Lok Sabha Question No. 1427 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-07-31
Subject: Space Technology and Space Cooperation
Ministry: SPACE
Asked by: Shri Raju Bista

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF SPACE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1427

TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, JULY 31, 2024

## SPACE TECHNOLOGY AND SPACE COOPERATION

1427.  SHRI RAJU BISTA: Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:
2. (a) whether the International Space Organisations have requested India for the transfer of technology and future space cooperation after successful Chandrayaan Mission;
3. (b) the details of the steps taken by the Ministry for improving the scope  of  business  prospect  in  satellite  manufacturer  and launching in Indian perspective;
4. (c) the  details  about  the  significant  achievements  of  ISRO  from 2014 till date; and
5. (d) the details about some of the notable satellites that ISRO has successfully launched into space?

## 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) While  International  Space  Organisations  have  congratulated India for Chandrayaan-3 success, no specific request was made for the transfer of technology and future space cooperation.
- (b) The Government of India has announced reforms in the space sector  in  June,  2020  towards  enabling  the  private  players  to provide end-to-end services  towards  enhancing  the Indian space economy to a significant level.  Indian Space Policy-2023 was released  in  April  2023  as  an  overarching,  composite  and dynamic  framework  to  implement  the  space  reform  vision.  It helps  to  promote  greater  participation  of  Non-Governmental Entities (NGEs) in the value chain of space economy in order to develop  robust,  innovative  and  competitive  space  ecosystem aiming for a larger share of India in global space economy. It also  enables  the  NGEs  to  make  use  of  infrastructure  created through  public  funds.  Further,  amendment  was  made  to  the Foreign  Direct  Investment  policy  for  space  sector,  enabling higher threshold of foreign investments in various space domains.

Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation centre (INSPACe), a single-window agency, was formed under Department of Space, to promote, regulate and authorize space activities of Non-Governmental Entities (NGEs). Further, in order to carry out space activities, the facilities across various ISRO centres will also be permitted for use by private sector through IN-SPACe. New Space India Limited (NSIL), a CPSE under the Department of  Space  will  transfer  the  matured  technologies  developed  by ISRO to Indian industries. ISRO will also nurture Indian space industries  by  sharing  its  experiences  on  quality  and  reliability protocols, documentation, testing procedures etc. Announcement of Opportunities and initiatives like 'Atmanirbharta in development of space technologies/ products/ systems  through  Indian  industry'  are  also  being  undertaken offering challenges in new domains of space technology.

- (c) 54 spacecraft missions (15 Communication, 26 Earth Observation,  8  Navigation  and  5  Space  Science),  53  launch vehicle missions (35 PSLV, 9 GSLV, 7 LVM3 and 2 SSLV) and 8 technology  demonstrators,  have  been  successfully  realized, since 2014 till date. Significant achievements are given below:
-  In  January 2014, the first successful flight with indigenous Cryogenic  Upper  Stage,  GSLV-D5  launch  vehicle  carrying GSAT-14.
-  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.  The  spacecraft  completed about  8  years  of  operation  against  the  designed  life  of  6 months and serving nation with a lot of interesting science data.
- 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  vehicle,  launched  the  Crew  Module
-  Atmospheric Re-entry 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.
-  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.
-  Successful flight testing of Reusable Launch VehicleTechnology  Demonstrator  (RLV-TD)  was  done  on  May  23, 2016  from  Satish  Dhawan  Space  Centre  (SDSC)  SHAR, Sriharikota.
-  In  2017, PSLV C-37 created a world record by successfully placing 104 satellites in orbit during a single launch.
-  ISRO  has  launched  the  2.2  Ton  communication  satellite (South Asia Satellite) in 2017  to support neighbouring countries.
-  The  first  developmental  mission  of  GSLV  Mk-III  D1  was successfully accomplished in June-2017 and boosted GSAT19 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.
-  GSAT-29 high throughput communication satellite was successfully  launched  on  November  14,  2018,  on-board GSLV Mk III-D2.
-  In 2018, ISRO's next generation high throughput communication satellite, GSAT-11 was successfully launched on December 05, 2018 from Kourou.
-  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.
-  PSLV-C52 successfully launched EOS-04 satellite (RISAT-1A) in Feb-2022  along  with  two  small  satellites a student satellite (INSPIREsat-1) from Indian Institute of Space Science & Technology (IIST) and a technology demonstrator satellite (INS-2TD) from ISRO, which is a precursor to IndiaBhutan Joint Satellite (INS-2B).
-  'ISRO System for Safe & Sustainable Operations Management  (IS4OM)  was  dedicated  to  the  nation  in  July, 2022.
-  LVM3 M2/OneWeb India-1 & LVM3 M3/OneWeb India-2 Missions were successfully accomplished in October 2022 & March  2023  respectively,  exemplifying  Atmanirbharata  and enhances India's competitive edge in the global commercial launch service market.
-  PSLV-C54 successfully launched EOS-06 satellite (Oceansat3) in November,  2022  along  with  Eight  Nano-satellites including INDIA-BHUTAN SAT (INS-2B).
-  First  successful  mission  of  SSLV-D2  was  accomplished  in February,  2023  by  injecting  three  satellites  into  precious orbit.
-  Reusable Launch Vehicle Autonomous Landing Experiments (RLV-LEX) were successfully conducted thrice at the Aeronautical Test Range  (ATR), Chitradurga,  Karnataka during 2023-24.
-  GSLV-F12/NVS-01 mission was successfully accomplished in May, 2023. GSLV deployed the NVS-01 navigation satellite, the first of the second-generation navigation satellites.
-  Chandrayaan-3: LVM3-M4 successfully launched the Chandrayaan-3 Spacecraft on 14th July, 2023. Successfully accomplished safe & soft-landing of Vikram Lander at 'Shiv Shakti' point (Statio Shiv Shakti) & deployment of Pragyaan Rover on the lunar surface on August 23, 2023
- Aditya-L1  was  successfully  launched  in  September,  2023 using PSLV-C57. Spacecraft placing at Sun-Earth Lagrangian point  (L1)  i.e.  Halo-Orbit  Insertion  (HOI)  was  successfully
-  accomplished on January 6, 2024.
-  PSLV-C58/XPOSAT  mission  was  successfully  accomplished in January, 2024.
-  GSLV  F14/  INSAT-3DS  mission  (fully  funded  by  Ministry  of Earth Sciences) was successfully accomplished in February, 2024.
-  Successfully carried out the second experimental flight ATVD03/DFS  for  the  demonstration  of  Air  Breathing  Propulsion Technology in July, 2024.
- (d) The  notable  satellites  that  ISRO  has  launched  into  space includes space science missions such as Aryabhatta, Astrosat, Mangalyaan, Chandryaan series XPOSAT, ADITYA-L1. ISRO has also successfully deployed an indigenous satellite based Navigation system namely the IRNSS/NavIC series of satellites. Further various Earth Observation Satellites such as Resourcesat series & Carto series were also launched. In the communication satellite segment the notable launches include the INSAT and GSAT series such as INSAT- 4C, GSAT-7A, GSAT11, GSAT-29, GSAT-9 etc.

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