jairamesh Posted February 25, 2013 Posted February 25, 2013 SARAL mission successful http://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/technology/saral-mission-successful/article4452165.ece?homepage=true Great job by ISRO again:hatsoff:, launching satellites for several European nations. An Indian rocket carrying seven satellites the Indo-French satellite SARAL, worldÃÔ first smart phone-operated nano satellite, a space telescope satellite and four other foreign satellites on Monday blasted off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre here, around 80 km north of Chennai. A little after 6 p.m., the rocket Polar Satellite Launch Vehicleä20 (PSLV-C20) standing 44.4 metres tall and weighing around 230 tonnes hurtled towards the skies ferrying seven satellites to sling into orbit. President Pranab Mukherjee and scientists at Indian Space Research OrganisationÃÔ (ISRO) rocket mission control room intently watched the rocketÃÔ progress towards the heavens, escaping the earthÃÔ gravitational pull with a one way ticket. ISRO officials are hoping that the agencyÃÔ 101th space mission and also the first of the 10 planned for 2013 will turn out to be a grand success. The PSLV-C20 rocket is expected to deliver its main luggage the 407-kg SARAL (Satellite with ARGOS and ALTIKA) and six other foreign satellites 794 km above the earth. The entire flight sequence lift-off to the ejection of the seventh satellite will take around 22 minutes. The successful launch of the satellites will take ISROÃÔ tally of launching foreign satellites to 35. ISRO started putting into space third-party satellites for a fee in 1999 on its PSLV-C2 rocket. Since then India has been successful in launching medium-weight satellites for overseas agencies. Initially ISRO started carrying third-party satellites atop PSLV rockets as co-passengers of its own remote sensing/earth observation satellites.
surajmal Posted February 25, 2013 Posted February 25, 2013 :two_thumbs_up: Eagerly waiting for Mangalyaan and GSLV mk3.
G_B_ Posted February 26, 2013 Posted February 26, 2013 yup congrats isro gslv remains the key however for heavy lifting capabilities.
dial_100 Posted February 26, 2013 Posted February 26, 2013 Whats the downside of these satellites being launched from India. Especially on environment and any other factors? Can some one who is knowledgeable explain? Good job ISRO.
yoda Posted February 26, 2013 Posted February 26, 2013 Great job. Hats off to the those involved. :hatsoff: Does anyone know how much we charge for this service and if it is a profitable venture? Just curious.
G_B_ Posted February 26, 2013 Posted February 26, 2013 Whats the downside of these satellites being launched from India. Especially on environment and any other factors? Can some one who is knowledgeable explain? Good job ISRO. no real downside environment issues arise if the rocket which is carrying the satellites explodes. But then again the launch site has enough space so has humans are not affected. @yoda cost is per kg weight of satellite . Missions are usually in the 400 crore to 800 crore region. No idea about individual rates per KP for more info google antrix corporation which is the commercial arm of ISRO.
dial_100 Posted February 26, 2013 Posted February 26, 2013 no real downside environment issues arise if the rocket which is carrying the satellites explodes. But then again the launch site has enough space so has humans are not affected. Then why the heck these countries dont use their own rockets to launch their satellites, unless it is a huge cost benefit. As Yoda rightly pointed out, it must be profittable to both the countries. If thats the case then its a very good market that we have gained access to. :two_thumbs_up:
G_B_ Posted February 26, 2013 Posted February 26, 2013 Then why the heck these countries dont use their own rockets to launch their satellites, unless it is a huge cost benefit. As Yoda rightly pointed out, it must be profittable to both the countries. If thats the case then its a very good market that we have gained access to. :two_thumbs_up: well not everybody can have a large space program. You need technology. Now consider your a country like Thailand Malaysia Indonesia. They create the satellites and then ask india to launch them. many countries in europe etc and even the usa use irso cause they are cheaper even if they have the capabilities to launch themselves.
surajmal Posted February 26, 2013 Posted February 26, 2013 well not everybody can have a large space program. You need technology. Now consider your a country like Thailand Malaysia Indonesia. They create the satellites and then ask india to launch them. many countries in europe etc and even the usa use irso cause they are cheaper even if they have the capabilities to launch themselves. China and Russia (private players like Space X won't be far behind in the near future) are the big fish when it comes to the "outsourcing" of satellite launches. Without the GSLV rockets, ISRO is missing out on a big segment of the market.
cowboysfan Posted February 26, 2013 Posted February 26, 2013 I read that one of these satellites is a canadian one used to track asteroids,atleast one country is launching satellites for this purpose.
surajmal Posted February 26, 2013 Posted February 26, 2013 I read that one of these satellites is a canadian one used to track asteroids' date='atleast one country is launching satellites for this purpose.[/quote'] There are plenty of NASA initiated programs (although all ground based) responsible for tracking extinction level asteroids. Regarding NEOSsat, I think it most of the time it will be tracking space junk and defunct satellites.
G_B_ Posted February 26, 2013 Posted February 26, 2013 China and Russia (private players like Space X won't be far behind in the near future) are the big fish when it comes to the "outsourcing" of satellite launches. Without the GSLV rockets' date=' ISRO is missing out on a big segment of the market.[/quote'] ofcourse but they are taking steps. The russians are big fish. nobody in their right mind from the west is going to give china setelites. They will reverse engineer it and your technology and data will be out there. GSLV is the key for heavy lifting. Satellites in general have gone heavier and a PSLV is not adequate in that regard. If your NASA though, you dont trust the russians or chinese. Which leaves the Europeans and Japanese who are nearly as expensive as NASA. ISRO on the other hand is trusted by everybody and is much cheaper than even the russians. I am sure once GSLV is established that we will get big NASA orders. NASA themselves can make their budget stretch further. Even the Japanese will follow suit.
surajmal Posted February 26, 2013 Posted February 26, 2013 nobody in their right mind from the west is going to give china setelites. They will reverse engineer it and your technology and data will be out there. Oh yea but there are plenty of 2nd/3rd world countries . ISRO on the other hand is trusted by everybody and is much cheaper than even the russians. I am sure once GSLV is established that we will get big NASA orders. NASA themselves can make their budget stretch further. Even the Japanese will follow suit. From what I can find, ISRO will be able to undercut even Space X with price points. So plenty of opportunities around the corner. GSLV mk ii will be launched again in may. Hopefully success awaits.
G_B_ Posted February 26, 2013 Posted February 26, 2013 well only the african counties look to china for their big satellitles which are heavy (and thats rare) the real money lay in launching satellites for the G7/developed countries.
CSK Fan Posted June 30, 2014 Posted June 30, 2014 Today our PSLV C-23 successfully launched 5 satellites from France, Germany, Canada and Singapore.
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