{"id":15485,"date":"2018-02-07T16:16:45","date_gmt":"2018-02-07T10:46:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=15485"},"modified":"2018-02-07T16:16:45","modified_gmt":"2018-02-07T10:46:45","slug":"a-challenging-year-ahead-for-indian-space-research-organisation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/a-challenging-year-ahead-for-indian-space-research-organisation\/","title":{"rendered":"A challenging year ahead for Indian Space Research Organisation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><u>Context:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>With a new chairman, Dr Kailasavadivoo Sivan, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is all set to make 2018 a productive and memorable one.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><u>Background:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>1969:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The\u00a0Indian Space Research Organisation was <strong>formed in 1969<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>The\u00a0Indian Space Research Organisation is the\u00a0<strong>space agency\u00a0of the\u00a0Government of India<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>The establishment of ISRO<strong>institutionalized space activities<\/strong> in India.<\/li>\n<li>It is managed by the\u00a0<strong>Department of Space, which reports to the\u00a0Prime Minister of India<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>1975:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Aryabhatta<\/strong>is India&#8217;s first satellite by ISRO and has been named after the famous astronomer.<\/li>\n<li>It was the spacecraft to be entirely built in the country making a breakthrough in space missions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>1993:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The first rocket initiated by the ISRO was the \u2013 <strong>(Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV)) which<\/strong> will enable to launch the satellites into polar orbits.<\/li>\n<li>It was basically launched to help the Indian space researchers to launch their Indian remote sensing IRS into Sun- synchronous orbits.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>2014<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Thanks to ISRO, India became the first country to <strong>successfully reach Mars<\/strong> in its first attempt.<\/li>\n<li>ISRO also became one of the only four space organisations to have reached the red planet, apart from NASA, Soviet Space Programme and the European Space Programme.<\/li>\n<li>The goal of the mission was to collect more data on the atmosphere of the planet.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>2017:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>15<sup>th<\/sup>February, 2017<\/strong>: On February 15, India, with the help of six other nations, launched <strong>104 satellites into space. <\/strong><\/li>\n<li>These satellites were launched in a single launch onboard PSLV-C37.<\/li>\n<li><strong>29<sup>th<\/sup> July, 2017<\/strong>: With already 17 Indian satellites circling the planet, on July 29 ISRO launched <strong>18th\u00a0communication satellite, GSAT-17,<\/strong> to join the fleet.<\/li>\n<li>The GSAT-17 has been designed for an operational lifespan of about 15 years.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><u>What are the significant missions of Indian Space Research Organisation(ISRO) that are coming up in 2018?<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As a part of the three-year short-term action plan, immediate missions that Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) plan to do for 2018 are:<\/p>\n<p><strong>GSAT-6A communication satellite:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>GSLV-F08 will launch the GSAT-6A communication satellite.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>PSLV mission:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>PSLV mission with navigation satellite IRNSS-1I.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>GSAT-29:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Launch of second developmental flight D2 of GSLV-MkIII.<\/li>\n<li>GSLV-MkIII will launch the high throughput satellite GSAT-29.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>GSAT-11:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>GSAT-11, which will be the heaviest satellite as of now that will be launched from Kourou.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Chandrayaan-2:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Chandrayaan-2 mission will be launched this year on another GSLV.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Semi-cryogenic launch vehicle:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>For the semi-cryogenic launch vehicle, the engine development is going on.<\/li>\n<li>The target is to test fly it sometime in 2019.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Human Space Flight:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Human Space Flight is not an approved programme yet.<\/li>\n<li>Because, before it is taken up, a human mission requires many technologies.<\/li>\n<li>In the case of any disaster, there should be an emergency plan to rescue the crew from the capsule.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><u>What are the challenges ahead for Indian Space Research Organisation ISRO?<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>India has a small window to grab a chunk of the space business by using its home grown talent and resources. And the challenges ahead are as follows:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bottleneck situation:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The bottleneck situation for ISRO is that it has t<strong>wo launch pads and only has one vehicle assembly<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Interval between two launches:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Earlier the interval between two launches was large; but although it has been brought down, to sustain this, <strong>auxiliary capacity like vehicle assembly building is needed, which is a 90-metre building<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Achieving an increase in number of launches:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Also, to achieve <strong>18+ launches a year,<\/strong> ISRO need to <strong>create more capacity<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>India aims <strong>60 launches in the next five years<\/strong> which will need <strong>assembled and integrated satellites by ISRO and the private sector in a joint venture<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u00a0Cost-effectiveness:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cost-effectiveness is an issue with a large number of private entities coming into <strong>launch payloads and for which the competition becoming intense.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>India&#8217;s efforts to compete with China and Russia:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Slow execution of projects and lack of government support<\/strong> is hampering India&#8217;s efforts to compete with China and Russia as a cheaper option for launching satellites.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Growth potential of private companies:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Small number of launches<\/strong> limits the growth potential of private companies that supply them.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Growth of space industry:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A<strong>bsence of heavy rocket launchers<\/strong>, <strong>too few launch facilities and bureaucratic delays <\/strong>hamper growth of India\u2019s space industry.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><u>Which are some of the new areas of focus for Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)? <\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>According to Dr Kailasavadivoo Sivan, the new areas of focus for Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) are as follows:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Reducing in total mission cost:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>It should aim for reducing the total mission cost.<\/li>\n<li>The satellite cost should be less, so also the cost of the launch vehicle.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Reusable launch vehicle:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Itis also developing the technologies for a future reusable launch vehicle.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Innovative applications:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>It should also think of innovative applications.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Applications area:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>It is also pushing hard in the applications area.<\/li>\n<li>Recently it has validated a new mobile app to help fishermen.<\/li>\n<li>It tells them where they can find large fish shoals in the sea.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Addition in numbers of satellites:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>India has 43 satellites in space and to meet the present national requirement, India needs an equal number of satellites in addition.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Increasing the launch frequency:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The frequency of launches must definitely increase.<\/li>\n<li>For that, ISRO has set 18 launches per year as the target.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>A healthier budget:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>More satellites are required to be put in orbit and they need more launch vehicles.<\/li>\n<li>For that, much more money is needed on the launch vehicle side, spacecraft side and on the infrastructure side.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Public private association:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>This year, the priority would be to allow a public private consortium to build the PSLV rocket, which current chairman A S Kiran Kumar has said would be launched by 2021.<\/li>\n<li>ISRO has to hasten the effort to bring in private players into satellite and rocket building, to replicate India&#8217;s software success in aerospace.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><u>Conclusion:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>ISRO has a clear plan up to 2025 for launch vehicles and spacecraft.<\/li>\n<li>Beyond that, too, there is an outline as to which way it should go.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Context: With a new chairman, Dr Kailasavadivoo Sivan, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is all set to make 2018 a productive and memorable one. Background: 1969: The\u00a0Indian Space Research Organisation was formed in 1969. The\u00a0Indian Space Research Organisation is the\u00a0space agency\u00a0of the\u00a0Government of India. The establishment of ISROinstitutionalized space activities in India. 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