Lok Sabha Question No. 4664 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-29
Subject: Share in Global Space Market
Ministry: SPACE
Asked by: Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF SPACE LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4664

## TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, MARCH 29, 2023

## SHARE IN GLOBAL SPACE MARKET

## 4664.  COL. RAJYAVARDHAN RATHORE:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether India's share in Global Space Market has increased since 2014, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the data on exports and imports carried out in the space technology industry, since 2014, year-wise;
- (c) the  achievements  made  to  boost  'ISRO'  through  'Atmanirbhar Bharat';
- (d) the  achievements  in  indigenization  of  space  technology  business and startups in India since 2014;
- (e) the  details  of  the  achievements  made  by  the  Government  in  the field of space since 2014, along with upcoming missions; and
- (f) the details of foreign satellites  launched by India since 2014 and the year-wise data on revenue generated through it?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES & PENSIONS AND IN THE PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE (DR. JITENDRA SINGH):

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- (a) Several steps have been taken to increase India's share in global space market, through the reforms undertaken in 2020, which seek to augment the  space  sector  in  the  country  with  greater  participation  of Non-Governmental Entities [NGEs].

As  a  part  of  these  reforms,  NSIL  role  has  been  enhanced  to  bring  a commerce-oriented approach to space activities, with the agency to act as an aggregator of user requirements and undertake space activities in a  demand-driven  mode.  Also,  the  Indian  National  Space  Promotion  & Authorization  Centre  [IN-SPACe]  has  been  created  as  a  single  window agency to promote, handhold and authorize the activities of NGEs in the sector, thus providing them with a level playing field.

These steps are expected to increase India's share in the global space market, which as per an estimate undertaken in 2019, stood at 2-3%.

- (b) The  data on exports  and imports carried out in the  space technology industry, since 2014, year-wise is given below:

(Rs. in crores)

| Financial Year   |   Imports |   Exports |
|------------------|-----------|-----------|
| 2014-15          |   2211.37 |    308.45 |
| 2015-16          |   2255.03 |    258.73 |
| 2016-17          |   2708.7  |    230.81 |
| 2017-18          |   2201.6  |    236.54 |
| 2018-19          |   3376.38 |    330.08 |
| 2019-20          |   3213.37 |    287.53 |
| 2020-21          |   2261.02 |    271.46 |
| 2021-22          |   2310.42 |    188.4  |

- (c) The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has over the years made significant contributions to 'Atmanirbhar Bharat' by placing India as one of the leading spacefaring nations having end-to-end capabilities in  space  research  and  development,  including  the  capability  to  launch from our own land and operate programs of earth observation, satellite communication,  meteorology,  space  science  &  navigation  and  ground infrastructure.  Further,  now  NewSpace industries are also emerging at fast pace after space sector reforms.
- (d) Through continuous efforts, including involvement of Indian industries, the national space programme has resulted in the indigenous development  of  various  materials  &  alloys  and  chemicals/propellants. The number of indigenous space technology business and start-ups has seen a tremendous growth, since 2014, with the latest figures indicating 167 Start-ups registered under 'Space technology' category.
- (e) Following are the major achievements made by the Government in space domain since 2014:
-  Altogether 45 spacecraft missions, 44 launch vehicle missions and 5 technology demonstrators, have been successfully realized, since 2014 till date.
-  In January 2014, the first successful flight with indigenous Cryogenic Upper  Stage, in the GSLV-D5  launch  vehicle  was achieved and GSAT-14 was placed into GTO.
-  In  September  2014,  India's  Mars  Orbiter  Spacecraft  successfully entered  into  an  orbit  around  planet  Mars,  putting  India  into  a league of  select  nations  which  had  sent  a  spacecraft  to  the  Red Planet.
-  In December 2014, the country witnessed the experimental flight of the  next  generation  launch  vehicle  -  the  GSLV  MKIII.  The  LVM3-

X/CARE  Mission,  the  first  experimental  suborbital  flight  of  the Re-entry

- vehicle, launched the Crew Module Atmospheric experiment (CARE).
-  AstroSat launched  by PSLV  in September  2015,  is the first dedicated  Indian  astronomy  mission  aimed  at  studying  celestial sources  in  X-ray,  optical  and  UV  spectral  bands  simultaneously. AstroSat  has  made  major  breakthroughs  by  discovering  five  new galaxies.
-  ISRO  has  established  and  operationalised  Navigation  with  Indian Constellation  (NavIC)  which  provides  highly  accurate  Position, Navigation and Time information to users in India and its surroundings.  A  total  of  7  satellites  form  the  Indian  Regional Navigation Satellite System [IRNSS]  - all launched by PSLV, with IRNSS-1G completing the constellation in 2016.
-  Various  NavIC  based  services  have  been  rolled  out  in  many  key sectors like -integration of NavIC-enabled  devices  with  the enrolment architecture of UIDAI Aadhar enrolment, incorporation of NavIC  in  the  Continuously  Operating  Reference  Stations  (CORS) network,  in  agricultural  drones  and  Radio  Technical  Commission for Maritime Services (RTCM) etc.
-  Successful  flight  testing  of  Reusable  Launch  Vehicle-Technology Demonstrator  (RLV-TD)  was  done  on  May  23,  2016  from  Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) SHAR, Sriharikota.
-  The first experimental mission of ISRO's Scramjet Engine towards the realisation of Air  Breathing  Propulsion  System  was  also successfully conducted in 2016 from SDSC SHAR, Sriharikota.
-  In 2017, PSLV C-37 created a world record by successfully placing 104 satellites in orbit during a single launch.

-  In response to an idea mooted by the Hon'ble Prime Minister in 18 th SAARC summit, ISRO launched the 2.2 Ton communication satellite in 2017 to support neighbouring countries.
-  The first developmental mission of GSLV Mk-III D1 was successfully  accomplished  in  June-2017  and  boosted  GSAT-19 satellite into geosynchronous transfer orbit.
-  ISRO demonstrated a crucial technology element of  Human spaceflight in  July  2018-  The  Pad  Abort  Test  (PAT)  to  qualify  the Crew  Escape  System  (CES).  The  Pad  Abort  Test  flight  was  a demonstration  of  the  capability  of  CES  to  evacuate  the  Crew  in case of a contingency at launch Pad.
-  In  the  Independence  Day  address  -  2018,  the  Hon'ble  Prime Minister  announced the "Gaganyaan Programme", marking India's foray into the new age of human space exploration.
-  GSAT-29 high throughput communication satellite was successfully launched  on  November  14,  2018,  on-board  GSLV  Mk  III-D2.  It  is providing  satellite  based  connectivity  to  Jammu  &  Kashmir  and North Eastern regions of India.
-  In  2018,  ISRO's  next  generation  high  throughput  communication satellite,  GSAT-11  was  successfully  launched  on  December  05, 2018  from  Kourou,  French  Guiana  by  Ariane-5  VA-246.  Weighing about 5854 kg, GSAT-11 is the heaviest satellite built by ISRO.
-  India's  second  mission  to  Moon,  Chandrayaan-2  was  successfully launched on July 22, 2019 on-board GSLV Mk III-M1, first operational flight of this new launch vehicle. Chandrayaan-2 Orbiter is providing valuable science data for the research community.
-  The launch of PSLV-C48/ RISAT-2BR1 in December 2019 marked the 50 th  launch of PSLV, the workhorse launch vehicle.

-  Quantum entanglement based real time Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) over 300m atmospheric channel along with quantum-secure text,  image  transmission  and  quantum-assisted  two-way  video calling was demonstrated on 27 January 2022.
-  A dedicated ISRO System of Safe and Sustainable Space Operations Management (IS 4 OM) has been established in July, 2022 to  collate  all  Space  Situational  Awareness  efforts  in  India  and  to act as a hub for the relevant data exchanges and collaborations.
-  LVM3  (GSLV  MkIII)  M2/OneWeb  India-1  Mission  was  successfully accomplished  on  23rd  October  2022.  With  this  launch,  LVM3 exemplifies Atmanirbharata and enhances India's competitive edge in the global commercial launch service market.
-  As  part  of  Gaganyaan  programme,  new  Test  Vehicle  for  testing critical  systems  is  developed.  'Integrated  Main  Parachute  Airdrop Test (IMAT)' of crew module deceleration system was successfully carried  out  at  Babina  Field  Fire  Range  (BFFR),  Jhansi,  Uttar Pradesh on 18 th  November 2022.
-  Launch of Vikram-S (Prarambh mission), a suborbital launch vehicle from M/s Skyroot Aerospace Pvt. Ltd., Hyderabad, was accomplished successfully on 18 th  November 2022.
-  First private launchpad & mission control center established by M/s Agnikul Cosmos Pvt. Ltd., Chennai in ISRO campus at SDSC, SHAR on  25th  November  2022.  Agnilet  Semi-cryogenic  rocket  engine developed by Agnikul was successfully hot tested at ISRO facility on 04th November 2022.
-  Recently, PSLV-C54 successfully launched EOS-06 satellite on 26 th November  2022  along  with  Eight  Nano-satellites  including  INDIABHUTAN SAT (INS-2B).

-  On Feb 10 th ,  2023,  the  successful  flight  of  Small  Satellite  Launch Vehicle (SSLV - D2) took place, launching three satellites - EOS-07, Janus-1 and AzaadiSAT-2 - into their intended orbits.
-  Two  nano-satellites  from  Indian  space  start-up  M/s  DhruvaSpace were launched as a rideshare passenger in PSLV-C54 mission. Gen1 satellites from M/s OneWeb was launched using LVM3 (GSLV MkIII). AzaadiSAT-2 - an 8.7 kg satellite built as a combined effort of about  750  girl  students  across  India  guided  by  Space  Kidz  India, Chennai, was launched aboard SSLV-D2.
-  On March 7 th , 2023, controlled re-entry experiment for the decommissioned  Megha-Tropiques-1  (MT-1)  satellite  was  carried out successfully, with final impact in the Pacific Ocean, demonstrating the nation's continued efforts towards ensuring the long-term sustainability of outer space activities.
-  Further in 2023, a range of missions including commercial launches from  NSIL  and  scientific  missions  such  as  Aaditya  -  L1  and Chandrayaan  -3  are  planned  to  be  realized,  besides  the  recent launch of 36 OneWeb satellites aboard LVM3-M3.

## (f) During last 8 years from 2014-2022, a total of 388 foreign satellites have  been  launched  on  commercial  basis  on-board  ISRO's  launch vehicle. Year wise details of satellites launched are as indicated below:

|   Year |   No. of Foreign Satellites Launched |
|--------|--------------------------------------|
|   2014 |                                    5 |
|   2015 |                                   17 |
|   2016 |                                   22 |
|   2017 |                                  130 |

| Year               |   No. of Foreign Satellites Launched |
|--------------------|--------------------------------------|
| 2018               |                                   60 |
| 2019               |                                   50 |
| 2020               |                                    9 |
| 2021               |                                   14 |
| 2022               |                                   44 |
| 2023 (as on March) |                                   37 |
| Grand Total        |                                  388 |

Net Revenue earned in Foreign Exchange by launching these 388 foreign  satellites  amounts  to  approx.  157  Million  USD  and  188 Million Euros

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