Lok Sabha Question No. 14 (STARRED), answered on 2016-02-24
Subject: Launch of Satellites
Ministry: SPACE
Asked by: A. ARUNMOZHITHEVAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF SPACE

## LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO. 14

TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2016

## LAUNCH OF SATELLITES

- *14. SHRI A.ARUNMOZHITHEVAN:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  the  satellites  launched  by  the  Indian  Space Research Organisation (ISRO) during the year 2015 and the ones lined up for 2016;
- (b) the details of the foreign satellites therein;
- (c) whether ISRO is contemplating a solar mission to study the Sun and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the Antrix Corporation has signed agreements with other countries for launch of 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) to (e)   A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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STATEMENT LAID ON THE TABLE OF THE LOK SABHA IN REPLY TO STARRED QUESTION NO.14 REGARDING 'LAUNCH OF SATELLITES' ON

ASKED BY SHRI A.ARUNMOZHITHEVAN FOR ANSWER WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 24, 2016.

- (a) During  the  year  2015,  Indian  Space  Research  Organization (ISRO) has launched 4 Indian satellites (weighing about 8500 Kg)  and  17  foreign  satellites  (weighing  about  2100  Kg)  from five  countries.    ISRO  proposes  to  launch  8  Indian  satellites (weighing about 12000 Kg) and 19 foreign satellites (weighing about 850 Kg) from five countries in the year 2016. The details are enclosed in Annexure-I.
- (b) The 17 foreign satellites from five countries (Canada , Indonesia,  Singapore,      United  Kingdom  and  USA)  were launched during the year 2015 on-board ISRO's Polar Satellite Launch  Vehicle  (PSLV)  from  Sriharikota,  under  commercial agreements  between  Antrix  Corporation  Limited  (Antrix)  and respective foreign customer. The 19 foreign satellites from five countries (Algeria, Canada, Germany, Indonesia and USA) are proposed to be launched in the year 2016.
- (c) Yes Madam.  ISRO  is working towards the development, realization and launch of the first Indian solar mission, AdityaL1. In this mission, Aditya-L1 satellite will be placed in a halo orbit  around  the  Sun-Earth  Lagrangian  point-1  (L1),  which  is about  1.5 million kilometer  from  the Earth.  The  primary objective  of  the  mission  is  to  study  the  solar  corona  in different wavebands.
- (d) Yes Madam.
- (e) Antrix Corporation Limited has signed agreements with customers from 7 (seven) countries for launching 25 satellites viz., Algeria (3), Canada (3), Germany (4), Indonesia (1), Japan (1), Malaysia (1) and USA (12), on-board PSLV, during 2016-17 time period.

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## ANNEXURE-I

| DETAILS OF INDIAN SATELLITES LAUNCHED DURING THE YEAR 2015   | DETAILS OF INDIAN SATELLITES LAUNCHED DURING THE YEAR 2015   | DETAILS OF INDIAN SATELLITES LAUNCHED DURING THE YEAR 2015   | DETAILS OF INDIAN SATELLITES LAUNCHED DURING THE YEAR 2015   |
|--------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
| SN                                                           | Satellite                                                    | Launch Date                                                  | Purpose of Satellite                                         |
| 1.                                                           | IRNSS-1D                                                     | 28-03-2015                                                   | Navigation                                                   |
| 2.                                                           | GSAT-6                                                       | 27-08-2015                                                   | Communication                                                |
| 3.                                                           | ASTROSAT                                                     | 28-09-2015                                                   | Space Science                                                |
| 4.                                                           | GSAT-15*                                                     | 11-11-2015                                                   | Communication                                                |
| * Procured Launch using foreign launcher                     | * Procured Launch using foreign launcher                     | * Procured Launch using foreign launcher                     | * Procured Launch using foreign launcher                     |

| DETAILS OF FOREIGN SATELLITES LAUNCHED DURING THE YEAR 2015   | DETAILS OF FOREIGN SATELLITES LAUNCHED DURING THE YEAR 2015   | DETAILS OF FOREIGN SATELLITES LAUNCHED DURING THE YEAR 2015   | DETAILS OF FOREIGN SATELLITES LAUNCHED DURING THE YEAR 2015   | DETAILS OF FOREIGN SATELLITES LAUNCHED DURING THE YEAR 2015   |
|---------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|
| SN                                                            | Satellite                                                     | Country                                                       | Mass (kg)                                                     | Date of Launch                                                |
| 1                                                             | DMC-3/1                                                       | United Kingdom                                                | 447                                                           | 10/07/2015                                                    |
| 2                                                             | DMC-3/2                                                       | United Kingdom                                                | 447                                                           | 10/07/2015                                                    |
| 3                                                             | DMC-3/3                                                       | United Kingdom                                                | 447                                                           | 10/07/2015                                                    |
| 4                                                             | CBNT-1                                                        | United Kingdom                                                | 91                                                            | 10/07/2015                                                    |
| 5                                                             | De-orbitsail                                                  | United Kingdom                                                | 7                                                             | 10/07/2015                                                    |
| 6                                                             | LAPAN-A2                                                      | Indonesia                                                     | 76                                                            | 28/09/2015                                                    |
| 7                                                             | NLS-14                                                        | Canada                                                        | 14                                                            | 28/09/2015                                                    |
| 8                                                             | LEMUR-2/1                                                     | USA                                                           | 7                                                             | 28/09/2015                                                    |
| 9                                                             | LEMUR-2/2                                                     | USA                                                           | 7                                                             | 28/09/2015                                                    |
| 10                                                            | LEMUR-2/3                                                     | USA                                                           | 7                                                             | 28/09/2015                                                    |
| 11                                                            | LEMUR-2/4                                                     | USA                                                           | 7                                                             | 28/09/2015                                                    |
| 12                                                            | TeLEOS-1                                                      | Singapore                                                     | 400                                                           | 16/12/2015                                                    |
| 13                                                            | VELOX-C1                                                      | Singapore                                                     | 123                                                           | 16/12/2015                                                    |
| 14                                                            | KentRidge-1                                                   | Singapore                                                     | 78                                                            | 16/12/2015                                                    |
| 15                                                            | VELOX-II                                                      | Singapore                                                     | 13                                                            | 16/12/2015                                                    |
| 16                                                            | Athenoxat-1                                                   | Singapore                                                     | 7                                                             | 16/12/2015                                                    |
| 17                                                            | Galassia                                                      | Singapore                                                     | 4                                                             | 16/12/2015                                                    |

| INDIAN SATELLITES PROPOSED TO BE LAUNCHED IN THE YEAR 2016   | INDIAN SATELLITES PROPOSED TO BE LAUNCHED IN THE YEAR 2016   | INDIAN SATELLITES PROPOSED TO BE LAUNCHED IN THE YEAR 2016   |
|--------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
| SN                                                           | Satellite                                                    | Purpose of Satellite                                         |
| 1.                                                           | IRNSS-1E (Already                                            | Navigation                                                   |
| 2.                                                           | IRNSS-1F                                                     | Navigation                                                   |
| 3.                                                           | IRNSS-1G                                                     | Navigation                                                   |
| 4.                                                           | CARTOSAT-2C                                                  | Earth Observation                                            |
| 5.                                                           | GSAT-18*                                                     | Communication                                                |
| 6.                                                           | SCATSAT-1                                                    | Wind vector measurements                                     |
| 7.                                                           | RESOURCESAT-2A                                               | Earth Observation                                            |
| 8.                                                           | INSAT-3DR                                                    | Meteorology                                                  |
| * Procured Launch using foreign launcher                     | * Procured Launch using foreign launcher                     | * Procured Launch using foreign launcher                     |

| FOREIGN SATELLITES PROPOSED FOR LAUNCH IN THE YEAR 2016   | FOREIGN SATELLITES PROPOSED FOR LAUNCH IN THE YEAR 2016   | FOREIGN SATELLITES PROPOSED FOR LAUNCH IN THE YEAR 2016   | FOREIGN SATELLITES PROPOSED FOR LAUNCH IN THE YEAR 2016   |
|-----------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|
| SN                                                        | Satellite                                                 | Country                                                   | Mass (kg)                                                 |
| 1                                                         | BIROS                                                     | Germany                                                   | 135                                                       |
| 2                                                         | SkySat-Gen2-1                                             | USA                                                       | 110                                                       |
| 3                                                         | LAPAN-A3                                                  | Indonesia                                                 | 120                                                       |
| 4                                                         | M3M                                                       | Canada                                                    | 85                                                        |
| 5                                                         | Maxvalier                                                 | Germany                                                   | 20                                                        |
| 6                                                         | Venta-1                                                   | Germany                                                   | 20                                                        |
| 7                                                         | GHGSat-D                                                  | Canada                                                    | 28                                                        |
| 8                                                         | DOVE DOVE                                                 | USA                                                       | 27                                                        |
| 9                                                         |                                                           | USA                                                       | 27                                                        |
| 10                                                        | DOVE                                                      | USA                                                       | 27                                                        |
| 11                                                        | DOVE                                                      | USA                                                       | 27                                                        |
| 12                                                        | DOVE                                                      | USA                                                       | 30                                                        |
| 13                                                        | DOVE                                                      | USA                                                       | 30                                                        |
| 14                                                        | DOVE                                                      | USA                                                       | 30                                                        |

| FOREIGN SATELLITES PROPOSED FOR LAUNCH IN THE YEAR 2016   | FOREIGN SATELLITES PROPOSED FOR LAUNCH IN THE YEAR 2016   | FOREIGN SATELLITES PROPOSED FOR LAUNCH IN THE YEAR 2016   | FOREIGN SATELLITES PROPOSED FOR LAUNCH IN THE YEAR 2016   |
|-----------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|
| SN                                                        | Satellite                                                 | Country                                                   | Mass (kg)                                                 |
| 15                                                        | DOVE                                                      |                                                           |                                                           |
| 16                                                        | ALSAT-2B Algeria                                          | 120                                                       |                                                           |
| 17                                                        | ALSAT-1B                                                  | 120                                                       | 110                                                       |
| 18                                                        | ALSAT-1N                                                  | 120                                                       | 7                                                         |
| 19                                                        | Pathfinder-1 USA                                          |                                                           | 50                                                        |