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Does that require the human-rated LVM3?

Something in the class of JUICE is possible to throw for LVM3 on a gravity-assisted trajectory to Jovian system. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jupiter_Icy_Moons_Explorer But a pure science mission on that scale would cost quite a lot - JUICE for example is $1.7 billion. That's ISRO's entire...

It's not entirely clear to me if they're talking about using HLVM3 (human-rated LVM3) as a launcher for the capsules already intended to dock with Orbital Reef (i.e. Boeing's Starliner or the Dream Chaser), or looking at a version of the Gaganyaan capsule. Either way, these are a flurry of...

(Not directly related to ISRO but posting here also as this is a follow-up to conversion on Artemis accords): @Indx TechStyle It seems signing on to the Artemis Accords has already started opening doors...

There'll be over a dozen space stations going forward. More than enough for us to play. As long as GoI releases sufficient funding.

Joining Artemis was inevitable I'd say. There was no place for India in the Russo-Chinese cooperative ventures. We were certainly not going to share a stage with our enemies in space especially at a time like this when we're dealing with policy decisions regarding increasingly strategic uses of...

Video link of this, please?

With ISRO (or any Indian Govt-run organization for that matter) delays are the norm and something happening on time & on schedule is an exceedingly rare occurrence. No surprises here.

Guys is there a dedicated thread for DSA/strategic space assets and/or news? Anyway posting this here:

Astrosat also has (or at least used to have) one of the better public outreach programs regarding the collected data. There used to be a "Astrosat Picture of the Month" release on the ISRO site every month detailing some amazing photos & observations made by various national & international...

Oh, actually never heard of that. only heard of the broader term SSA. It will take nearly a decade to establish our own SSA network on par with what US has/will get.

Fence or Force :laugh: I was imagining LoC type fence in space. :laugh::laugh: You mean the Defence Space Agency (DSA). It's probably coming along just as slowly as everything else (Defence Cyber Agency, AFSOD, Theatre Commands etc.), if not much slower. No real updates to speak of...

From the wiki: Commercial Integration Cell (CIC): integrates commercial space organizations, such as commercial satellite owners and operators, into the CSpOC, enabling greater communication between military and commercial space. This is where the MoU with ISRO comes in.

Yes, its a military-led program. However it also has civilian aspect to it, as the SSA data is shared with civilian agencies as well, toward the mutual benefit of not letting satellite collide in space. To quote the USSTRATCOM commander at the time when JSpoC became CSpOC: "Today’s...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Combined_Space_Operations_Center

Personally I would think sabotage. Repeated delays hard to explain otherwise...cannot think of any satellite in recent times that suffered that many delays.

These are geostationary satellites 36,000km away from Earth surface, they have their uses as they can constantly monitor a set portion of Earth...and believe me, the kind of things GEO satellites look for, can be comfortably picked up even from 36k km away...look up SBIRS. Don't confuse...

Nope. We are lucky if we can see ground tests of the SCE-200 engine out to its full capacity by then. Like this: Not following the program closely, but I think last I heard they were inviting tenders for the constructing the building/support structure for such tests. It will be a long while...

These lockdowns & resultant deep hibernation of ISRO is the best example as to why you cannot & should not depend on ISRO to deliver military needs. Satellites that represent crucial strategic capabilities have been delayed indefinitely. We badly need DSA and we needed them yesterday. Imagine...

Because Ukraine doesn't have what you want. They never built any RD-810s, they just had the designs, not the money it takes to actually develop engineering models for them - only ISRO did that.