{"id":35388,"date":"2018-10-31T17:12:02","date_gmt":"2018-10-31T11:42:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=35388"},"modified":"2018-10-31T17:12:02","modified_gmt":"2018-10-31T11:42:02","slug":"isro-opens-up-satellite-making-to-industry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/isro-opens-up-satellite-making-to-industry\/","title":{"rendered":"ISRO opens up satellite making to industry"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/sci-tech\/science\/isro-opens-up-satellite-making-to-industry\/article19582259.ece\"><b>ISRO opens up satellite making to industry<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Context<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Bengaluru-based ISRO Satellite Centre (ISAC), which has so far produced about 90 Indian spacecraft invited single or combined industries to apply for this opportunity.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>What is the length of the contract?<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ISAC would sign a three-year contract with the finalists, train, handhold and supervise their teams in making its range of satellites at its facility.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The first lot of spacecraft from this exercise was expected in about six months from the signing of the contracts. This is also roughly the normal time taken to assemble a satellite.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The contract mentions milestone payments, assigning of new spacecraft upon delivery; and a possible renewal of contract after three years.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>What made ISRO open doors to satellite making?<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The manpower of ISAC\/ISRO is not adequate for meeting both the increased load of making more satellites and for the research and development that might be useful for future satellites.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The present bid to outsource our AIT will may allow them to re-deploy their human resources effectively and focus on research and development.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ISRO needs to make 12-18 diverse spacecraft a year, thus search is on for 5-6 teams to make communication, remote sensing and navigation spacecraft<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">First satellites from this effort are targeted to be out in 2018 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Industry to be trained in all the current types of Indian satellites<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ISRO satellite center, Bengaluru to uphold and supervise all activities<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Why is it necessary?<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ISRO\u2019s this year\u2019s annual budget stands at around $1.4 billion even after a substantial hike, which are peanuts when compared to NASA\u2019s 19.1 billion.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Indian Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science and Technology, Environment and Forests had asked for a 50% hike, while ISRO chairman stressed on the need for \u201cfor manpower for producing various satellites and also bolster the R&amp;D set up to develop new generation satellite and launch vehicles\u201d.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the $ 339-billion global space industry, satellite manufacturing accounts for 8% or $13.9 billion <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Important missions<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Although the goal is to get vendors to realise satellites \u201cend to end\u201d, ISAC would retain important and scientific missions.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ISRO opens up satellite making to industry Context The Bengaluru-based ISRO Satellite Centre (ISAC), which has so far produced about 90 Indian spacecraft invited single or combined industries to apply for this opportunity. What is the length of the contract? 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