Lok Sabha Question No. 1972 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-03
Subject: Space Missions
Ministry: SPACE
Asked by: Gajanan Chandrakant Kirtikar, Bidyut Baran Mahato

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## DEPARTMENT OF SPACE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1972

TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, JULY 03, 2019

## SPACE MISSIONS

1972.   SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR: SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  space  missions/programmes  launched  in  the country during the last three years and the current year;
- (b) whether the Government has proposed any space programme for launch during the coming years;
- (c)
- if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the Government has also proposed any inter-planetary mission during the coming years; and
- (e) if  so, the details thereof indicating the amount sanctioned for the purpose?

## ANSWER

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

(DR. JITENDRA SINGH):

- (a) The details of the space missions during the last three years and the current year are as follows:

|   Sl. No. | Launch Date   | Launch Vehicle                    | Satellite Name                                                                   |
|-----------|---------------|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         1 | 28/04/2016    | PSLV-C33                          | IRNSS-1G                                                                         |
|         2 | 23/05/2016    | RLV-Technology Demonstrator       | RLV-Technology Demonstrator                                                      |
|         3 | 22/06/2016    | PSLV-C34                          | Cartosat-2C + 2 Student Satellites + 6 Foreign Satellites                        |
|         4 | 28/08/2016    | SCRAMJET- Technology Demonstrator | SCRAMJET- Technology Demonstrator                                                |
|         5 | 08/09/2016    | GSLV-F05                          | INSAT-3DR                                                                        |
|         6 | 26/09/2016    | PSLV-C35                          | SCATSAT-1 + 2 Student Satellites + 5 Foreign Satellites                          |
|         7 | 06/10/2016    | Foreign Launcher                  | GSAT-18                                                                          |
|         8 | 07/12/2016    | PSLV-C36                          | Resourcesat-2A                                                                   |
|         9 | 15/02/2017    | PSLV-C37                          | Cartosat-2D+ 2 Nano Satellites + 7 Foreign Satellites                            |
|        10 | 05/05/2017    | GSLV-F09                          | GSAT-9                                                                           |
|        11 | 05/06/2017    | GSLV-MkIII-D1                     | GSAT-19                                                                          |
|        12 | 23/06/2017    | PSLV-C38                          | Cartosat-2E + 1 Student Satellite + 20 Foreign Satellites                        |
|        13 | 29/06/2017    | Foreign Launcher                  | GSAT-17                                                                          |
|        14 | 31/08/2017    | PSLV-C39                          | IRNSS-1H                                                                         |
|        15 | 12/01/2018    | PSLV-C40                          | CartoSat-2 Series + 1 Micro Satellite + 1 Nano Satellite + 19 Foreign Satellites |
|        16 | 29/03/2018    | GSLV-F08                          | GSAT-6A                                                                          |

|   17. | 12/04/2018   | PSLV-C41         | IRNSS-1I                 |
|-------|--------------|------------------|--------------------------|
|    18 | 14/11/2018   | GSLV-MkIII-D2    | GSAT-29                  |
|    19 | 29/11/2018   | PSLV-C43         | HysIS                    |
|    20 | 05/12/2018   | Foreign Launcher | GSAT-11                  |
|    21 | 19/12/2018   | GSLV-F11         | GSAT-7A                  |
|    22 | 24/01/2019   | PSLV-C44         | Microsat-R + Kalamsat-V2 |
|    23 | 06/02/2019   | Foreign Launcher | GSAT-31                  |
|    24 | 01/04/2019   | PSLV-C45         | EMISAT                   |
|    25 | 22/05/2019   | PSLV-C46         | RISAT-2B                 |

## (b) Yes, Sir.

## (c) The details of the upcoming space missions are as follows:

|   Sl. No. | Mission                      |   2019-20 |   2020-21 |
|-----------|------------------------------|-----------|-----------|
|         1 | Earth Observation Satellites |         9 |        10 |
|         2 | Communication Satellites     |         3 |         4 |
|         3 | Navigation Satellites        |         0 |         2 |
|         4 | Space Science Satellites     |         2 |         1 |
|         5 | Technology Demonstrator      |         1 |         1 |
|         6 | PSLV                         |         9 |        10 |
|         7 | GSLV Mk II                   |         2 |         3 |
|         8 | GSLV Mk III                  |         3 |         4 |

- (d)
- (e)

| 9.   | Small Satellite Launch Vehicle   |   3 | 2            |
|------|----------------------------------|-----|--------------|
| 10.  | Gaganyaan                        |   0 | 1 (Unmanned) |
|      | TOTAL                            |  32 | 38           |

Yes, Sir. The details are as follows:

|   Sl. | Satellite     | Sanctioned amount   |
|-------|---------------|---------------------|
|     1 | Chandrayaan-2 | ` 603.00 Crores     |
|     2 | Aditya-L1     | ` 378.53 Crores     |

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