Lok Sabha Question No. 2390 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-30
Subject: Indigenous Satellites
Ministry: SPACE
Asked by: KIRIT PREMJIBHAI SOLANKI

- 2390.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF SPACE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2390

TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2016

## INDIGENOUS SATELLITES

- DR. KIRIT P. SOLANKI:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) the  number  of  indigenous  satellites  successfully  placed  into the space orbit by India during the last three years along with the  number  of  satellites  which  got  destroyed  before  being placed in the orbit;
- (b) whether other countries have used the information given by the satellites which have been placed into the orbit for their own interests without the knowledge of our Government and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the  number  of  satellites  which  our  Government  have  placed into  the  orbit  with  the  help  of  other  countries  along  with  the cost involved therein and the present status of these satellites at present;
- (d) whether some countries want to take help of Indian Spacecraft launching stations to launch their satellites; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PG & PENSIONS AND IN THE PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE

(DR. JITENDRA SINGH):

- (a) During last three years i.e. during 2013-14, 2014-15 and 201516, fourteen (14) indigenously built satellites have been successfully placed in their orbit. During the above said period, no  satellite  got  destroyed  before  being  placed  in  the  desired orbit or in the orbit.
- (b)
- No Madam.
- (c) As on date, 29 satellites have been launched from outside the country. Out of these, for 3 satellites (Aryabhatta, Bhaskara-1 & Bhaskara-2) free launch was provided by Russia as part of Indo-Soviet friendship and for 1 satellite (Apple), Ariane offered a free launch in their developmental flight. Remaining satellites were  launched  by  hiring  launch  services  on  a  commercial basis. The details are attached in Annexure-1.

## (d) &  (e)

The Indian satellite launching station, located at Sriharikota, is used exclusively for launch vehicles developed by ISRO. While 79  foreign  satellites  from  21  countries  have  already  been launched into orbit using ISRO's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle under commercial arrangements with Antrix Corporation Limited  (Antrix),  agreements  have  been  signed  for  launching 109 foreign satellites from 10 countries viz. Canada, Germany, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Netherlands, Switzerland and USA. The launches of these foreign satellites are envisaged by December 2018.

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## Annexure-1

## Annexure referred to in reply to part (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2390 for answer on 30/11/2016 Satellites launched with the support from other countries

|   SN | Satellite   | Country                  | Launch Date   | Launch Cost ( ` in Crores)   | Present Status                                          |
|------|-------------|--------------------------|---------------|------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|
|    1 | Aryabhatta  | Russia                   | 19-04-1975    | free                         | India's first experimental satellite. Mission completed |
|    2 | Bhaskara-1  | Russia                   | 07-06-1979    | free                         | Mission completed                                       |
|    3 | Bhaskara-2  | Russia                   | 20-11-1981    | free                         | Mission completed                                       |
|    4 | Apple       | France                   | 19-06-1981    | free                         | Mission completed                                       |
|    5 | INSAT-1A    | United States of America | 10-04-1982    | 468.57                       | Failed in Orbit                                         |
|    6 | INSAT-1B    | United States of America | 30-08-1983    | 468.57                       | Mission Completed                                       |
|    7 | INSAT-1C    | United States of America | 22-07-1988    | 468.57                       | Mission Completed                                       |
|    8 | INSAT-1D    | United States of America | 12-06-1990    | 468.57                       | Mission Completed                                       |
|    9 | IRS-1A      | Russia                   | 17-03-1988    | 7.50                         | Mission Completed                                       |
|   10 | IRS-1B      | Russia                   | 29-08-1991    | 31.80                        | Mission Completed                                       |
|   11 | INSAT-2A    | France                   | 10-07-1992    | 785.10                       | Mission Completed                                       |
|   12 | INSAT-2B    | France                   | 23-07-1993    | 785.10                       | Mission Completed                                       |
|   13 | INSAT-2C    | France                   | 07-12-1995    | 785.10                       | Mission Completed                                       |
|   14 | INSAT-2D    | France                   | 04-06-1997    | 785.10                       | Failed in orbit                                         |
|   15 | INSAT-2E    | France                   | 03-04-1999    | 785.10                       | Mission Completed                                       |
|   16 | IRS-1C      | Russia                   | 28-12-1995    | 60.31                        | Mission Completed                                       |
|   17 | INSAT-3A    | France                   | 10-04-2003    | 2273.63                      | Working 1 ½ years beyond Designed Life                  |
|   18 | INSAT-3B    | France                   | 22-03-2000    | 2273.63                      | Mission Completed                                       |
|   19 | INSAT-3C    | France                   | 24-01-2002    | 2273.63                      | Working 2 ½ years beyond Designed Life                  |
|   20 | INSAT-3D    | France                   | 26-07-2013    | 2273.63                      | Expected life 4 more Years                              |
|   21 | INSAT-3E    | France                   | 28-09-2003    | 2273.63                      | Mission Completed                                       |
|   22 | INSAT-4A    | France                   | 22-12-2005    | 875.00                       | Expected life 1 ½ more Years                            |
|   23 | INSAT-4B    | France                   | 12-03-2007    | 875.00                       | Expected life 2 ½ more Years                            |
|   24 | GSAT-7      | France                   | 30-08-2013    | 485.29                       | Expected life 4 more Years                              |
|   25 | GSAT-8      | France                   | 21-05-2011    | 297.00                       | Expected life 6 ½ more Years                            |
|   26 | GSAT-10     | France                   | 29-09-2012    | 406.82                       | Expected life 11 more Years                             |
|   27 | GSAT-15     | France                   | 11-11-2015    | 601.19                       | Expected life 11 more Years                             |
|   28 | GSAT-16     | France                   | 07-12-2014    | 581.00                       | Expected life 10 ½ more Years                           |
|   29 | GSAT-18     | France                   | 06-10-2016    | 458.69                       | Expected life 15 more Years                             |