Agnikul to launch Agnibaan rocket before 2022
Agnibaan is a two stage rocket with 100 kg payload capacity to orbits around 700 km high (low Earth orbits) and enables plug-and-play configuration.
Agnibaan is a two stage rocket with 100 kg payload capacity to orbits around 700 km high (low Earth orbits) and enables plug-and-play configuration.
Since 1999, India has launched 345 foreign satellites belonging to 36 countries using its Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) rocket.
The second orbital test flight will take the Gaganyaan crew capsule to a higher altitude and undergo a similar abort scenario to perfect the system.
ISRO has all the makings of emerging as a major satellite launch provider at competitive rates in the world.
The space agency has also launched nine satellites from customer nations.
Most of the major rivers like Chenab, Beas, Parvati, Baspa, Spiti, Ravi, Satluj and its perennial tributaries originating from the Himalayas depend upon the seasonal snow to cover for their discharge dependability.
This will not only result in the accelerated growth of this sector but will enable the Indian Industry to be an important player in the global space economy.
Addressing the inaugural session of a symposium on 'Human Spaceflight and Exploration - Present Challenges and Future Trends,' Sivan said the Gaganyaan mission not only aims at India's maiden human flight to space but also setting up a new space station for 'continuous space human presence'.
With a mission life of 15 years, GSAT-30 is an operational communication satellite for DTH, television uplink and VSAT services.
Thoothukudi is about 600 km southeast of Chennai. The country's first spaceport is at Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh, about 90 km northeast of Chennai.
