ракеты составит около 100 т (втрое меньше, чем у PSLV), ракету можно будет построить всего за 3-5 дней, тогда как на сборку PSLV уходит 30-40 дней. Эта недорогая ракета призвана упрочить положение Индии на мировом рынке космических запусков.

Пилотируемый полет

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Индийская организация космических исследований также не отказалась от планов пилотируемой космической экспедиции и ведет работы, которые позволят отправить на орбиту национальный экипаж на собственном индийском корабле.

Кайласавадиву Сиван рассказал журналистам, что уже разработаны обитаемый отсек корабля, в котором должен находиться экипаж, а также системы спасения экипажа в случае чрезвычайной ситуации - ее испытания были проведены в начале июля. Уже создан прототип космического скафандра. По мнению главы ИСРО, дело за принципиальным решением правительства.

"ИСРО разрабатывает технологии для индийской пилотируемой космической программы. Если правительство захочет, программа запуска индийского астронавта может быть начата", - цитирует NDTV слова Сивана. По его мнению, если такое решение будет принято, для подготовки индийской пилотируемой миссии потребуется 5-7 лет. Эскизный проект индийского космического корабля на трех членов экипажа был представлен еще в 2009 году.

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Лунная миссия

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Доктор Сиван сообщил прессе, что запуск к Луне автоматической станции "Чандраян-2" пока запланирован на январь 2019 года, но эта дата может измениться.

"Мы запланировали отправить миссию "Чандраян-2" 3 января. Мы определили эту дату и нацелены на нее. Но окно еще открыто. Мы можем еще отсрочить (запуск) и на март", - приводит в свою очередь слова главы ИСРО газета The Asian Age.

Причина отсрочки лунной экспедиции в том, что пришлось вносить важные изменения в конструкцию посадочного модуля, чтобы он мог легко сесть на поверхность Луны, что привело к увеличению массы всей станции, рассказал Сиван.

Первоначально планировалось, что индийская автоматическая станция отправится к Луне в апреле 2018 года. Но в марте было объявлено, что миссия переносится на октябрь, однако в начале августа ИСРО сообщила, что старт лунной экспедиции вновь отсрочен.

"Чандраян-2" продолжит индийскую лунную программу, которую начал аппарат "Чандраян-1", отправленный к спутнику Земли в 2008 году. Если "Чандраян-1" был орбитальной станцией, то "Чандраян-2" - гораздо более сложный проект, который предусматривает посадку на спутнике Земли и доставку на ее поверхность небольшого лунохода. До сих пор только США, Россия и Китай смогли осуществить мягкую посадку на поверхности Луны, напоминает издание.

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https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/pm-modi-on-independence-day-by-2022-we-will-send-an-indian-to-space-1900694

Mission "Gaganyaan": An Indian Will Be Sent To Space By 2022, Says PM

It would be the biggest challenge that the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has ever undertaken: to put an Indian in space fr om Sriharikota using an Indian rocket. And do so with an ambitious deadline of five years.
Written by Pallava Bagla | Updated: August 15, 2018 10:16 IST

NEW DELHI: The 370-year-old Red Fort today played venue for a colossal announcement, the ramifications of which perhaps for the first time extend beyond earth itself. India will become the fourth nation to send man to space, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on India's 72nd Independence Day - his fifth and final address ahead of the next general elections

"Today, from the ramparts of the Red Fort, I want to give the country a good news," Prime Minister Modi said. "India has always advanced in space science but we have decided that by 2022 when India completes 75 years of Independence, or before that, a son or daughter of India will go to space with a tricolor in their hands," he added.

Exhilarated at the announcement, top scientists at ISRO exuded their optimism for the challenge. Dr K Sivan, Chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said it was a "very, very tight schedule but ISRO will do it by 2022."

"ISRO sought manned mission for a decade... Vyom will be a national effort, not just an ISRO project. It will boost national pride," he added.

ISRO hopes to deploy its biggest rocket, the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle Mark III (GSLV Mk III), to send three Indians into space from Sriharikota in the next few years.

The space agency plans to spend Rs. 9,000 crore and hopes to launch the first mission within 40 months. The plans in the "demonstration phase" includes undertaking two unmanned flights and one human flight using Indian technology to catapult a crew of three into a low earth orbit for 5-7 days.

India plans to call its astronauts "Vyomnauts" since "Vyom" in Sanskrit means space.

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Till date, ISRO has spent Rs. 173 crore developing critical technologies for human space flight. The plan was first pitched in 2008 but was put on the backburner as the economy and Indian rockets experienced setbacks.

India tested its re-entry technology through the Satellite Recovery Experiment in 2007 when a 550 kilogram satellite was sent into orbit and then safely brought back to earth.

The experiment tested the lightweight silicon tiles that can protect any spaceship as it re-enters the earth's atmosphere.

Later, in 2014, India tested a Crew Module Atmospheric Re-entry Experiment (CARE), wh ere a 3,745 kg space capsule - a prototype of the crew module that will be used by the Indian astronauts - was launched into the atmosphere on the first flight of the GSLV Mk III and then safely recovered from the Bay of Bengal.

Since then, ISRO has also mastered the art of making a spacesuit which will be used by Indian astronauts when they get sent into space from Sriharikota.

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Earlier this year, ISRO carried out a crucial Pad Abort Test on July 5, when a 12.5-ton crew module was tested to make sure in case of an accident on the launchpad, the crew can be rescued safely.

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https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/india-will-put-man-in-space-for-seven-days-isro-chairman-118081500485_1.html

India will put man in space for seven days: ISRO Chairman

IANS | Chennai
Last Upd ated at August 15, 2018 13:30 IST

For the first time, India's space agency is planning to put an Indian astronaut for seven days in space at a cost less than Rs 10,000 crore as part of its manned mission by 2022, ISRO Chairman K. Sivan said on Wednesday.

With Prime Minister Narendra Modi giving the Indian Space Research Organisation the target to be achieved in the next four years, Sivan told IANS: "Our plan is to have a human being in space for seven days and not less than that.

"He will be in a spacecraft, 300-400 km above earth," Sivan said, as he explained that the rocket to be used for the manned mission would be a Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle Mark III (GSLV-Mk III).

He said the first unmanned flight as part of a manned space mission will happen two years from now.

"There will be two unmanned space missions before the actual manned space mission," Sivan added.

In his Independence Day address to the nation, Modi said: "In space technology, we have dreamt something; our scientists have dreamt something. And I am happy to announce that by 2022, the 75th Independence year, we are planning a manned space mission.

"We will put an Indian in space by 2022 or earlier," Modi said.

Asked about the first animal flight before the actual manned mission, Sivan said those things have to be discussed.

Queried about the target date set by Modi and the steps to be taken by ISRO, Sivan said: "We will have to get a formal approval for the project. The manned mission project cost will be less than Rs 10,000 crore.

"We are in the process of developing some of the technologies and already have some. Our idea is to develop everything within India," he added.

According to him, ISRO has already tested the crew module and crew escape systems.

The space agency on July 5 carried out a successful maiden pad abort test at its spaceport Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh for the safe escape of the crew in an emergency.

"The technology is very essential for our manned missions in the future," Sivan had said at an event on July 7.

The critical technology is designed to quickly pull the crew module along with the astronauts to a safe distance from the launch vehicle in the event of a launch abort.

"We are in the process of developing the life support system for the astronaut, space suit and other things. ISRO is doing this with the support of industries," Sivan had said.

The ISRO Chairman had then said that the space agency was "not close" to a human spaceflight yet.

"We are not close to that. We need to work a lot towards achieving the dream of putting a man in space."

According to him, the selection of astronaut to fly the spacecraft would be done by the Indian Air Force (IAF) and the spaceflight training would be given overseas.

Sivan said ISRO has to se t up necessary infrastructural facilities like the control centres for the proposed manned mission.

He said Modi's announcement was a big kickstart and as a whole the nation's science and technology sector would benefit.

So far, only the US, Russia and China have launched human space flights.

(Venkatachari Jagannathan can be contacted at v.jagannathan@ians.in)

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http://tass.ru/kosmos/5458018

Индия планирует к 2022 году самостоятельно отправить человека в космос

Космос | 15 августа, 7:00 UTC+3


Премьер-министр Индии Нарендра Моди
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НЬЮ-ДЕЛИ, 15 августа. /ТАСС/. Индия собирается к 2022 году направить в космос первую собственную пилотируемую миссию. Об этом заявил премьер-министр страны Нарендра Моди по случаю празднования Дня независимости, передает в среду телеканал NDTV.

"Индия всегда была продвинутой в области космической науки. Но мы решили, что к 2022 году, когда исполнится 75 лет с момента обретения Индией независимости, или раньше, сын или дочь Индии направится в космос с триколором в руках", - приводит телеканал его слова.

Ранее сообщалось, что Индийская организация космических исследований ведет работы, которые позволят отправить на орбиту национальный экипаж на собственном индийском корабле.

Комментируя заявление премьер-министра, глава Индийской организации космических исследований (ИСРО) доктор Кайласавадиву Сиван добавил, что ИСРО готова отправить к 2022 году корабль с тремя членами экипажа на околоземную орбиту.

"Это очень-очень плотный график, но ИСРО сделает это к 2022 году", - приводит телеканал NDTV слова Сивана.

По данным представителей ИСРО, первая индийская пилотируемая миссия будет готовиться в течение 40 месяцев. Сначала предстоит демонстрационная фаза, в ходе которой планируется произвести два запуска корабля в беспилотном режиме. Затем в космос отправится индийский экипаж.

Предполагается, что первый национальный индийский экипаж из трех человек будет отправлен на низкую околоземную орбиту, на которой проработает пять-семь суток. В качестве ракеты-носителя планируется использовать самый мощный индийский носитель GSLV Mk III (Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle Mark III).

"ИСРО мечтала о пилотируемой миссии в течение 10 лет. "Вйом" ("пространство", "космос" на санскрите - прим. ТАСС) станет национальной целью, а не просто проектом ИСРО. Это поднимет национальную гордость", - добавил доктор Сиван.

Gaganyaan готовится в полет

Имя космического корабля и всей программы уже озвучено самим премьер-министром - Gaganyaan (от санскритского "гагана" - небеса), то есть "небесный корабль". Так же образованы названия и других индийский космических миссий - Chandrayaan ("лунный корабль" ) и Mangalyaan ("марсианский корабль" ) - так называются аппараты, отправленные к Луне и Марсу.

Ожидается, что члены экипажа индийского космического корабля получат название вйоманавты. Однако в Индии уже предлагают и другие варианты: "акашагами" (тот, кто ездит по небу), "гаганавт" и "антарикша ятри" (от "антарикша" - небо над Землей и "ятри" - "паломник", "путешественник" ).

Пока, однако, чаще используется слово "вйоманавт", местная пресса предполагает, что оно станет окончательным.

Работа над пилотируемой миссией в Индии идет давно. В июле текущего года ИСРО провела первое испытание системы спасения экипажа космического корабля в случае чрезвычайной ситуации. Эскизный проект корабля на трех членов экипажа ИСРО представила еще в 2009 году, ранее сообщалось, что уже идет работа над скафандрами, другим необходимым оборудованием и даже над космическим питанием.

ИСРО работает и над многоразовым космическим кораблем: в мае 2016 года организация провела испытательный запуск прототипа первого многоразового корабля RLV-TD - это уменьшенная в шесть раз копия "индийского челнока" Avatar, работу над которым Индия намерена завершить ориентировочно к 2030 году.