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[Chinmoy]

it is a slap in face of those who say why a poor country needs sapce program. !!

Better say it as Al-Jazeera and BBC to be precise....................

 

[Indx TechStyle]

I don't know, what matters more for you guys, Scramjet or GSLV launching foreign satellite, I will vote for second.:biggrin2:
@AnantS @Akask kumar @adrenalin @HariPrasad-1 @Chinmoy
ISRO to Launch INSAT-3DR Weather Satellite in August

India will launch a weather satellite networks month with its heavy rocket, the geosynchronous satellite launch vehicle (GSLV-Mk II), Indian space agency chief A.S. Kiran Kumar said in Chennai on Friday.

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will launch INSAT-3DR next month with its GSLV rocket, said Kiran Kumar at the Madras Institute of Technology Alumni Association meeting in Chennai.

He also said ISRO is targeting to increase the number of its satellite and rocket launches from the current six-eight per year to 12-18 per year.

Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) director K. Sivan said that Isro will also be launching ScatSat - a weather monitoring and forecasting satellite - with polar satellite launch vehicle (PSLV).

Talking to reporters on the sidelines of the event, he said that 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," Sivan said.

According to him, the year end is expected to see the launch of GSLV-Mk-III with communication satellite GSAT 19 weighing around 3.2 ton - the heaviest satellite to be lifted by an Indian rocket from the Sriharikota rocket port in Andhra Pradesh.

Sivan also said ISRO will soon be testing its scramjet or air breathing engine for use future use to power Indian rockets.

The scramjet engine used only during the atmospheric phase of the rocket's flight will help in bringing down the launch cost by reducing the amount of oxidiser to be carried along with the fuel.

ISRO's naughty is on way being it's most adorable boy.

 

[Akask kumar]

I don't know, what matters more for you guys, Scramjet or GSLV launching foreign satellite, I will vote for second.:biggrin2:
@AnantS @Akask kumar @adrenalin @HariPrasad-1 @Chinmoy
ISRO to Launch INSAT-3DR Weather Satellite in August

ISRO's naughty is on way being it's most adorable boy.

i will also vote for GSLV 3 - the naught boy..plus GSAT-19 will have ION PROPULSION system..the ISRO chief himself mentioned about it.I had posted this video earlier but for sake of convenience i am posting it again

scramjet will be used in RLV-TD which is long ternm goal. but cant be ignored .Scramjet technology will also come handy in developing Hypersonic Missile and Planes in future.. so its futuristc and GSLV 3 is nearest milestone..

 

[Indx TechStyle]

After PSLVs, we will see Golden models of GSLV Mk2 in our scientists' hand.
As in this image.LOL.
ISRO working on enhancing rocket launch capacity: Chairman A S Kiran Kumar - NDTV

 

[Indx TechStyle]

i will also vote for GSLV 3 - the naught boy..plus GSAT-19 will have ION PROPULSION system..the ISRO chief himself mentioned about it.I had posted this video earlier but for sake of convenience i am posting it again

scramjet will be used in RLV-TD which is long ternm goal. but cant be ignored .Scramjet technology will also come handy in developing Hypersonic Missile and Planes in future.. so its futuristc and GSLV 3 is nearest milestone..

I'm talking of GSLV 2 man.
ISRO's "Naughty Boy"(because it failed many times) will become most adorable boy by completing the streak of successful 3 launches.

Here's case of GSLV 3, it will adorable probably next year after it's third launch.
It's first launch is already successful, ground tests before second launch are going perfect, it must end up as a heavy successful version of PSLV.

 

[Akask kumar]

After PSLVs, we will see Golden models of GSLV Mk2 in our scientists' hand.
As in this image.LOL.
ISRO working on enhancing rocket launch capacity: Chairman A S Kiran Kumar - NDTV

ISRO should start labelling pet name to the launch vehicles..so that common man can relate to it..like instead of calling our navigation sats as IRNSS we named it Navik.. this make things more popular.
NASA,RUssia,china . every one did it except us

any suggestions..

 

[Akask kumar]

I'm talking of GSLV 2 man.
ISRO's "Naughty Boy"(because it failed many times) will become most adorable boy by completing the streak of successful 3 launches.

Here's case of GSLV 3, it will adorable probably next year after it's third launch.
It's first launch is already successful, ground tests before second launch are going perfect, it must end up as a heavy successful version of PSLV.

whats so different about 2 & 3 .. if 3 is successful so will 2

 

[Indx TechStyle]

whats so different about 2 & 3 .. if 3 is successful so will 2

Both are completely different technologically.
2 is more for satellite launching but 3 is a next generation LV.
Success of it's design matters, because ULV, HLV and possible Indian Moon rockets will have same designs of 3 and not 2.

 

[Indx TechStyle]

@Akask kumar

Here's about similarity in designs. what I'm saying.

 

[adrenalin]

all maters, since we developed this on own hard work, not copying/hacking like chinise bots. there are may accomplishments to be proud of, like integrated guided missile divilopment of drdo. also remember, we did that when we were under sanctions. we should be proud in our culture, our parents do not teach us to cheat,lie, steal, beg. like fuckistan and chinkistan. ind-texkstyle thank you for tagging me.

 

[Indx TechStyle]

Telangana to tie up with ISRO to keep tabs on water bodies

Hyderabad: A first of its kind water resources monitoring system is set to come into effect in Telangana with the irrigation department joining hands with the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and setting up the Telangana Water Resources Information System (TWRIS). The new system will be set up by ISRO's Natio nal Remote Sensing Centre.

Irrigation minister Harish Rao said the department will enter into an agreement with ISRO on August 6 to set up TWRIS. For the first time in India, this system will keep an eye from the sky on state's water resources, he said.

The minister, along with irrigation department special chief secretary SK Joshi, KADA commissioner Dr Malsur, officer on special duty Sridhar Rao Deshpande, on Friday met ISRO's scientific advisor Dr PG Diwakar and other officials to discuss the project details and finalise the plans. Harish Rao said that the system will enable ef fective analysis of water storage, availability, inflows and outflows, among other aspects of irrigation.

ISRO will update the system with new satellite imagery of all water bodies in the state every fortnight. Engineers of the irrigation department and other government officials can use the data provided by the images to plan effective water use. The data can also be used for monito ring the effectiveness of Mission Kakatiya programme.

Harish Rao asked ISRO's Diwakar to train the irrigation department engineers in satellite data analysis.

With regularly updated satellite imagery, the department can effectively monitor bunds, canals, dams and other infrastructure, and take immediate corrective steps and repairs as and when required, he added.

 

[Indx TechStyle]

To boost satellite launch, ISRO to hold industries consortium by 2020
ISRO chairman AS Kiran Kumar said India needs 70 operational satellites in space to meet its various needs, but it presently has only 36.

ISRO chairman AS Kiran Kumar said ‘GSLV Mark 3’ capable of launching four-ton communication satellites will zoom into space by this year end. (Representational Image)

ISRO will be having a consortium of public and private industries by 2020 to augment satellite launch capabilities, said ISRO chairman AS Kiran Kumar on Friday.

Addressing the alumni of the Madras Institute of Technology here, he said India needs about 70 satellites operational in space to meet its various needs.

Presently 36 satellites are offering their services, which is far short of the requirements.

He said to enhance the number of satellite launches; involving the public and private sectors is necessary and a formal consortium will start functioning from the space port at Sriharikota.

Referring to the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite Systems IRNSS, Kumar said the constellation of seven satellites has started offering its services equivalent to the Global Positioning System.

With a lot of innovations, the cost of the navigation satellite system has drastically come down. “GSLV Mark 2” rocket will get ready for its flight in a few weeks and the much heavier version “GSLV Mark 3” capable of launching four-ton communication satellites will zoom into space by this year end, he said.

 

[Indx TechStyle]

ISRO to undertake the heaviest launch in December
GSLV Mk-III rocket’s flight hardware getting assembled for launch, says Isro chairman.

ISRO to undertake the heaviest launch in December with GSLV Mk-III rocket which will carry 3.2-tonne GSAT-19E communication satellite from Sathish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota.

Chennai: ISRO to undertake the heaviest launch in December with GSLV Mk-III rocket which will carry 3.2-tonne GSAT-19E communication satellite from Sathish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota.

While speaking at the golden jubilee celebrations of Madras Institute of Technology Alumni Association in Chennai on Friday ISRO Chairman A.S. Kiran Kumar said the GSLV Mk-III rocket’s flight hardware is getting assembled for the launch.

“This rocket will carry up 4-tonne capacity satellites in future. This also has a new cryogenic engine system,” he said. He also said ISRO's next launch would be INSAT-3DR satellite with the GSLV Mk-II rocket next month. This weather satellite will give vertical temperature and humidity profiles. “We plan to put 6 to 8 launches per year and we are trying to work with industry to make sure this capability increases to 12 to 18 launches a year,” he added.

“Currently, we have 36 satellites providing a range of services including the position services, remote sensing and weather prediction. ISRO had completed 137 missions with 82 spacecraft missions and 55 launch vehicles,” he said.

Chandrayan-2 mission which will carry a lander and rover will be launched next year. R. Sivan, director, Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre in Thiruvananthapuram, who is also an alumnus of MIT said, “The re-ignition technology will be tested in the flight of PSLV-C35 mission which will carry SCATSAT and ALSAT. After sending the SCATSAT satellite the PSLV will be switched off and re-ignited to launch ALSAT in a different orbit.”

India exploring options to send missions to Jupiter

After NASA successful attempt of sending Juno orbiter to orbit around Jupiter, India is also studying options to send missions to Jupiter and Venus, according to R. Sivan, director, Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre in Thiruvananthapuram.

Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the MIT alumni association’s golden jubilee celebrations here he said the committee headed by ISRO former chairman U.R.Rao is studying the various options including sending another mission to Mars. He said India’s Chandrayan-2 mission will explore the possibility of bringing the Helium-3 mineral to earth. Moon is rich with this isotope which can provide safer nuclear energy and it is not radioactive.

Tags: ISRO, NASA
Highlights from above article:

1. GSLV Mk2 is now reliable after success streak like PSLV and will be launching foreign satellites next month like PSLV. Difference is that it can launch heavier.
2. Our payload capacity will double this December with launch of LVM3.
3. Cdy-3 rumoured to be launched in 2017 or 2018 is seeming more likely in 2017.
4. Launch frequency is going to be multiplied by 2-3 times.
5. ISRO is studying missions to Venus and Jupiter.
6. Just like other major space players, ISRO also has plans for mining of materials from Moon.
7. I'm just one message away from completing my 4000 messages.

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[Indx TechStyle]

ISRO to use radar imaging satellite to locate missing IAF plane AN-32

Sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik creates a sand sculpture on the missing IAF aircraft. (PTI photo)

HIGHLIGHTS

1. ISRO will use its Radar Imaging Satelliteto to locate the missing AN-32.
2. The satellite can can see through the clouds.
3. ISRO is in the process of looking into the data of satellites for information on AN-32.

CHENNAI: The Indian space agency will be using its Radar Imaging Satellite (RISAT) that can see through the clouds to locate the missing Indian Air Force (IAF) plane that went missing on Friday morning with 29 people on board, said its chief on Saturday.

"We will be using RISAT to locate the missing aircraft. The satellite can take pictures both during the day and night. It can see through the clouds," Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Chairman AS Kiran Kumar told IANS.

He said ISRO's satellites could be tilted to some extent to look at a different place in times of need.

The RISAT's active microwave remote sensing provides cloud penetration and day-night imaging capability.

These unique characteristics of C-band (5.35GHz) Synthetic Aperture Radar enable applications in agriculture, particularly paddy monitoring in kharif season and management of natural disasters like flood and cyclone, ISRO had said earlier about RISAT.

According to Kiran Kumar, ISRO is in the process of looking into the data of satellites that can throw some light on the missing plane.

He said the search and rescue beacon signal from the IAF plane was not picked by the ISRO satellites as the signals were not there.

"Aircrafts with search and rescue beacons should also have a transmitter to transmit the signals for the satellites to pick up," he said.

The IAF AN-32 aircraft went missing on Friday over the Bay of Bengal off the Chennai coast.

The search and rescue operation by Indian Navy and Coast Guard, which went on through the night, continued on Saturday and more assets were deployed.

Two P8I surveillance aircrafts and two Dornier are continuing the search while one Dornier is on standby at Port Blair.

Another AN 32 and two C-130 Hercules aircrafts and Mi-17 V5 with floats are also on standby.

At present, 13 ships of the Indian Navy and four ships of Coast Guard are involved in the search operation.

A submarine was also sent for locating transmissions from the emergency locator beacon on board the missing aircraft. Emergency locator beacons usually get activated in case a plane crashes.

Those on board the AN-32 included six crew members, 15 personnel from the IAF, army, navy and Coast Guard, and eight civilians who were family members of the personnel.

 

[Akask kumar]

all maters, since we developed this on own hard work, not copying/hacking like chinise bots. there are may accomplishments to be proud of, like integrated guided missile divilopment of drdo. also remember, we did that when we were under sanctions. we should be proud in our culture, our parents do not teach us to cheat,lie, steal, beg. like fuckistan and chinkistan. ind-texkstyle thank you for tagging me.

yes chinese are copy cat masters. they copied UCAV predator drone as CH4 drone.. copied US stealth plane f-35 as J-31 .. same with russian soyuz rocket and capsule.. they freaking copy anything ,, this nation is balloon waiitng to burst..
Our rockets look totally different compared to any other space program.. so are our other technology.. Hard work pays off.. PSLV,GSLV,HLV,ULV are totally indigeneous ..proud of ISRO...

even if we take some help from foreign nation , we try to adapt the technology,modify it to our needs ,understand it and build something new with the knowledge..

 

[Akask kumar]

ISRO to undertake the heaviest launch in December
GSLV Mk-III rocket’s flight hardware getting assembled for launch, says Isro chairman.

ISRO to undertake the heaviest launch in December with GSLV Mk-III rocket which will carry 3.2-tonne GSAT-19E communication satellite from Sathish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota.






India exploring options to send missions to Jupiter



Tags: ISRO, NASA
Highlights from above article:

1. GSLV Mk2 is now reliable after success streak like PSLV and will be launching foreign satellites next month like PSLV. Difference is that it can launch heavier.
2. Our payload capacity will double this December with launch of LVM3.
3. Cdy-3 rumoured to be launched in 2017 or 2018 is seeming more likely in 2017.
4. Launch frequency is going to be multiplied by 2-3 times.
5. ISRO is studying missions to Venus and Jupiter.
6. Just like other major space players, ISRO also has plans for mining of materials from Moon.
7. I'm just one message away from completing my 4000 messages.

@ersakthivel @roma @Chinmoy @thethinker @MKM @AnantS @LETHALFORCE @pmaitra @Kunal Biswas @sob @bengalraider @Shaitan @Ancient Indian @Screambowl @Kshatriya87 @Blackwater @Sakal Gharelu Ustad @Navnit Kundu @Rahul Singh @ezsasa @tejas warrior @Akask kumar @rock127 @hit&run @indiatester @sorcerer @SREEKAR @Srinivas_K @Kshatriya87 @HariPrasad-1 @A chauhan @FRYCRY @Brood Father @OneGrimPilgrim @sasum @garg_bharat @aditya g @Bahamut @Bornubus @WolfPack86 @DingDong @salute @Kyubi

this is what i like about ISRO ,, no falthu work staright on target... Ya mining moon now appear to be in priority Of ISRO to serve the future energy deamand..HURRAY!!! i am really excited to read that chandrayaan 2 is next year.. december launch of GSLV mk 3 will make it possible..fingers crossed...I am sure it will be a success..

good to hear we are targetting MARS again ((will it be lander ?? or sat mission)),venus (we knew about it) but jupiter too(???) ..why jupiter any ideas???

this article has lots of info about future mission and plans.. PLus privatisation of Indian space program will begin from next year...

we already have demonstrated the reignition capability of PSLV when we lauched 20 satellite..

now with SCATSAT and ALSAT lauch we will demonstrate that we can lauch two different sat in different orbit using the same rocket instead of two.. so double profit..

SO MUCH INFO I CANT TAKE IT MORE.. HANG ON ISRO GIVE US SOME TIME TO BREATHE...

:bounce::bounce::hippo::hippo::santa::santa:

 

[Indx TechStyle]

So, Scramjet has not been delayed. It'll be tested this month. @Akask kumar
ISRO ready for air-breathing propulsion experiment
If it’s successful, ISRO can reduce the cost per kg of payload which is $15,000-$25,000 at present.

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is looking forward to performing “an experiment” before July-end aboard its RH-560 rocket fitted with a supersonic combustion ramjet (scramjet) engine for demonstrating air-breathing propulsion technology.

At three tonnes, the two-stage RH-560, christened Advanced Technology Vehicle (ATV), is the heaviest sounding rocket built by the ISRO. It will lift off from a launch pad built for sounding rockets at Sriharikota. The Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC), Thiruvananthapuram, has developed the engine.

“The ignition of the scramjet engine in flight and holding the flame steadily for five seconds” — when the air from the atmosphere is being rammed into the engine through an inlet at a supersonic speed of six Mach — “is the objective of the experiment,” said VSSC Director K. Sivan.

If the experiment is successful, it will be a stepping stone for the ISRO to achieve low-cost access to space. It means reducing the cost per kg of payload when a launch vehicle is used to put a satellite into orbit. The cost now is in the range of $15,000-$25,000 for a kg of a satellite. Air-breathing engines will bring down this cost drastically. For, as an ISRO press-release on January 10, 2006, put it: “Air-breathing rocket systems use the atmospheric oxygen from their surroundings and burn it with the stored on-board fuel for producing the forward thrust in contrast to the conventional chemical rocket systems which carry both the oxygen and the fuel onboard.

As a result, the air-breathing systems become much lighter and more efficient, leading to reduced overall costs.” Besides, heavier satellites can be put into orbit. But air-breathing engines can operate only during the atmospheric flight phase.

The entire mission will last 260 seconds.

 

[Indx TechStyle]

good to hear we are targetting MARS again ((will it be lander ?? or sat mission)),

Lander, rover and Satellite.
Mangalyaan 2 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

venus (we knew about it)

Yes, but we have heard a news about it after a long time, nearly an year.
This article says there's no news of VOM since an year.
Venus Orbiter Mission - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Now, this article will be updated to make us know that VOM is not dead but in studies.

but jupiter too(???) ..why jupiter any ideas???

Jupiter is a bubble of gas. Nearly 1300 bigger in volume than earth, it can give us enormous fuel to power us.
Who knows if there are gas refineries in next century?
As Jupiter is made of gases, it's like cloud and we can't land on it.
So, there could be huge space stations are around Jupiter and Saturn with vaccums to draw out gases. These gases could be carried to refineries on nearby planets like Mars and then, could be used for producing energy for humans. If energy is drawn from gases on plants made on Moon, it will reduce chances of pollution on earth plus Moon could get an atmosphere(could be poisonous I think).

 

[Akask kumar]

Jupiter is a bubble of gas. Nearly 1300 bigger in volume than earth, it can give us enormous fuel to power us.
Who knows if there are gas refineries in next century?
As Jupiter is made of gases, it's like cloud and we can't land on it.
So, there could be huge space stations are around Jupiter and Saturn with vaccums to draw out gases. These gases could be carried to refineries on nearby planets like Mars and then, could be used for producing energy for humans. If energy is drawn from gases on plants made on Moon, it will reduce chances of pollution on earth plus Moon could get an atmosphere(could be poisonous I think).

But station around jupiter will be way -way ahead in future.may be in 100 years.. i think we should restrict our funds and effort within mars or upto asteroid belt... explore and mine moon,mars,asteroid and explore venus plus a space station of our own should be the goals..later we can push boundaries..

even APJ kalam said that moon-mars-earth will serve as future space industry hub..

But if ISRO is hell bent on scientific exploration of deep space ,,they should target EUROPA instead of jupiter .. europa is complete water and ice and holds the key for deep space base establishment in far-far future..plus it may harbor aquatic life.. as far as jupiter is concerned we can sign some MOU with NASA to share science data..

 

[Indx TechStyle]

But station around jupiter will be way -way ahead in future.may be in 100 years.. i think we should restrict our funds and effort within mars or upto asteroid belt... explore and mine moon,mars,asteroid and explore venus plus a space station of our own should be the goals..later we can push boundaries..

even APJ kalam said that moon-mars-earth will serve as future space industry hub..

But if ISRO is hell bent on scientific exploration of deep space ,,they should target EUROPA instead of jupiter .. europa is complete water and ice and holds the key for deep space base establishment in far-far future..plus it may harbor aquatic life.. as far as jupiter is concerned we can sign some MOU with NASA to share science data..

Well, if talking of funds, our economy is also rocketed like GSLV 3.
Your idea of harbour is awesome but I'm in the favour of thinking again in signing MoU with a party which has upper hand on us such technology i.e. NASA. They will be dictating what we should do in that case.
If there's no necessity to do it immediately, I'm ready to wait.