INDIAN SPACE RESEARCH

ORGANISATION ISRO

ESTABLISHMENT OF ISRO -

Satish Dhawan SpaceCenter (AP)

Owner : IndiaEstablished in : 15August1969 (1962 as INCOSPAR)Headquarters : Bangalore, Karnataka, IndiaPrimary Spaceport : Satish Dhawan Space Center, Sriharikota, Andhra PradeshMotto : Space technology in the service of human kind.Budget : Rs.7,927 crore(US$1.2billion)Father of Indian : Dr. Vikram Ambalal Sarabhai space program

Introduction to ISRO-▪ The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is the space

agency of the government of India.▪ ISRO was established under the efforts of Lt. Pandit Jawaharlal

Nehru and Vikram Sarabhai.▪ Its vision is to “harness space technology for national

development”, while pursuing space science research and planetary exploration.

▪ Now ISRO is not only an official representative of Indian space program, it becomes a leader of global satellite market with much reliability.

▪ ISRO launched many space satellites since its formation (till now 86 Indian satellites and 79 foreign satellites).

▪ Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam played a major role in manufacturing of launching vehicle by working on important projects of ISRO.

▪ Vikram Sarabhai Space Center, Thiruvananthapuram is the largest ISRO base and the first Indian launch vehicle SLV-3 was launched from here.

Young APJ Kalam in ISRO with Vikram Sarabhai

Dr.Vikram Ambalal Sarabhai

Born on 12 Aug. 1919. Awarded with “Padma Vibhushan” in the

field of space research in 1966.Received Doctorate in cosmic ray physics .He was a scientist.He wrote 86 scientific thesis.Died on 30 Dec. 1971.

Dr. A.P.J. Abdul kalam

Born on 15 Oct. 1931.He worked on projects of DRDO & ISRO.He was also called as “Missile Man of

India”. He was India’s 11th President. Awarded by “Padma Bhushan” “Padma

Vibhushan”, “Bharat Ratna”.Died on 27th July 2015.

ISRO Centers

New Delhi(3)

Dehradun(2)

Lucknow(1)

Kolkata(1)

Shillong(1)

Nagpur(1)

Hydrabad(1)Tirupati(1)

Port Blair(1)

Sriharikota(1)Mahendragiri(1)

Thiruvananthapuram(4)

Chandigarh(1)

Jodhpur(1)

Udaipur(1)

Amhedabad(3)

Mt.Abu

Bhopal(1)

Mumbai(1)

Byalalu(2)

Hassan(1)

Bengaluru(11)

Aluva(1)

Launch Vehicle Fleet -▪ Satellite Launch Vehicle (SLV).▪ Augmented Satellite Launch

Vehicle(ASLV).▪ Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle

(PSLV).▪ Geosynchronous Satellite

Launch Vehicle (GSLV). ▪ Geosynchronous Satellite

Launch Vehicle Mark – lll (GSLV lll).

Satellite Launch Vehicle (SLV) by ISRO▪ FUNCTION : Small launch

vehicle▪ CAPACITY : 40kg▪ STATUS : Retired▪ ORBIT : Low Earth (300-

900km)▪ FIRST FLIGHT : 10Aug.1979▪ LAST FLIGHT : 17April1983▪ TOTAL LAUNCH : 4▪ SUCCESS : 2▪ NOTABLE MISSIONS : Rohini

SLV

Augmented Satellite Launch Vehicle(ASLV)▪ FUNCTION : Small launch

vehicle▪ CAPACITY : 150kg▪ STATUS : Retired▪ ORBIT : Low earth▪ FIRST FLIGHT : 24March1987▪ LAST FLIGHT : 4 May1994▪ TOTAL LAUNCH : 4▪ SUCCESS : 1▪ NOTABLE MISSIONS : SROSS

ASLV

Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle(PSLV)▪ FUNCTION : Medium lift launch

system▪ CAPACITY : 1750kg▪ STATUS : Active▪ ORBIT : Polar synchronous▪ FIRST FLIGHT : 20September1993▪ TOTAL LAUNCHES : 38▪ SUCCESS : 36▪ NOTABLE MISSIONS : Chandrayan, Mars Orbiter

Mission, Astrosat,

NAVIC

PSLV

Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV)

▪ FUNCTION : Medium Lift Launch System

▪ CAPACITY : 2500 kg▪ STATUS : Active▪ ORBIT : Geostationary▪ FIRST FLIGHT : 18April2001▪ LAST FLIGHT : 8Sep.2016▪ TOTAL LAUNCHES : 10▪ SUCCESS : 5▪ NOTABLE MISSIONS : GSAT-14, CHANDRAYAAN

GSLV

Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle Marklll(GSLVlll)

▪ FUNCTION : Medium lift launch system▪ CAPACITY : 4000kg▪ STATUS : Development▪ ORBIT : Geostationary▪ FIRST FLIGHT : 18Dec.2014▪ TOTAL LAUNCHES : 1▪ SUCCESS : 1▪ NOTABLE MISSIONS : Crew Module Atmospheric Re-entry Experiment .

GSLVlll

Major Satellites Launched By ISRO

The Satellites Launched by the government have made the people's life easier and has provided them a reason to proud to be an Indian. These Satellites has improved the communication, GPS, weather forecast and other important sectors of the country, which are responsible for its growth as a fast developing country.

Here are some major satellite launched by the Indian government -

CHANDRAYAN Chandrayan-1 was India’s first mission to the

moon. ISRO launched the spacecraft using a modified version of the PSLV on 22Oct.2008 from Satish Dhawan Space Center, Sriharikota. The vehicle was successfully inserted into Lunar Orbit on 8Nov.2008.

Chandrayan-1 became the first Lunar mission to discover existence of water on the moon.

EDUSAT EDUSAT is a communication satellite which was

launched on 20Sep.2004 by ISRO. EDUSAT is the first Indian satellite built exclusively to serve the educational sector.

It is mainly intended to meet the demand for an interactive satellite-based distance education system for the country.

ROHINI Rohini is the name given to a series of satellites first launched

on 10 Aug.1979 by ISRO . The Rohini series consisted of four satellites, all of which were launched by the Satellite Launched Vehicles (SLV) and three of which made it successfully to orbit. The series were mostly experimental series.

Indian Remote Sensing (IRS) Series Satellite

At the end of 1980 India has started to send Polar satellite into space from Sriharikota. These are called as Indian Remote Sensing or IRS series satellite. These satellites are useful in management of prediction of weather and use in space.

Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System(IRNSS)

The IRNSS is a regional satellite navigation system that will be used to provide accurate real time positioning over India . The satellite was launched on 4April2014 from the Sriharikota Space Station, India. The IRNSS system will consist of 7 satellites, approx. 36,000 km above earth’s surface.

Some applications of IRNSS- Areal and Marine Navigation. Disaster Management. Vehicle tracking. Precise timing. Integration with mobile phones. Visual and voice navigation for drivers.

Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM)

The Mars Orbiter Mission(MOM), also called Mangalyaan is a space probe orbiting mars since 24sep.2014. It was launched on 5Nov.2013 by ISRO. It is India’s first interplanetary mission and ISRO has become fourth space agency to reach Mars. It is the first Asian nation to reach Mars orbit, and first nation in the world to do so in first attempt .

The mission has the following aims to be completed- Observation of Mars terrain. Seeking the availability of water and life. Providing the information about the atmosphere. Sending the photos and the other data about Mars structure and environment.

Satellite with Argos and Altika(SARAL) The SARAL Satellite is a joint venture of

Indian and French government, which has launched on 25Feb.2013 to fulfill the needs of the two nation.

Detailed Ocean studies. Performing altimetry activities for the

water circulation in the oceans.

To measure the activities regarding the ocean and sea surface elevation.

INSAT-3D The INSAT-3D is a next generation weather

satellite from the ISRO which was launched on 26july2013 with the below ambitions -

Improved meteorological information. Keeping an eye on the land and

water surface. Monitoring the changes in the

atmosphere’s temperature, humidity, pressure and other aspect enhanced forecast.

Question Answers-1. Who is known as father of Indian Space programme ?

A) Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam B) Homi Jahangir Bhabha C) Dr. Vikram Ambalal Sarabhai D) None

2. Name the first satellite sent to space by India ? A) Bhaskar - l B) Aryabhatta C) Kalpana-l D) INSAT-l

3. _________ is India’s first satellite which is only for education purpose.

4. True/ False - a) ISRO’s main launching station is in Andra Pradesh. b) Rohini is one of the notable missions of GSLV.

Presented by:Namrata jainB.Ed. 1st year