Lok Sabha Question No. 681 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-02
Subject: Launch of American Satellites
Ministry: SPACE
Asked by: NAGARAJAN P.

- (a)

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## DEPARTMENT OF SPACE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 681

## TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 02, 2015 LAUNCH OF AMERICAN SATELLITES

## 681.  SHRI P. NAGARAJAN:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether Indian Space  Research Organisation (ISRO) has recently launched satellites for the United States;
- (b)
- if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the  total  number  of  satellites  launched  by  ISRO  for  foreign countries as on date, satellite and country-wise; and
- (d)
- the details of the revenue generated in the process?

## ANSWER

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

- Yes Madam.
- (b) ISRO, in its recent PSLV-C30/ASTROSAT  mission  on  28 th September  2015,  has  launched  four  identical  nano  satellites 'Lemur'  belonging  to  Spire  Global  Inc.  of  the  United  States. These  nano  satellites (together weighing 28 kg) carried instruments for vessel tracking and weather studies.
- (c) ISRO, through its commercial arm - Antrix Corporation Limited, till  date,  has  launched  51  satellites  from  20  countries.    The details are given in the Annexure-1.
- (d) In  the  process  of  launching  these  51  satellites  from  20 countries, revenue to the extent of 17.17 Million USD and 79.98 Million Euros was earned.

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## ANNEXURE-1

## Foreign Satellites launched by ISRO, Country-wise, through its commercial arm - Antrix Corporation Limited (as of 02 December 2015)

| SN         | Country Satellite launched   |   Mass (kgs) | Date of Launch   |
|------------|------------------------------|--------------|------------------|
| 1          | Algeria ALSAT-2A             |        116   | 12-07-2010       |
| 2          | Argentina PEHUENSAT-1        |          6   | 10-01-2007       |
| 3 Austria  | NLS-8.1                      |         14   | 25-02-2013       |
| 4          | NLS-8.2                      |         14   | 25-02-2013       |
| 5 Belgium  | PROBA                        |         94   | 22-10-2001       |
| 6          | Canada CAN-X-2               |          7   | 28-04-2008       |
| 7          | NLS-5                        |         16   | 28-04-2008       |
| 8          | NLS-6.1                      |          6.5 | 12-07-2010       |
| 9          | SAPPHIRE                     |        148   | 25-02-2013       |
| 10         | NEOSSAT                      |         74   | 25-02-2013       |
| 11         | NLS-7.1                      |         15   | 30-06-2014       |
| 12         | NLS-7.2                      |         15   | 30-06-2014       |
| 14 Denmark | AAUSAT-II                    |          3   | 28-04-2008       |
| 15         | NLS-8.3                      |          3   | 25-02-2013       |
| 16 France  | SPOT-6                       |        712   | 09-09-2012       |
| 17         | SPOT-7                       |        714   | 30-06-2014       |
| 18         | TUBSAT                       |         45   | 26-05-1999       |
| 19         | BIRD                         |         92   | 22-10-2001       |
| 20         | COMPASS-I                    |          3   | 28-04-2008       |
| 21         | RUBIN-8                      |          8   | 28-04-2008       |
| Germany 22 | CUBESAT-1                    |          1   | 23-09-2009       |
| 23         | CUBESAT-2                    |          1   | 23-09-2009       |
| 24         | RUBIN-9.1                    |          1   | 23-09-2009       |
| 25         | RUBIN-9.2                    |          1   | 23-09-2009       |
| 26         | AISAT                        |         14   | 30-06-2014       |

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| Sl No.                    | Country         | Satellite launched   | Mass (kgs)   | Date of Launch        |
|---------------------------|-----------------|----------------------|--------------|-----------------------|
| 27                        |                 | LAPAN-TUBSAT         | 56           | 10-01-2007            |
| 28 29 Israel              | TECSAR/POLARIS- | LAPAN- A2 300        | 76           | 28-09-2015 21-01-2008 |
| 30 Italy                  | AGILE           |                      | 350          | 23-04-2007            |
| 31 32                     | Japan           | CUTE-1.7             | 5 15         | 28-04-2008            |
| 33                        | PROITERES SEEDS |                      | 3 28.7       | 09-09-2012 28-04-2008 |
| 34 Luxembourg Republic of | VESSELSAT-1     |                      |              | 12-10-2011            |
| 35 Korea Singapore        | VELOX-1         | KITSAT-3 110         |              | 26-05-1999            |
| 36                        | X-SAT           | 106                  |              | 20-04-2011            |
| 37 38 Switzerland         | CUBESAT-4       | 7                    |              | 30-06-2014 23-09-2009 |
| 39                        | NLS-6.2         | 1                    | 1            | 12-07-2010            |
| 40 The Netherlands        | DELFI-C3        | 6.5                  |              | 28-04-2008            |
| 41 Turkey                 | CUBESAT-3       |                      | 1            | 23-09-2009            |
| United 43 44              | DMC3-1          | 447 DMC3-2           | 447          |                       |
| Kingdom                   | DMC3-3          |                      | 447          | 10-07-2015            |
| 45 46                     | CBNT-1          |                      | 91           |                       |
|                           |                 |                      | 7            |                       |
| 47 48                     | De-OrbitSail    |                      |              | 28-09-2015            |
| 49 50                     | Lemur1          | Lemur3               |              |                       |
| USA                       | Lemur2          |                      | 28           |                       |