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strange !! so its the management problem then . not emotional or manpower shortage.. But chances of hitting the ship by rocket stages are really low.. Plus the launch from the Pad and faling of stages in the sea will take just 10- 15 minutes.. ISRO can request nearby planes and ship to halt for 30 mins.. why to call 3 days off??

GVT is Over Skeptical & over cautious.. as DOS , department of space comes under PM.. clearance is not given from above,top authority.. so ISRO cant do anything.. We shud blame the gvt for delay not ISRO..

Well well buddy, we have already got 29 lived in dange . Why risk more?

There are foreign ships there too. So, we can't violate international protocol.

 

[Indx TechStyle]

Well well buddy, we have already got 29 lived in dange . Why risk more?

There are foreign ships there too. So, we can't violate international protocol.

Spelling mistake.
We have already got 29 lives in danger.

 

[Akask kumar]

Spelling mistake.
We have already got 29 lives in danger.

dnt wrry we can understand and mistakes do happen..

 

[rishivashista13]

do you know about indian anti ballistic program ?? does it use satellite ?? no it uses swordfish radar system that can track even object of crciket size ball.. are u ware of radars and its usage?? apart from GPS satellite no other satellite can be used for real time tracking .. coz it is not stationary in obrit..

do u think NASA uses satellite to track its JUNO satellite around jupiter?? have u seen following pics

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even before GPS was developed by india we were tracking rocket stages .. a radar gives u all stat that you need regardting the kinematics of object in air.. rest of the result are obtained from the onboard sensors..
plus tracking using radar is preferred coz of its pin point accuracy unlike GPS sytem that have accuracy within limits.(10-20) m for Navik..
the only advantage in using GPS system for baliistic missile defence in tracking very high altitude targets that are out of radar range.. neutralizing them even before they enter atmosphere..

Firstly , India never developed GPS , it was developed by America . We are only using it .
Then , geosynchronous satellites are stationary in orbit above earth surface , so they are used for tracking purpose .
And , GPS is not used for tracking missiles at high altitude , but is helpful for tracking missile when it is at low altitude and far from our country . At high altitude it can be tracked easily and more effectively by Radars .

Now , today countries have technology or developing technology for highly effective missile defence shield which can track and destroy every hostile missile which is threat to our country .
For this purpose today's defence system uses the combination of both Radars and satellites for achieving desired goals . By using this combination we are able to track and engage hostile missile at all phases ie boost , intermediate , terminal .
That's it what happening , I am presenting facts and talking practically .
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Tracking_and_Surveillance_System

http://www.popsci.com/technology/ar...k-ballistic-missile-through-all-phases-flight

http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...ed-source-of-missile-that-shot-down-airliner/
You can read by your own .






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[rishivashista13]

Posting the same news but with some useful info. @Akask kumar
Search holds up ISRO rocket launch





Reddened part is what we needed.

So , how much time will it take ? Any idea ?

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[Indx TechStyle]

So , how much time will it take ? Any idea ?

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I don't know, but I guess ISRO may continue for at least two three weeks.

 

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Antrix-Devas deal: India to appeal against Hague tribunal's verdict
India has been asked to pay a huge amount as compensation.

India will appeal against the verdict of the Hague tribunal in Antrix-Devas deal case, in which the international court had declared the annulling of the contract as "unfair" and "inequitable" and asked it to pay huge amount as compensation.

"We will appeal against the verdict at Hague (tribunal)," said A S Kirankumar, Secretary, Department of Space. He, however, declined to comment any further on the issue. India lost the arbitration case in a Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) tribunal based in the Hague over its space marketing PSU Antrix Corp annulling a contract with Bengaluru-based private multimedia firm Devas. The tribunal ruled that the Indian government had acted "unfairly" and "inequitably" in cancelling the contract involving use of two satellites and spectrum.

The tribunal has found that the Indian government's actions in annulling the contract and denying Devas commercial use of S-band spectrum constituted an expropriation, Devas Multimedia Private Ltd. has claimed. Hitting back, the government had defended the decision of annulling the deal saying it was taken considering the "essential security interests" through well-reasoned, valid and proper consultations in the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS).

In a statement yesterday, the Department of Space (DoS) had said the limited liability of compensation would be only up to 40 per cent of the value of the investment and the exact quantum has not yet been determined. "The government of India reiterates that it had invoked the essential security interests through a well reasoned, valid and proper CCS decision," the DoS said.

Under the deal signed in 2005, Antrix was to provide 70 MHz of the scarce S-Band wavelength to Devas for its digital multimedia services by leasing 90 per cent of the transponders in ISROs GSAT-6 and GSAT-6A satellites. Devas, in turn, was to pay Antrix a total of USD 300 million over 12 years.

 

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Heads of Space Agencies to Convene for IAC 2016 in Guadalajara
Press Release From:International Astronautical Federation
Posted: Thursday, July 28, 2016

As in previous years, the 67th International Astronautical Congress, taking place in Guadalajara, Mexico, will host the Heads of Agencies Plenary Event.

Taking place on Monday 26 September at the Expo Guadalajara, this year Heads of Agencies Plenary will focus on Space Exploration: the past, present and future.

The plenary will see the participation of the leaders of some of the major space agencies worldwide including NASA, ESA, ROSCOSMOS, JAXA, CNSA, CSA and ISRO.

The President of the Mexican Space Agency will also be on the panel, representing the hosting country.

The event will conclude with an interactive Q&A session with audience and will be followed by a Press Conference.

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ISRO exhibition gets underway at Aravali College

Two Days Exhibition organised by Indian Space Research organzation (ISRO) got underway at Aravali Institute of Technical Studies. Important models of ISRO including PSV, GSLV, OCM satellites, video model of Chandrayan panel, documentary of Mars models, working models of the Satellites were on display during the exhibition.

The models were explained to the students by senior scientists from ISRO. Scientists also addressed queries by students on the process of joining ISRO. Deepak Pandey, Sr. Scientist and Team Leader, ISRO led the team from ISRO. The other team members from ISRO included R. N. Shah.(Sr.Scientist), Satish Rao (Scientist), Vinod Patel (Engineer) and Sailesh Chouhan (Engineer).

Amit Agarwal, Finance Secretary, Aravali Group of Colleges, inaugurated the event. Dr Hemant Dhabai, Director, Aravali Society mentioned that students from various private and Government schools participated in the event. He estimated that over 2300 students took advantage of the exhibition.

Om Prakash Agrawal, Patron, Aravali Group of Colleges said that Aravali Institute of Technical Studies is committed to taking initiatives for betterment of the students for academic and co-curricular excellence.

The exhibition will continue on 30-July as well. Students interested in visiting the exhibition may register themselves by calling up Utsav Jain: 9571014647.

 

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ISRO Looking to Launch INSAT-3DR Weather Satellite on August 28

Preparations for the launch of weather satellite INSAT-3DR with the geosynchronous satellite launch vehicle (GSLV-MkII) next month are progressing at Sriharikota, officials said on Friday.

"The weather satellite INSAT-3DR will be put into orbit by a GSLV rocket August end. Preparations for the launch are going on," P. Kunhi Krishnan, Director of the Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC), told IANS.

India's rocket port is located in SDSC in Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh.

It is learnt that the launch is tentatively slated for August 28.

A senior official of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) told IANS that the satellite is yet to reach the rocket port.

Normally the satellites reach the rocket port around a couple of weeks before the launch date.

"With improved shock absorbing aspects during the transit, nowadays Indian satellites are first sent to filling of fuel and then to the clean room. We have avoided one testing stage of the satellite and thereby cutting down the launch time," a senior ISRO official told IANS.

"However foreign satellites that Isro launches with its PSLV rockets will be tested in full without skipping even the first clean room," he added.

In September 2016, ISRO will launch ScatSat - a weather monitoring and forecasting satellite - with polar satellite launch vehicle (PSLV).

The Indian satellite will be a co-passenger to an Algerian satellite.

Both the satellites will be put into different orbits. So the fourth stage/engine of the rocket will be switched off after ejecting ScatSat first. Then after a gap of around 30 minutes, the engine will be switched on and put the Algerian satellite into its intended orbit.

 

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@Indx TechStyle

what about that scramjet trial ???

 

[Indx TechStyle]

@Indx TechStyle

what about that scramjet trial ???

Postponed for this month due to lost An-32 in the region where it was to be tested.
It can harm ships and planes searching for the aircraft. Moreover, it needs satellites which are currently being used for searching that An-32.


Once after getting approval, ISRO can conduct mission in 3 days. So, don't need to worry. It's not a big deal and not necessary for this month. We can conduct it even at year end. It's mere putting an engine on a small sounding rocket and not difficult.

But the Rocket GSLV Mk2 F05 which we are launching in August is a big deal indeed. Success of 28 August will strengthen our bid many times in global arena as we'll be launching commercial communication satellites for others.

In December, we will operationalize LVM3 and will start launching heavy Satellites for other countries in 2017 like United States, Russia and China.

 

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It's mere putting an engine on a small sounding rocket and not difficult.

ohh , thanks .....................................................................................

 

[Akask kumar]

ohh , thanks .....................................................................................

ya guies we shud not worry .. this is not a lauch test. this is a firing test.. checking fuel injection time,rate and thrust it generates.. for 6 seconds.. high up in the altitude

for sure this thing will go high , for sure the engine will fire ... this test is only to check the efficiency of engine in the real environment..

wind tunnel on ground can generate mach 5 - 15. and ISRO test facilites are equipped with such tunnel .. this engines might already have been tested under simulated environment.

the test is just to tell the country and world we have made a hypersonic engine.. thats all....

just came across various wind tunnel ISRO has.. give it a check..
http://atfi.dlis.du.ac.in/search_src.php?org=ISRO

 

[rishivashista13]

ISRO Looking to Launch INSAT-3DR Weather Satellite on August 28

What is clean room or clean room test by which foreign satellites go on ?

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What is clean room or clean room test by which foreign satellites go on ?

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You can't manufacture satellite simply in a place like a dusty or dirty factory.
Even a small contamination can malfunction entire satellite. So, there are giant clean rooms for making satellites where even a dust particle can't enter from outer world. Even scientists cover their bodies before touching or making the satellites.
Clean Rooms are needed for making:

1. Satellites or Spacecrafts
2. Solar Panels
3. Semiconductors, wafor and their fabrication
4. Night Vision glasses
5. Lenses for telescopes or detectors

Etc etc.
Here're are some pics of ISRO's Clean Rooms:

 

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Small units told to adopt cluster approach

Micro and small units should adopt the cluster approach to enhance quality of their products and make themselves competitive, said A. Sivathanu Pillai, Distinguished Professor, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), on Friday.

Addressing a meeting organised by the Madurai District Tiny and Small Scale Industries Association here, Dr. Sivathanu Pillai said that these units in south Tamil Nadu should be proactive in leveraging the opportunities available under several initiatives of the government, including Make in India and Digital India.

The ISRO, he said, had planned to organise an industrial meet here and micro and small units should make the best use of it.

Compared to other cities, Madurai was cost-effective and the region was known for its talent pool as many of the leading industrialists were from south Tamil Nadu. What was lacking was a drive to utilise the available opportunities by industrial units here. He advised the units to form into sector-specific clusters and focus on their core competence. To improve the quality of their products, they had to infuse good technology, which would be possible through tie-ups with the academia.

N. Sivasubramanian, former Chief General Manager, ISRO, lamented the state of inertia prevailing among the micro and small units of south Tamil Nadu and wanted them to capitalise on the opportunities available in aerospace.

They suffered from a fear of facing challenges. The ISRO, he said, had planned to double its launch of satellites and was looking for industrial units to produce satellite and rocket parts to aerospace standards.

The former CGM said that Kulasekarapattinam had the potential to be developed as an ideal site for launching rockets and wanted the Madurai-Thoothukudi industrial corridor to be activated soon.

L. Murari, president, MADITSSIA, presided over the programme.

 

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APJ Abdul Kalam tried to merge ISRO and DRDO: Sivathanu Pillai

File Photo of former President APJ Abdul Kalam.

Madurai: Though former Indian President APJ Abdul Kalam tried to merge the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) with the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), he was not successful in the effort, said scientist and honorary professor at ISRO A Sivathanu Pillai during an interaction after delivering the Rukmani Shanmugam endowment lecture at the Thiagarajar College of Engineering (TEC) in Tiruparankundram on the occasion of the 60th founder's day on Friday. Sivathanu Pillai was a student of the 1964-69 batch at TCE.

"Such a merger is not possible since many foreign countries are involved in various projects of ISRO," he told ISRO's former chief general manager N Sivasubramanian who raised the question.

"The space market is worth $250 billion. Many countries are approaching us to build satellites. Even students of educational institutions like the Anna University and SRM are designing satellites, which the ISRO is launching for free," the scientist said.

Fondly remembering his college days, Sivathanu Pillai said that he once met Nobel laureate CV Raman and even participated in the anti-Hindi agitation. He advised students to work with great personalities.

The chief guest at the function, district collector K Veera Raghava Rao, stressed on the need to protect the environment. "While many people talk about the environment, they are not doing anything to protect it. We should strive to protect the environment from degradation. As students, you have a duty to conserve the environment even while striving for professional growth," he said.

Philanthropist and industrialist Karumuttu Thiagarajan Chettiar had established the college in 1957.

 

[Akask kumar]

APJ Abdul Kalam tried to merge ISRO and DRDO: Sivathanu Pillai

File Photo of former President APJ Abdul Kalam.

last three para out of world and topic..

 

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An Elemental Egress Upcoming By ISRO

Last month, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully launched 20 satellites that included that nation's Cartosat-2 series—this impressive multi-payload, single mission launch was adroitly handled by the PSLV-C34 launch vehicle from the Sriharikota spaceport.

Artistic rendition of India's INSAT-3DR satellite.
Image is courtesy of ISRO.

Now, the ISRO is gearing up for the launch of the Indian geostationary weather satellite INSAT-3DR, with the launch scheduled for late August, this according to a top agency official. INSAT-3D, a satellite aided search and rescue satellite, was sent to orbit from French Guiana in 2013.

ISRO Chairman AS Kiran Kumar had recently said that the space agency was planning to increase the number of rocket launches from the present eight to 12 every year.

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