Indian Space Programme&Country Report to 9th GEOSS-AP

Dr. PVN Rao
ISRO, INDIA

January 2017

Vision: Harness Space Technology for National Development
Space Transportation• Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV)• Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle(GSLV)• Advanced Launch Vehicle• Modular LV• Reusable LV• Human spaceflightSpace Infrastructure• Earth Observation: Land, Water, Cartography,Oceanography, Atmosphere & Weather• Communication• Navigation• Space Science: Exploration, Solar Physics,Astronomy, Astrophysics, Space Probes• Ground Segment

Space Applications

Capacity Building• Socio Economic Security: Food, water, Energy,• Human Resources• Technical Infrastructure• Enhanced Output (Outsourcing & TT)• New Technologies Academia, Industries• Indigenization• International cooperation• OutreachHealth, Shelter, Infrastructure & Information• Sustainable Development: Agriculture, Urban,
Coastal ecosystem, Climate change…

• Disaster Risk Reduction• Governance: Planning , Monitoring & Decision
supportISRO Missions in the Last One Year

1. Nov 12: GSAT-15
2. Jan 20: PSLV C31/IRNSS 1E
3. Mar 11: PSLV C32/IRNSS 1F
4. Apr 28: PSLV C33/IRNSS 1G
5. Jun 22: PSLV C34/ Cartosat 2 Series+..
6. Sep 08: GSLV F05/INSAT 3DR
7. Sep 26: PSLV C35/ SCATSat-1 +..
8. Oct 02: GSAT-18
9. Dec 07: Resourcesat-2A

Additionally …
4 Student satellites
22 Satellites of 5 Nations

Earth Observation Satellites
LAND & WATERHIGH RESOLUTIONRESOURCESAT-2, 2A CARTOSAT-2; 2A; 2B; 2S

OCEAN

WEATHER; CLIMATEINSAT-3A

OCEANSAT-2

KALPANARISAT-1

CARTOSAT-1
RISAT-2

MEGHATROPIQUESSARALSCATSAT-1

Cartosat-3, Oceansat-3, Resourcesat-3, RISAT, GISAT in 2017-18 for continuity ofservices and new capabilities.
1 KM

IMAGING CAPABILITYINSAT-3D,3DR

0.65 M

Resourcesat-2A
Bands: Green, Red, NIR
Quantization: 10 bits
GSD at Nadir: 5.8m
Swath: 70 km
Scene Size: 70 km x 70 km

LISS-4
Bands: Green, Red, NIR, SWIR
Quantization: 10 bits
GSD at Nadir: Across 23.5m/Along 22m
Swath: 141 km
Scene Size: 141 km x 141 km

LISS-3PSLV C36
Dec 07, 2016

Two Instruments: AWiFS-A & AWiFS-B
Bands: Green, Red, NIR , SWIR
Quantization: 12 bits (G,R,NIR), 14 bits (SWIR)
GSD at Nadir: 56m (at Nadir)
Swath: 320 km (Individual), 740 km (Combined)
Scene Size: 320 km x 320 km (SubScene)
Scene Size: 740 km x 740 km (Combined, Full Scene)AWiFS

20 Satellites

2 orbits

One mission
LAPAN-A3 Indonesia(Earth Observation)

BIROS Germany(RS of High Temperature events)

M3MSAT Canada(Study AIS signals from LEO)SKYSAT-Gen2-1 USA(Sub-meter resolution EO)

GHGSAT-D Canada(Atm. GHG measurement)

DOVE (12 Sats.) USA
Cartosat-2 Series

Sub-metre Pan & 2m MX
June 22, 2016

(Earth Observation)

SATYABAMASAT
Satyabama Uni.

(GHG data collection)

SWAYAM
College of Engineering ,Pune(point to point messaging for HAM)

Vatican and Qatar in Cartosat-2 Series

Navigation – Indian Constellation (NavIC)IRNSS-1F

32.5˚ EIRNSS-1A
55˚ E

IRNSS-1B

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Vehicle Tracking and Fleet Management
Maritime Services & Port Operations
Railway operations
Disaster Management Support
Geo-tagging/Geo fencing
Location based services
Aid to hikers and travellers
Survey Applications
Infrastructure PlanningPower Grid Synchronization
Forest and Mining
Precise Timing
Mapping and Geodetic data capture
Earth and Atmospheric Studies
Search & Rescue…

IRNSS-1D

IRNSS-1C

111.75˚ E

83˚ E

Application Sectors
Aviation

Maritime

IRNSS-1G

129.5˚E

IRNSS-1E
Railways

Roadways

Navigation

SurveyGAGAN (GPS Aided Geo Augmented Navigation) SYSTEM• Jointly implemented by ISRO & Airports Authority of India• Certified for en-route and landing aviation services
3 GEO Satellites

APPLICATIONS
Aviation - Safety of Life, Increased efficiency
Civilian - Precision Agriculture, Mining
Monitoring, Transport fleet
management, Maritime
Navigation, Strategic Applications,
Surveying, ….

GPSconstellation

3 Uplink stations

15 Reference Stations

2 Control Centres

2 Data communication networks

Data Reception, Processing & Archival
1980’s2016
IMGEOS

7.5m antenna
S, X Bands
Multi-Mission

DataReception

10 m Antenna
L,S Bands
Single Mission

DataProcessing

Rad. / Geo
Corrected,
Scene ProductTerrain corrected,
Value added,
Global Geophysical
Products

No. ofProducts

30
products /day

1000 +products /dayTurn AroundTime

10days1hour

Products
Utilization

2000
products/year

1.5 lakhs
products/year

Antarctica Ground
StationINSAT 3DR Products

Monitoringof extreme
rain events

Inter-satellite
Calibration
GSICS

TropicalCyclone
monitoring &prediction

Scatsat-1 Products
Hurricane Chaba, Near South Korea
Coast (Scatsat-1: October 03, 2016

Tropical Cyclogenesis (Cyclone KYANT, BoB)TC Formation: 25 OCT 00 Z
Cyclogenesis Prediction: 19 OCT 03 Z

Lead Prediction time: 140 Hrs

Antarctic

HH PolArctic

Support to International Organisations for Disaster Management
Sentinel Asia••

MYANMAR FLOODS

Satellite Data Support (16 supports)
Capacity Building
International Charter‘Space and Major Disasters’••

Day-to-day Charter Activities
Satellite Data Support for 22
activations in 2016••

UN ESCAP
Drought Monitoring
Satellite Data Support

TAIWAN OIL SPILLRISAT-1 CRS Data of 07-Aug-2016

SAARC STORM
India, Bangladesh, Nepal and Bhutan•

CEOS – WG Disasters
Disaster Pilots
Workshop/Events
Asia Pacific Space Leaders Forumon Nov 2, 2016

RISAT-1 CRS VV Polarisation Dataof 05-Apr-2016

Ground Observation Network Infrastructure
Agro Metrological Stations (AMS)

Carbon Flux Tower• Vegetation Response to Climate andCO2 Uptake• Size of current pool of carbon invegetation & soils• Network of Micrometeorological(Canopy scale) Measurements• Quantitative estimates of C flux viz.,
GPP, NPP & respiration• Sensors for Radiation balance,
Energy Balance, Water balance• Fluxes controlled by environmental
variables & vegetation types

Automatic Weather Station (AWS)

Doppler Weather Radar (DWR)

Continuous Recording of: Temperature, atm. pressure wind speed and direction
 rainfall relative humidity
 solar radiation
Atmospheric Boundary Level Network
Mixed Layer Heights obtained from indigenously
developed
GPS Sondes• Continuous monitoring of extreme
weather events• Radar network for entire coastal
areas, NE region, major cities.

Wind Profiler
Doppler Lidars

EO - Information Services
BhuvanIndia-Water Resources Info. System

MOSDACVedasEO Missions - Near Future
CARTOSAT- 2D & 2E

VHR Panchromatic andMultispectral Imaging• PAN (0.60 m, 10 km swath, 11 bit)
• Mx (2m , 10 km swath, 4 Xs, 11 bit)

Orbit : 500 km
Local time: 0930 hrs

CARTOSAT-3

VHR Panchromatic, MultispectralImaging• PAN (0.25 m, 16 km swath, 11 bit)
• Mx (1m , 16 km swath, 11 bit)

Orbit : 450 km
Local time: 1030 hrs

RESOURCESAT- 3 & 3A

Continuity for Resourcesat-2A• ALISS-3:10m & 12m, 925 km, 5 Bands,
ATCOR: 240m, 0.4-1µm, , 10 bit)

Orbit : 795 km
Local time: 1030 hrs

GISAT - 1
Geosynchronous Orbit• HR Mx VNIR : 50m; SWIR: 1.5 Km• HYSI VNIR: 320m; WIR : 192m

Orbit : 36000 km
Every 30 min

RISAT-1A
Continuity for RISAT-1• C-Band SAR

Orbit : 536 km
Local time: 0600 hrs

Oceansat-3 & 3A
Continuity for OS-2 with
Improvements• 13 band OCM, IR-SST• Ku-band Scatterometer ,Orbit : 720 km
Local time: 1200 hrs

RS SAMPLER- 3S & 3SA
High Res. Stereo imaging
PAN Fore & AFT
APAN: 1.25m, 60Km
Mx: 2.5m, 60Km, 4 Bands

Orbit : 630 km
Local time: 1030 hrs

NISAR
Joint Mission with JPL/NASAPayloads• L & S Band SAR

Orbit : 747 km
Local time: 0600 hrs

INSAT 3DS
Continuity for INSAT 3DR for
improved understanding ofweather systems• 19 channel Sounder• 6 Channel Imager
Orbit : 36000 km
Every 30 min

Expanding International Space Cooperation•• Nine cooperative documents with7 nations• Afghanistan, France, Japan,Russia, USA, UAE & Viet Nam• Feasibility study for two joint missions (France & Japan)• ARGOS in OCEANSAT-3• Satellite navigation ground stations in India and Russia• RESOURCESAT-2 and Landsat 7/8 data sharing• ISRO–CNES Planetary Exploration JWG• ISRO–NASA Heliophysics Working Group• ISRO-AEM Workshop on DMS• Data sharing & Training in ASEAN• SAARC-STORM: Ground station network

National MeetPromoting
Space Technology Applications and Tools
ForGovernance and Development

International Space
Events in India

International Space Events in India in 2017
38th Asian Conference of Remote Sensing(38th ACRS)“Space Applications: Touching Human Lives”
Oct 23-27, 2017
New Delhi, India
24th session of Asia-Pacific Regional Space Agency Forum(APRSAF-24)“SPACE for Enhanced Governance and Development”
November 14-17, 2017
Bangalore, India

SAVE THESE DATESOther Institutional Support Activities
Student Satellites
ANUSAT -2009
STUDSat – 2010
SRMSat – 2011
Jugnu (IITK) – 2011
SathyabamaSat -2016
SWAYAM (CoEP) – 2016
PRATHAM (IITM) -2016
PISAT (PES Univ.) - 2016RESPONDSpace Science• Sponsored Research for
R&D activities inAcademia• PLANEX: Planetary
Science & Exploration:
18 Projects• Demonstration offeasibility &Indigenisation• Space Science Promotion
Scheme: 8 Universities• STCs in IITs and IISc
• JRP in Univ. of Pune
• In 2015-16: 84 projects;
62 institutes; 106
events; Rs. 24 Crores• Solar Terrestrial
Atmospheric Research
Programme• Indian Astronomy
Olympiad Programme byHomi Bhabha Centre forScience Education

Space Educational Institutions in India
Centre for Space Scienceand Technology Education in
Asia and the Pacific(CSSTEAP)
Affiliated to the United Nations(www.cssteap.org)
1588 Professionals from 51 countries
Indian Institute of Remote
Sensing, Dept. of Space,
Govt. of India
Dehradun(www.iirs.isro.gov.in) Professionals trained: 10,512
 Foreign professionals: 983 from 95 Countries

iirs

Indian Institute of Space
Science and Technology,
Thiruvananthapuram(www.iist.ac.in)

Enrolment (2016), Awarded (1003)

Forthcoming Missions in near future of 2017
Cartosat-2 Series

GSAT-19

GSAT-912 Ku band
Communication services
SAARC Satellite
GSLV-F09

GSAT-11High Throughput Satellite- 12 Gbps capacity

PSLV – C37

PAN with 0.63m& MX with 2.0m

GSLV MkIII-D1

Ku & Ka Band multibeam satellite

GSAT-17

Communication satellite with 39
Transponders

Thank You