Space, Technology and Visions of National Progress in India

Sooper Articles (United Kingdom), 2019

Several facts suggested that the country has acquired a ‘top hosting position’ in ‘space technology’ worldwide. In the wake of Chandrayaan 2, On Sep 07, The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has lauded India’s historic Chandrayaan-2 mission, adding that the Indian Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO) attempt to soft-land ‘Vikram module’ on the lunar South Pole has “inspired” it and the United State (US) space agency is looking forward to explore the “solar system” with its Indian counterpart. However, The US space agency offer for joint exploration came even as ISRO launch its first mission to study the sun (Aditya L-1 solar mission).

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Aims: The Chandrayaan-2 aims to wave the Indian flag on the dark side (South Pole) of the Moon that had never been rendered by any country before. The mission had conducted to gather more scientific information about the Moon. There were three main components of the Chandrayann-2 spacecraft- an orbiter, a lander, and a rover, means to collect data for the availability of water in the South Pole of the Moon. Place and Duration of Study: The rover (Pragyan) was designed to operate for one Lunar day that is equivalent to 14 Earth days, whereas the orbiter is assumed to orbit the Moon for seven years instead of the previously planned for just one year. Overview: The Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft launched by India's heavy-lift rocket Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle-Mark III (GSLV MKIII) from the Satish Dhawan Space Center launch pad located on Sriharikota island of Andhra Prades. Unlike, Chandrayaan-1, this lunar mission aimed to perform a soft-landing on the South Pole of the Lun...

Handbook of Space Security, 2020

With a modest start in the 1960s by Dr. Vikram A. Sarabhaiknown as the father of Indian space programthe latter has matured in the last six decades through the use of space technologies and applications for national development. Undoubtedly there has been a major evolution since its inception. In this direction, programs and missions developed by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) consist of launch vehicle development, Earth observation, satellite communications, satellite navigation and space science and planetary

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The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) began India's planetary exploration program with the successful launch of Chandrayaan-1 orbiter mission to the Moon in 2008. The eleven remote-sensing scientific instruments from ISRO, NASA and ESA onboard Chandrayaan-1 have made significant findings including discovery of water signature, spinel minerals, lunar lava tubes, evidences of recent volcanism, impact-triggered boulder movements and discovery of sputtered atomic oxygen and backscattered helium on the lunar surface. The first Indian inter-planetary mission, Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) with five science payloads was successfully launched by a PSLV rocket on November 5, 2013 and entered an elliptical orbit around planet Mars on September 24, 2014. The Mars Orbiter is currently observing Mars surface features, morphology, mineralogy and the Martian atmosphere. The Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft to the Moon is a composite module consisting of Orbiter, Lander and Rover. Chandrayaan-2 Mission is planned to be launched onboard Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) during first quarter of 2018. The Orbiter will carry the combined stack up to moon till the Lunar Orbit Insertion (LOI). The combined stack is then inserted into a lunar orbit of 100 km x 100 km. The Lander with the Rover is then planned to be separated from the Orbiter for soft-landing on a site near south polar lunar surface. This paper presents an overview of the technology and science objectives of India's Chandrayaan-2 Mission to the Moon, spacecraft architecture, science instruments, launch vehicle, mission design and operations.

ion to Mars, Mars Orbiter Mission, got off to a flying start on 5th of November 2013 from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota at 2.38 pm. The launch vehicle - PSLV-C25 successfully injected the Spacecraft into an Elliptical Parking Orbit around earth. It was a near perfect launch for the Mangalyan spacecraft, the 25th successful mission carried out by the PSLV rocket, the trusted workhorse of ISRO. The spacecraft first going into orbit around the earth signalled the start of its 300-day voyage to the Red Planet. If everything goes well during this complex and challenging journey through deep space, it will be put into the Mars orbit on September 24, 2014. The orbiter weighs about 1,350 kg and will carry five instruments to conduct a battery of remote-sensing experiments on the availability of methane on the Red Planet, its upper atmosphere, its surface features, mineralogy and so on. One of the main objectives of the first Indian mission to Mars is to develop the technologies required for design, planning, management and operations of an interplanetary mission. From technological viewpoint, ISRO is looking at the mission that would help in design and realisation of a Mars orbiter with a capability to survive and perform Earth bound manoeuvres, cruise phase of 300 days, Mars orbit insertion / capture, and on-orbit phase around Mars. It will also explore possibilities of deep space communication, navigation, mission planning and management and incorporate autonomous features to handle contingency situations.The scientific objectives which ISRO intends to achieve is the exploration of Mars surface features, morphology, mineralogy and Martian atmosphere.

Handbook of Space Security, 2019

India could be said to have begun its space program during early 1960s by undertaking launching of sounding rockets. A structured approach towards evolving the space agenda for the nation could be said to have begun with the establishment of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on August 15, 1969. The prime objective of ISRO is to develop space technologies to cater for various societal needs. Subsequently, the Department of Space (DOS) and the Space Commission were set up in 1972 which oversee planning and implementation of India space agenda. India launched its first satellite during 1975 and earned the space-faring nation status during 1980. Over the years ISRO's program has matured significantly and at present Indian space program is regarded as one of the important space programs in the world. From launching small satellites to undertaking a successful mission to Moon and Mars, India has excelled in almost all areas of space experimentations. India is also proposing to undertake its first human space mission by 2022. India is a nuclear weapon state and has made significant investments towards establishing its military

2020

THE Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is expanding its wings to one more vertical – indigenous Human Spaceflight Programme. On 2 April 1984, Rakesh Sharma an Indian Air Force pilot flew aboard Soyuz T-11, launched, as part of the Interkosmos programme. Now, ISRO is working on an Indian crewed orbital mission – Gaganyaan – that would take Indian astronauts to space by 2022. India could potentially become the fourth country to send a man in space, after the erstwhile USSR, the US and China. Denmark also has a manned space flight scheduled for 2022. ISRO is therefore giving the topmost priority to Ganganyaan Mission and looking for all possibilities of launch by December 2021.

48th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting Including the New Horizons Forum and Aerospace Exposition, 2010

has been geared towards the utilization of space capabilities for societal benefits. In so doing, it has formed a triad of telecommunications, remote sensing and meteorology missions for the past four decades since its inception. The 1990s witnessed indigenous development of medium and heavy lift launch vehicles PSLV and GSLV, and rapid national industrial growth through economic liberalization. These capabilities and a renewed global interest in lunar and planetary exploration formed the basis for Indian initiatives towards a sustainable space exploration framework. The successful launch of Chandrayaan-1, India's first deep space and lunar mission on October 22, 2008 and its ongoing highresolution mapping by eleven scientific instruments, including those provided by international agencies heralds the beginning of Indian Space Exploration Program (ISEP). The newly evolving space exploration initiatives have broad political support and budget allocation. The ISEP consists of three distinct categories: (1) Space Science Missions (2) Lunar and Planetary Exploration (Orbiter/ Rover) Missions and (3) Human Spaceflight Program. This paper presents an overview of the space exploration missions being developed by Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO). It provides a strategic framework to understand Indian space exploration perspectives and goals, technical architecture and scientific objectives. An economic analysis is also carried out to evaluate the various missions and benefits of international cooperation. I 48th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting Including the New Horizons Forum and Aerospace Exposition

2022

The upcoming lunar probe mission of India is Chandrayaan 3 and its launching to the moon will be a very big study for every citizen of the world. Chandrayaan 2 was known as a highly complex mission, as it consists of three vehicles Lander, rover and orbiter. Lander and rover aims of exploring South Pole of the moon. The term Chandra means moon, yaan means ship that means it signifies a moon craft which explore various diversities on moon surface 95% mission was completed but due to few challenges rover did not explore the surface due to technical issue. Chandrayaan 3 mission is announced to launch in 2021 by ISRO. Chandrayaan-3's configuration will be similar to that of its predecessor, the Chandrayaan-2. This means that the Chandrayaan-3 will also have a Lander and a rover with a propulsion module.

Acta Astronautica, 2010