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India ISRO-The Indian NASA: ISRO Successfully Launches PSLV-C21

Oct 21, 2009
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SPOT-6 is the biggest commercial lift so far since India forayed into the money spinning commercial satellite launch services
Press Trust of India / Sriharikota Sep 09, 2012, 12:54 IST

India on Sunday successfully launched its 100th space mission with the indigenous PSLV-C21 rocket putting in orbit two foreign satellites.

In a copybook launch, witnessed by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, ISRO’s workhorse PSLV placed in orbit France’s SPOT-6 satellite and Japanese spacecraft PROTIERES, some 18 minutes after a perfect lift off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre here.

The launch, scheduled for 9.51 a.m., was delayed by two minutes at the end of the 51-hour countdown.

The Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV), on its 22nd flight, soared into an overcast sky at 9.53 a.m. carrying the 720 kg French satellite, the heaviest satellite to be launched by India for a foreign client.

The mission was described as “a spectacular success” and a milestone by Manmohan Singh, who keenly watched the entire launch sequence and applauded each stage separation culminating in the placing of the two satellites in orbit.

The launch was a landmark for Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) which began its space odyssey on a humble note when it launched the indigenous ‘Aryabhatta’ on board a Russian rocket on April 19, 1975.

The launch has yet again demonstrated the versatility and robustness of PSLV with the rocket completing its 21st successful mission in a row since its first failed flight in September 1993.

No Indian satellite was onboard today’s flight which is the third wholly commercial launch undertaken by ISRO for foreign clients.

SPOT-6 is the biggest commercial lift so far since India forayed into the money spinning commercial satellite launch services after 350 kg Agile of Italy put in orbit in 2007 by PSLV. Twelve other foreign commercial satellites launched by ISRO weighed below 300 kg.

Significantly, France’s five earlier SPOT satellites were launched by European Araine rocket.

SPOT-6, built by ASTRIUM SAS, a subsidiary of EADS, France, is an earth observation satellite, while the micro satellite PROITERES, developed by students and faculty of Osaka Institute of Technology, will study Kansai region of Japanese island of Honshu.


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ISRO has placed a lot of capacity carrying sats..GST 8,9,10 etc..BUT Most transponders NOT being utilized...FULLY...probabaly due to Civil service crawling at snails pace...
The Newest GST 10 can handle MPEG4 DVB 2 latest HD channels..but is severely UNDER UTILISED..and Indian DTH companies like Videocon have been using FOREIGN Sats such as Singapore Telecoms Sat ST 1 and ST 2 etc etc...
 
Oct 21, 2009
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Thank you for your input , it is deeply appreciated.
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Years ago India made tryst with destiny itself and now it is the time to redeem our pledges, may be in humble way.These are small achievements and the cumulative effect would be felt after half a century or even a century when there would be dense clusters of daffodils all over and cascading effect shall be visible.

I celebrated this occasion by dining out. Many other Indians must have done the same way in their own manner.

There is no complacency in Indian circles. There is no time of cat nap. Our egg heads are doing well. They deserve, in my humble opinion, applaud and credit that they are gradually coming out of indolence caused by subjugation and servility of over twelve century.

I hope you do join us , as our country and your sister is trying to redefine itself.
 
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