План индийских космических пусков

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The EnMAP (Environmental Mapping and Analysis Program) satellite is scheduled for launch on the PSLV in 2014. [1]

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The Journey of STUDSAT - C. Dixit, STUDSAT Team, India

STUDent SATellite Program STUDSAT 2A/2B: Twin Satellite Project for Inter Satellite Communication

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

These would be followed by the launch of GSAT-10 and GSAT-9. Next to follow would be GSAT-12, a smaller communication satellite that would be put in orbit by the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle from Sriharikota.

The ISRO Chairman, however, said: "we will now review the GSLV programme" since a GSLV of the same class was needed to put Chandrayaan-2 into orbit in 2013-14. While India would build the Chandrayaan-2 and the rover that would drive about on the Moon's soil, Russia would provide the lander, which would land the rover on the lunar soil. "The Russians are happy with the [Chandrayaan-2] programme so far," he said.

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.

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http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Technical-glitch-after-liftoff-GSLVs-gone-in-63-seconds/articleshow/7164870.cms

Isro has lined up four launches next year, including PSLV 17. "Chandrayaan-2 launch will take place in 2013-2014 in collaboration with Russia," he said, adding that Isro was conducting ground tests on the indigenous cryogenic engine.

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http://news.in.msn.com/national/article.aspx?cp-documentid=4739966

26/12/2010
ISRO to send three satellites on board PSLV early next year[/size]

Sriharikota (AP), Dec 25 (PTI) ISRO intended to make a series of launches in 2011-2012 including a "Youth Satellite" made by students of Singapore University, the space agency''s Chairman K Radhakrishnan said today.
Explaining about the agency''s future plans, he told reporters here that ISRO was hoping to sending three satellites on board the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle early next year.
"Currently it is in the assembling stage. We will be doing the flight testing stage later in January (2011) and we are expecting it to be launched in the first week of February," he said, adding it will be the 16 mission of the PSLV, (PSLV C-16).
The vehicle would carry the Resourcesat-II, Youth Sat, a satellite developed by students of Singapore University, and X-SAT.
Resourcesat-2 is a follow on mission to Resourcesat-1. It is intended to replace Resourcesat-1 launched in 2003. The images provided by Resourcesat-1 were used for advanced applications such as vegetation, crop yield and disaster management support.
Besides, he said a heavier communication satellite GSAT-8 which is being jointly developed by Indo-French space agencies would be launched from Arianespace French Guyuana in March-April 2011.
"24 Ku-band transponders will be coming by March 2011..
We have a contract with them (French Guyana)," he said. "After this we will be launching the GSAT-10 and GSAT-9 completing the series," he said, adding that GSAT-10 and GSAT-9 would be communication satellites.
ISRO is also looking at possibilities to launch Megha-tropiques satellite on PSLV-C17 by 2011 which would help to study the tropical climates.
On the Chandrayaan-2 mission, he said they are planning to launch it in 2013-2014. He said that the space agency discussed the matter with French President Nicolas Sarkozy who expressed happiness about the mission.
Sarkozy and his wife Carla Bruni had visited the ISRO headquarters at Bangalore early this month.
Radhakrishnan said they would also launch the communication satellite GSAT-12 using Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle next year.
"We are building it right now.. We are going to launch it from Sriharikota in 2011", he said.

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http://www.deccanherald.com/content/123772/isro-go-ahead-despite-setback.html

ISRO to go ahead despite setback
Sriharikota, Dec 25, DHNS:

The failure of the GSLV-FO6 mission will not affect Indian Space Research Organisation's (ISRO) efforts to add transponder capacities to a range of telecom, meteorology, television and radio broadcast services by the Indian National Satellite System, ISRO Chairman K Radhakrishnan said.

Though Saturday's aborted communication satellite "GSAT-5P" carried 24 C-band and 12 Extended C-band transponders to augment the capacity of the Indian communication satellites already in orbit, the ISRO will be launching "GSAT-8" with 24 Ku band transponders on board the Ariane vehicle of the European Space Agency in French Guyana in March/April 2011, Radhakrishnan said.

Sixty-four of the 67 transponders now leased out by the ISRO to commercial customers were in the more powerful Ku band. The next "GSAT-8" launch should considerably help to augment capacities for service providers.

Further, in the next three to four months, the ISRO will launch smaller satellites from here on board a "Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV)" with 12 "Extended C-band transponders."

That will also help offset Saturday's loss, he said. These will be followed by communication satellites, "GSAT-10" and "GSAT-9."

On the GSLV front, Radhakrishnan said the ISRO planned a series of ground tests during 2011 in the wake of steps to redesign the indigenous cryogenic engine it used in the third stage after last April's failure.

Six of the seven cryogenic engines got from Russia have been used so far. "Our seeking more cryogenic engines from them will depend on how we develop our indigenous cryogenic engine," he said.

The ISRO plans its next GSLV flight by 2011-end or early 2012, after a thorough study of the present failures.

The space body's forthcoming flights in 2011 will be PSLV-centric that has proved its versatility internationally.

The next PSLV flight from Sriharikota, planned for early February 2011, will carry three satellites "Resource Sat-II," a "youth satellite" built by students at Moscow University and the ISRO, besides a third one built by Singapore University.

The GSLV launch vehicle required for the ISRO's ambitious "Chandrayaan II" (Moon Mission) programme, planned for 2013-14, will also be reviewed now thoroughly. The ISRO is working with Russia on "Chandrayaan II" with "India providing the orbiter and the rover, and they providing the lunar lander," he explained.

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http://indiatoday.intoday.in/site/Story/124798/World/gslv-failure-triggers-hunt-for-signalling-units-abroad.html

The GSAT- 12, to be launched atop the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) in the last quarter of 2011, would also provide 12 C- band transponders.

http://www.dnaindia.com/money/report_gslv-burnout-a-disaster-for-broadcasters-telcos_1487876

He said Isro's was planning another polar satellite launch vehicle (PSLV) satellite lift-off in the beginning of the fourth quarter of next year that will carry C-band transponders.

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http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/news-by-industry/et-cetera/isro-to-launch-two-large-communication-satellites-this-year/articleshow/7222537.cms

5 Jan, 2011, 03.01PM IST,PTI
ISRO to launch two large communication satellites this year[/size]

CHENNAI: ISRO today said it plans to launch at least two large communication satellites within this calendar year to tide over the scarcity of transponders due to the failure of two consecutive GSLV missions.

The space agency has also decided to turn to the tried and tested Arianespace for the twin launches scheduled for March and December this year.

"We are going to launch GSAT-8 and GSAT-10 this year. These two satellites will reduce the scarcity of transponders and help us reduce the backlog," T K Alex, Director of the ISRO Satellite Centre , told reporters on the sidelines of the 98th Indian Science Congress here.

Alex said the space agency has also been hiring transponders on other satellites as a temporary solution to clear the backlog.

The 51-m tall Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle, carrying the 2.3-tonne advanced communications satellite GSAT-5P with 36 transponders, exploded barely a minute after it blasted off from the Sriharikota spaceport last month.

This was the second consecutive failure of a GSLV mission in nine months.

On April 15, the GSLV launched using an indigenously developed cryogenic engine failed to put the GSAT-4 in orbit.

Alex said ISRO plans to launch the RISAT, Resourcesat-2, Meghtropiques and Youthsat satellites this year.

He said another communication satellite GSAT-12 will also be launched using a PSLV rocket sometime in the middle of the year.

On the December failure of the GSLV, he said a committee of scientists was going into the reasons for the failure and ways to correct it.

"We will go forward with a positive attitude," he said. Alex said ISRO is also developing its own cryogenic engine and ground tests for the same have been planned for this year.

"There are some very particular issues and we will try to solve them this year and possibly we will come out of it. Then we will be out of the red," he said. "Next year our own GSLV should be able to carry satellites," he said.

Alex said ISRO was also helping universities develop smaller satellites -- nano satellites -- which also could be used to demonstrate nascent technologies.

Five institutes -- IIT-Kanpur, IIT-Mumbai, Indian Institute of Space Technology , Sathyabhama Institute and Vellore Institute of Technology -- have been building nano satellites.

http://www.sify.com/news/swarms-of-satellites-possible-isro-news-national-lbfoujeedce.html

The satellite built by students of SRM University will be launched by ISRO this year.

http://www.sify.com/news/india-to-have-own-satellite-navigation-system-soon-isro-news-national-lbfranedaaa.html

On ISRO's GAGAN (GPS Aided Geo Augmented Navigation) project, Kibe said it will be used for landing of aircrafts with an accuracy of six metres and the target date of activating the system is 2012.

http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article1034843.ece

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) plans to implement the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS) to provide India and neighbouring countries with the Position Navigation and Timing (PNT) service, S.V. Kibe, Brahmprakash Professor in the ISRO Headquarters, Bangalore, said on Wednesday.

The government had approved the project, which would be implemented in the next few years. Initially, the system would have seven satellites and then 11, he said, addressing the Space Summit at the 98th Indian Science Congress at Kattankulathur near here.

http://www.sify.com/news/isro-to-launch-satellites-to-boost-transponder-capacity-news-national-lbfpajjhacg.html

On the sidelines of the Space Summit session at the 98th Indian Science Congress Wednesday, T.K. Alex, director of the ISRO Satellite Centre, said: 'In March/April, we will launch communication satellites GSAT-8 from French Guyana using Ariane rocket. Later this year or early 2012, GSAT-10 will be launched again by Ariane.'

ISRO will also be launching GSAT-12 satellite using its own rocket - polar satellite launch vehicle (PSLV) in March/April, he said.

http://knol.google.com/k/vijainder-k-thakur/indian-military-satellite-program/yo54fmdhy2mq/104#

IAF Satellite
The first dedicated IAF satellite is scheduled for launch in FY 2011-12, after the Navy satellite scheduled for launch in FY 2010-11.

The satellite was initially scheduled to be launched in July 2009, according to a PTI report on November 18, 2008. In early January 2009, the IAF Chief said the IAF satellite will be launched in 2010.

http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/uncategorized/dedicated-satellite-for-iaf-by-2010-to-enhance-surveillance-capabilities_100154335.html

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will launch the dedicated satellite for the IAF onboard the Polar Launch Satellite Vehicle (PSLV) from its spaceport at Sriharikota

И для освежения памяти:
ISRO annual report for 2009-2010

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http://www.domain-b.com/aero/space/20101228_satellites.html

India to launch 30 earth observation satellites in next decade[/size]     
28 December 2010    

Bangalore: India may launch at least 30 earth observation satellites over the next one decade, according to a government official at the Department of Space (DoS). Perspective plans drawn up for the next ten years foresee launch of a series of Resourcesat, Cartosat, ocean and atmospheric satellites.

Cartosat-2. Image: ISRO"We expect not less than 30 satellites," director of the Hyderabad-based National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC), Dr V Jayaraman said. The NRSC operates under the DoS.

NRSC is responsible for remote sensing, satellite data acquisition and processing, data dissemination, aerial remote sensing and decision support for disaster management.

The satellites to be launched would include Cartosat-3 with 30 cm resolution, he said.

"We will launch Resourcesat-2 in early February or ending January. It will be a replacement satellite for Resourcesat-1 which gave us 5.8 metres, 70 km multi-spectral data for the first time," Dr Jayaraman said.

He also revealed that ISRO was setting up an integrated multi-mission ground segment in Hyderabad at an investment of Rs35-40 crore. The centre is expected to become operational in June next.

Dr Jayaraman said through this ground station (segment), ISRO would be able to receive all the satellite data "...making the (space) products in such a way that every day we will supply 1000 products to the users directly."

Currently, NRSC can deliver space ''products'' within four-five days of receiving the data. This new ground segment would enable to do this work within 12 hours and supply "emergency products" within an hour.

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6 Jan, 2011, 03.24PM IST,IANS
Chennai students design nano satellite, to be launched April[/size]

CHENNAI: A group of 54 engineering students from the city has designed a 10-kg nano satellite to monitor greenhouse gases (GHG) that the Indian space agency is planning to launch in April.

The students from the SRM University, some 40 km from the capital city, have been working on the project 'SRMSAT' since 2008. The satellite weighing just 10 kg is being developed under the guidance of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) at a cost of Rs.1 crore.

With climate change becoming a cause of serious concern globally, the satellite will monitor GHG - mainly carbon dioxide - in the atmosphere. A grating spectrometer is employed for monitoring earth-based sources and sinks of anthropogenic and natural sources of GHG.

The students from 12 disciplines of engineering in the university have been working closely with the ISRO to develop the nano satellite.

A nano satellite is one that weighs less than, or equal to, 10 kg.

"The satellite is scheduled for launch in April this year with ISRO's Megatropics G satellite. We have signed a memorandum of understanding with the national space agency for the project," M. Loganathan, former ISRO scientist who is heading the team, told IANS on the sidelines of the ongoing Indian Science Congress at the SRM University campus here.

According to Loganathan, the students are very passionate about the project and would work on it after their classes.

"Their classes get over by 4 p.m. and after that all of them hang on in the research laboratory for say till midnight to work on the nano satellite. It's their baby and an outcome of their hard work," he said.

The ISRO said the satellite has to be tested before it can be included as a payload.

The students have been wholly involved in the project, right from procuring components to assembling and testing the satellite.

Explaining the initial problems they faced, Sarwesh Narayaan, a mechanical engineering student, told IANS: "It was difficult to communicate technically as we all come from different disciplines of engineering, but we did overcome it as each of us had to understand the concepts of all the other disciplines before designing the project."

"All of us are multi-tasking, and an electrical engineer student in the group is also conversant with the concepts of mechanical, aerospace, electrical communication and information engineering. We have been solving each others' problem," Guruditya Singh, a final year student, told IANS.

It's the team spirit that keeps this group of 51 men and 3 women students going.

"Whenever we get some time, maybe over lunch or dinner or during weekends, our point of discussion is only SRMSAT. Each one of us enjoys talking about it and our sessions go on for hours. There is nobody junior or senior but a team, and our mantra is value for thought. A first year student can also give a good piece of advice to the group," said Anushree Mahapatra, a student of electronic and information engineering.

The conception of SRMSAT dates back to August 2008 when the vision of launching a student satellite was put forward at a seminar taken by eminent space scientist D. Raghavamurty.

"It is planned to make our first nano satellite as a SRMSAT bus so that further missions can be continued with different payloads that can be supported with this design," said Loganathan.

More and more students are showing interest in the space science.

In 2010, ISRO launched Studsat -- a tiny satellite built by 35 students from four engineering colleges in Bangalore and three in Hyderabad -- which can take pictures of the earth from space, helping in weather forecasting.

During the golden jubilee celebrations of IIT-Kanpur last year, President Pratibha Patil handed over to the ISRO a nano satellite 'Jugnu' developed by students of the country's premier institution.

Other institutes have got in the act as well. A 3.5-kg satellite 'Pradhan' is being built by students of IIT-Mumbai. Students of Sathyabhama University, Chennai, are also working on a nano satellite.

In Vellore Institute of Technology University (VITU), Vellore, the students have designed the TubeSat, which is a pico-satellite, weighing less than 1 kg.

http://www.deccanchronicle.com/chennai/isro-eyes-spy-sky-589

Isro eyes to spy from sky[/size]
January 6th, 2011

an. 5: Indian Space Research Organisation scientists will soon launch a high resolution satellite capable of continuously monitoring major swathes along the country's borders.

"It will be stationed at an altitude of 36,000 km and transmit live pictures of the areas of our choice," said Ranganath R. Navalgund, director, Space Application Centre, Ahmedabad, a specialised unit of Isro.

Delivering the key-note address in the Space Summit held here on Wednesday as part of the 98th edition of the Indian Science Congress, Prof. Navalgund pointed out that the present fleet of remote sensing satellites have been parked in the low earth orbit. "We do not get continuous images since the satellites keep on orbiting the earth in a different speed. They pass through one particular area once in every four or five hours. But geostationary satellites can offer continuous and uninterrupted images similar to the one given by TV cameras though with less resolution," he said. Though he refused to divulge more details, he said that the spacecraft would be operational in one or two years. Wednesday turned out to be Team Isro's day in the ISC session with Suresh V. Kibe, another satellite scientist revealing India's plan to set up a satellite-based navigation system of its own.

"The Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System with a fleet of 11 satellites will be operational by next year. The GPS aided Geo-Augmented Navigation (GAGAN) satellite which we are building will offer high resolution images to the civil aviation sector. This will bring down aviation mishaps as pilots will get sharp and clear pictures and signals from control towers," he said. Isro Satellite Centre, Bengaluru director T.K. Alex said mini and micro satellites would make space exploration a cheap affair. "They could be used for a variety of purposes. We are encouraging private educational institutions and students to take up satellite fabrication as a serious profession since as they stand to gain in terms of information and data," said Mr Alex.

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Планирующиеся пуски[/size]

2011
Дата – КА – РКН/РБ – Время
24 февраля - RESOURCESAT-2, YOUTHSAT, X-Sat - PSLV-C16 (XL) - утро
март - GSAT-12, Gagan - PSLV-C17 (HP) - ПО
апрель-май - GSAT-8 (INSAT-4G), Gagan - ARIANE-5 - ПО
июнь - MEGHA-TROPIQUES, SRMSat, 2ХOrbcomm AIS sat - PSLV (ПО) (CA) - ПО
второе полугодие - RISAT-1, AISat - PSLV (ПО) (XL) - ПО

2012
Дата – КА – РКН/РБ – Время
первый квартал - SARAL (ALTIKA-ARGOS), SAPPHIRE, Max Valier, UniBRITE, BRITE-AUSTRIA, AAUSat3 - PSLV (ПО) - ПО
первый квартал - GSAT-7(INSAT-4F, Navy Communications Satellite) - GSLV (ПО) - ПО
первый квартал - InSat-3D - GSLV (ПО) - ПО
первый квартал - GSAT-10P, Gagan - Ariane 5 - ПО
ПО - SRE-2, PROTIERS, Orbcomm AIS sat 2, CANX-4, CANX-5, NEMO-AM, WNISAT-1 - PSLV (ПО) - ПО
ПО - ASTROSAT-1 - PSLV (ПО) - ПО
ПО - DMSAR-1 - PSLV (ПО) - ПО
ПО - CARTOSAT-3 - PSLV (ПО) - ПО
ПО - RISAT-3 - PSLV (ПО) - ПО
ПО - IRNSS-1 - PSLV (ПО) (HP) - ПО
ПО - IRNSS-2 - PSLV (ПО) (HP) - ПО
ПО - GSAT-9 - GSLV (ПО) - ПО - или начало 2013

Попутная нагрузка
ПО - ALSAT-2B - PSLV (ПО) - ПО
ПО - ADITYA-1 - PSLV (ПО) - ПО
ПО - BRITE-PL - ПО - ПО
ПО - Sathyabama satellite - PSLV (ПО) - ПО
ПО - Jugnu - PSLV (ПО) - ПО
ПО - RLV-TD - PSLV (ПО) - ПО
ПО - TAUVEX- GSLV (ПО) - ПО
ПО - IMSAT - PSLV (ПО) - ПО
ПО - Pratham - PSLV (ПО) - ПО
ПО - VITSat-1 - PSLV (ПО) - ПО
ПО - Venta-1 - PSLV (ПО) - ПО

2013
Дата – КА – РКН/РБ – Время
январь-февраль - Chandrayaan-2 - GSLV (Mk II) (ПО) - ПО - или 2014
ПО - GSAT-6(INSAT-4E) - GSLV (ПО) - ПО
ПО - IAF Satellite - PSLV (ПО) - ПО
ПО - GSAT-11 - GSLV-Mk III / Ariane 5- ПО
ПО - GSAT-13 - GSLV (ПО) (Mk.II) - ПО
ПО - GSAT-14 - GSLV (ПО) - ПО
ПО - IRNSS-3 - PSLV (ПО) (HP) - ПО
ПО - IRNSS-4 - PSLV (ПО) (HP) - ПО
ПО -TES-HYP - PSLV (ПО) - ПО
ПО -GISAT - PSLV (ПО) - ПО
ПО - GEO-HR - GSLV (ПО) - ПО
ПО - ACTS-1(F) - GSLV (ПО) - ПО
ПО - ITM-1 - PSLV (ПО) - ПО
ПО - TecSAR-2 - PSLV (ПО) - ПО
ПО - Unmanned Crew Module - PSLV (ПО) - ПО

Попутная нагрузка
ПО - I-STAG - ПО - ПО
ПО - SENSE-P, SENSE-E - ПО - ПО
ПО - BRITE-PL 2 - ПО - ПО

2014
Дата – КА – РКН/РБ – Время
ПО - EnMAP - PSLV (ПО) - ПО
ПО - CCI-Sat - PSLV (ПО) - ПО
ПО - ASTROSAT-2 - GSLV (ПО) - ПО
ПО - ACTS-2 - GSLV (ПО) - ПО
ПО - IRNSS-5 - PSLV (ПО) - ПО
ПО - IRNSS-6 - PSLV (ПО) - ПО
ПО - IRNSS-7 - PSLV (ПО) - ПО

2016
Дата – КА – РКН/РБ – Время
ПО - Mars Mission (ПО) - GSLV-Mk III - ПО
ПО - Human Space Flight Programme- GSLV MkII - ПО

C неопределённой датой
ПО - GSAT-15 - GSLV (ПО) - ПО
ПО - IRNSS-8 - PSLV (ПО) (HP) - ПО
ПО - IRNSS-9 - PSLV (ПО) (HP) - ПО
ПО - IRNSS-10 - PSLV (ПО) (HP) - ПО
ПО - IRNSS-11 - PSLV (ПО) (HP) - ПО
ПО - RESOURCESAT-3 - PSLV (ПО) - ПО
ПО - OCEANSAT-3 - PSLV (ПО) - ПО

Попутная нагрузка
ПО - Studsat-2A, Studsat-2B - PSLV (ПО) - ПО


Используемые сокращения:
КА – космический аппарат
РКН – ракета космического назначения
РБ – разгонный блок
ПО – подлежит определению
ЛМВ – летнее московское время
ДМВ – декретное московкое время
НВМ – неотделяемый весовой макет


Изменения от 19 января
Изменения от 21 января
Изменения от 28 января
Изменения от 1 февраля
Изменения от 3 февраля
Изменения от 8 февраля
Изменения от 10 февраля

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Maintaining the pace: a second Ariane 5 arrives in French Guiana for launch in 2011

Key elements of the Ariane 5 launcher for Arianespace's second flight of 2011 arrived at the Spaceport this week, where they will be readied for a dual payload mission with the Yahsat 1A and Intelsat New Dawn telecommunications satellites.

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Maintaining the pace: a second Ariane 5 arrives in French Guiana for launch in 2011

Key elements of the Ariane 5 launcher for Arianespace's second flight of 2011 arrived at the Spaceport this week, where they will be readied for a dual payload mission with the Yahsat 1A and Intelsat New Dawn telecommunications satellites.

А эта новость в своем разделе?  :wink:

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Имеет в том смысле, что пуск GSAT-8 в марте уже невозможен. Что и нашло отражение в плане пусков.

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

ISRO to launch three satellite in Q1 of 2011[/size]

Thiruvananthapuram: Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), which had a recent setback with the failure of its latest communication satellite GSAT-5P, is planning three major satellite launches in the first quarter of this year.

'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, will be the launched on board of home made PSLV C-16 in February, March and April, ISRO Chairman Dr K Radhakrishnan said here.

"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.

Another communication satellite GSAT-8 is getting ready for launch onboard Ariane-5 in April-May 2011.

Alluding to the recent failure of GSLV, the Chairman said "We have several success stories and a couple of failures. We will learn from our failures," he said.

The cause of the failure had been pinpointed and could tell anything about it only after detailed evaluation and studies, Radhakrishnan said.

"We had 9 launches and realised 9 spacecrafts including the path-breaking Chandrayaan during the four years 2006-09. We saw 7 successful missions of PSLV including two dedicated commercial launches, and 2 missions of GSLV with a failure of GSLV F02 in 2006 and a partial success of GSLV-F04 in 2007. We realised 7 Satellites including the high resolution Сartosat-2 series that brought us into an exclusive club globally," he said detailing India's space programmes in the last five years.

"Globally our efforts have been recognized. Several of world s major space powers Russia, USA and France -have showed keen interest in partnering with India on several fronts in space," he said.

Microwave Remote Sensing Satellite -RISAT-1, Meteorological Satellite INSAT-3D, Communication Satellites such as GSAT-7 and GSAT-10 and two Indo-French Joint Missions viz., Megha-Tropiques and SARAL are the agency's major plans in the next year, Radhakrishnan said.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/ISRO-to-launch-three-satellites-in-1st-quarter-of-2011-/articleshow/7305925.cms

ISRO to launch three satellites in 1st quarter of 2011
PTI, Jan 17, 2011, 08.24pm IST

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: ISRO has planned three major missions, including launch of advanced remote sensing satellite Resourcesat-2, in the next three months.

"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.

He said homegrown PSLV-C16 launch vehicle has been assembled at Sriharikota spaceport and Resourcesat-2 and Youthsat, with advanced optical payloads, are being readied for shipment there for launch.

PSLV-C17 assembly would commence soon for geostationary transfer orbit mission to launch GSAT-12, a communication satellite, to be immediately followed by four PSLVs and flight testing of Indian cryogenics stage after tests on ground.

Another communication satellite GSAT-8 is getting ready for launch onboard European rocket Ariane-5 in April-May 2011.

'Resourcesat-2', 'Youthsat', a participatory scientific mission with payloads from Russia and India and X-sat, Singapore's first indigenous satellite, will be launched on board homegrown PSLV C-16, he said.

"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," Radhakrishnan said.

'Youthsat' would carry a payload developed by 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).

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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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With the country set to witness the launch of a synthetic aperture radar satellite in the second half of 2011, the ISRO-SGL JV intends to develop the third version of IGiS to process microwave data emerging out of the satellite.

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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.