Indian Space Program: News & Discussion - Sept 2016

All threads that are locked or marked for deletion will be moved to this forum. The topics will be cleared from this archive on the 1st and 16th of each month.
Locked
Mollick.R
BRFite
Posts: 1033
Joined: 15 Aug 2016 10:26

Re: Indian Space Program: News & Discussion - Sept 2016

Post by Mollick.R »

DD National is live with launch of PSLV C-47
Mollick.R
BRFite
Posts: 1033
Joined: 15 Aug 2016 10:26

Re: Indian Space Program: News & Discussion - Sept 2016

Post by Mollick.R »

Lift off naaarnaaal
PS21 Ignition Naarmaaaal
HS separation naaarmaal
Trajectory Naarmaal
juvva
BRFite
Posts: 380
Joined: 20 Oct 2008 17:34

Re: Indian Space Program: News & Discussion - Sept 2016

Post by juvva »

Cartosat, meshbed seperated....
juvva
BRFite
Posts: 380
Joined: 20 Oct 2008 17:34

Re: Indian Space Program: News & Discussion - Sept 2016

Post by juvva »

all nano sats seperated.... mission completed!!!
Mollick.R
BRFite
Posts: 1033
Joined: 15 Aug 2016 10:26

Re: Indian Space Program: News & Discussion - Sept 2016

Post by Mollick.R »

CARTOSAT 3 and all 13 customer satellites successful injected into desired orbit.

Mission fully successful.
Prem Kumar
BRF Oldie
Posts: 4218
Joined: 31 Mar 2009 00:10

Re: Indian Space Program: News & Discussion - Sept 2016

Post by Prem Kumar »

manjgu wrote:so what are the specs/features of cartosat 3?
Off the top of my head:

1) Highly agile/steerable antennas. Can image a "location of interest" for longer and from multiple angles
2) Multispectral imaging
3) 0.25 cm images in panchromatic and 1 m resolution in multispectral imagery

Overall, a very sophisticated satellite, the first in its series
Kakarat
BRF Oldie
Posts: 2225
Joined: 26 Jan 2005 13:59

Re: Indian Space Program: News & Discussion - Sept 2016

Post by Kakarat »

Just returned home after my SHAR visit today
Photos and video will be posted tonight or tomorrow morning
Amber G.
BRF Oldie
Posts: 9265
Joined: 17 Dec 2002 12:31
Location: Ohio, USA

Re: Indian Space Program: News & Discussion - Sept 2016

Post by Amber G. »

Prem Kumar wrote:
3) 0.25 cm images in panchromatic and 1 m resolution in multispectral imagery
There may be a typo .. image resolution could be around 0.25 meters (or 25 cm). May like to edit the statement.

****
This corresponds to theoretical limit for 1 m optics. ( 500 x10^3 m/0.25 m = 2*10^6, so if wavelength = 500 nm, you need 1 meter objective)
Last edited by Amber G. on 28 Nov 2019 01:44, edited 1 time in total.
chetak
BRF Oldie
Posts: 32283
Joined: 16 May 2008 12:00

Re: Indian Space Program: News & Discussion - Sept 2016

Post by chetak »

PSLV-C47 standing tall at the launch pad in Sriharikota. Less than 16 hours for launch.





Image
jaysimha
BRFite
Posts: 1696
Joined: 20 Dec 2017 14:30

Re: Indian Space Program: News & Discussion - Sept 2016

Post by jaysimha »

Dint want to miss these( MBD-if-RP)

https://qz.com/india/1725764/isros-hist ... drayaan-2/


In photos: The scientists who launched India’s space programme
By Manavi Kapur October 11, 2019


Image
Homi Bhabha (glass in one hand) showing prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru (extreme left) the model of the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research. To Nehru’s left is SS Bhatnagar; to Bhabha’s left is Morarji Desai, who later became the prime minister of India in 1977. Between Bhabha and Desai, in the background, is MC Chagla, the eminent jurist and diplomat.


Image
Some of the early recruits of Sarabhai’s were trained by NASA at its Wallops station in Virginia. In this picture, they are familiarising themselves with the operation of the Kodak K-24 aerial camera suitably modified for vapour trail photography with custom-made mountings.

Image
NASA also supplied Nike-Apache sounding rockets (including the one for the inaugural flight) and some tracking equipment. Note the bicycle in the background; it was the only readily available mode of transport in Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station, in Kerala, in the 1960s.

Image
The very first rocket flight from Thumba was watched by boy scouts, among others.

Image
D Bhavsar (right), the project director for the first sodium vapour cloud experiment, watching for the release of the vapour.

Image
The very first indigenous rocket made by ISRO was known as RH-75 (RH stands for Rohini and 75 refers to the diameter of the rocket in mm). It was made from readily available extruded aluminium alloy tubes from the market. YJ Rao (with spectacles) is showing Sarabhai the RH-75.

Image
Sarabhai, the newly appointed chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission, addressing employees of the Atomic Energy Establishment gathered to condole the death of Homi Bhabha, who was killed in an air crash on Mont Blanc on Jan. 24, 1966.


Image
On Feb. 2, 1968, then prime minister Indira Gandhi dedicated Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station to the United Nations.


Image
This photograph of the rocket nose cone on a bicycle taken by Henri Cartier-Bresson is by now famous. On the right: engineer, CR Sathya. His assistant, Velappan Nair, is taking care of the nose cone.


Image
Sarabhai and then prime minister Indira Gandhi with a farmer during the inauguration of Krishi Darshan, a TV programme meant exclusively for farmers. Sarabhai conceived of this programme to convince the government that TV could be used to inform farmers of the latest developments in agriculture.
pankajs
BRF Oldie
Posts: 14746
Joined: 13 Aug 2009 20:56

Re: Indian Space Program: News & Discussion - Sept 2016

Post by pankajs »

https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/develop ... al-2139790
Developed Vikram Processor To Guide Future Rockets, Says ISRO Official

The rocket for the first time was fitted with Vikram Processor designed, developed and fabricated by the Chandigarh based Semi-Conductor Laboratory coming under Department of Space.
Kakarat
BRF Oldie
Posts: 2225
Joined: 26 Jan 2005 13:59

Re: Indian Space Program: News & Discussion - Sept 2016

Post by Kakarat »

viveks
BRFite
Posts: 341
Joined: 17 Nov 2004 06:01

Re: Indian Space Program: News & Discussion - Sept 2016

Post by viveks »

I mis-construed one of the spectator shouting like a chimpanzee.
Kakarat
BRF Oldie
Posts: 2225
Joined: 26 Jan 2005 13:59

Re: Indian Space Program: News & Discussion - Sept 2016

Post by Kakarat »

We are considering buying a Unidirectional shotgun mic and mount it on a boom to record the roar of the rocket minimising the noise as much as possible
Kakarat
BRF Oldie
Posts: 2225
Joined: 26 Jan 2005 13:59

Re: Indian Space Program: News & Discussion - Sept 2016

Post by Kakarat »

https://twitter.com/Spacelaunch_IN/stat ... 7215905792
PSLV C-47 Launch from Second Launch Pad as seen from the Launch Viewing Gallery at Satish Dhawan Space Centre, SHAR, Sriharikota
Image
Image
Image
Image
Varoon Shekhar
BRF Oldie
Posts: 2178
Joined: 03 Jan 2010 23:26

Re: Indian Space Program: News & Discussion - Sept 2016

Post by Varoon Shekhar »

pankajs wrote:https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/develop ... al-2139790
Developed Vikram Processor To Guide Future Rockets, Says ISRO Official

The rocket for the first time was fitted with Vikram Processor designed, developed and fabricated by the Chandigarh based Semi-Conductor Laboratory coming under Department of Space.
I remember the Vikram processor being on board a PSLV in Sept/2009( carrying Oceansat-2). Was that a different version of the Vikram chip, or the same, but actually fabricated elsewhere( i.e Taiwan, S.Korea), and designed by ISRO.
prasannasimha
Forum Moderator
Posts: 1214
Joined: 15 Aug 2016 00:22

Re: Indian Space Program: News & Discussion - Sept 2016

Post by prasannasimha »

This tome the wafer onwards production saa ondigenpus. Previoudly sent to am outside fab unit
Prem Kumar
BRF Oldie
Posts: 4218
Joined: 31 Mar 2009 00:10

Re: Indian Space Program: News & Discussion - Sept 2016

Post by Prem Kumar »

Amber G: thanks for catching that. I meant 0.25m
Atmavik
BRFite
Posts: 1987
Joined: 24 Aug 2016 04:43

Re: Indian Space Program: News & Discussion - Sept 2016

Post by Atmavik »

Kakarat wrote:We are considering buying a Unidirectional shotgun mic and mount it on a boom to record the roar of the rocket minimising the noise as much as possible
Plz do consider crowdfunding this effort. Will be happy to contribute whatever little I can.
Prem Kumar
BRF Oldie
Posts: 4218
Joined: 31 Mar 2009 00:10

Re: Indian Space Program: News & Discussion - Sept 2016

Post by Prem Kumar »

SSLV launch in Dec (trial launch) per that BusinessInsider article. Would be great if it happens!
Kakarat
BRF Oldie
Posts: 2225
Joined: 26 Jan 2005 13:59

Re: Indian Space Program: News & Discussion - Sept 2016

Post by Kakarat »

Prem Kumar wrote:SSLV launch in Dec (trial launch) per that BusinessInsider article. Would be great if it happens!
Next Launch is PSLV C48 from FLP on dec 11-13 with Risat 2BR1 and another PSLV with Risat 2BR2 is expected before dec end so SSLV only in Jan 2020
Gerard
Forum Moderator
Posts: 8012
Joined: 15 Nov 1999 12:31

Re: Indian Space Program: News & Discussion - Sept 2016

Post by Gerard »

Have any of the non proliferation ayatollahs issued fatwas regarding the SSLV?
Indranil
Forum Moderator
Posts: 8428
Joined: 02 Apr 2010 01:21

Re: Indian Space Program: News & Discussion - Sept 2016

Post by Indranil »

Vikram Lander Found

Image

Image
The Chandrayaan 2 Vikram lander was targeted for a highland smooth plain about 600 kilometers from the south pole; unfortunately the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) lost contact with their lander shortly before the scheduled touchdown (7 September in India, 6th September in the United States). Despite the loss, getting that close to the surface was an amazing achievement. The LROC team released the first mosaic (acquired 17 September) of the site on 26 September and many people have downloaded the mosaic to search for signs of Vikram. Shanmuga Subramanian contacted the LRO project with a positive identification of debris. After receiving this tip the LROC team confirmed the identification by comparing before and after images. When the images for the first mosaic were acquired the impact point was poorly illuminated and thus not easily identifiable. Two subsequent image sequences were acquired on 14, 15 October and 11 November. The LROC team scoured the surrounding area in these new mosaics and found the impact site (70.8810°S, 22.7840°E, 834 m elevation) and associated debris field. The November mosaic had the best pixel scale (0.7 meter) and lighting conditions (72° incidence angle).

The debris first located by Shanmuga is about 750 meters northwest of the main crash site and was a single bright pixel identification in that first mosaic (1.3 meter pixels, 84° incidence angle). The November mosaic shows best the impact crater, ray and extensive debris field. The three largest pieces of debris are each about 2x2 pixels and cast a one pixel shadow.
Vips
BRF Oldie
Posts: 4699
Joined: 14 Apr 2017 18:23

Re: Indian Space Program: News & Discussion - Sept 2016

Post by Vips »

ISRO to launch surveillance satellite on Dec 11.

India will put into orbit another of its sharp-eyed surveillance satellite RISAT-2BR1 with synthetic aperture radar on December 11, an Indian space agency official said on Tuesday.

"The next space mission is to orbit RISAT-2BR1, a radar imaging satellite. The rocket launch will be on December 11," an official of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), who spoke on the condition of anonymity, told IANS.

Piggy backing on the 615 kg RISAT-2BR1 in the Polar Satellite Launch vehicle would be four foreign satellites that India will be carrying for a fee.

According to the official, another radar imaging satellite 2BR2 with synthetic aperture radar will soon follow after December 11 mission.

A clutch of such sharp-eyed satellites are necessary to look down at the earth on a continuous basis. In May this year, ISRO had launched 615 kg RISAT-2B.
Prem Kumar
BRF Oldie
Posts: 4218
Joined: 31 Mar 2009 00:10

Re: Indian Space Program: News & Discussion - Sept 2016

Post by Prem Kumar »

News reports say that the RISAT-2BR series are a more sophisticated version of TECSAR1 (from Israel, which was named RISAT-2). Much better resolution (0.35 m)

https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/scien ... 95061.html

I hope we are using the humongous amount of data from these satellites to perfect AI/ML algorithms to detect aberrations, auto-classify objects, flag threats etc. Its a treasure trove of data to build next-gen AI systems and to train an army of math & comp-sci techies. Can spin-off many startups & commercial products
Varoon Shekhar
BRF Oldie
Posts: 2178
Joined: 03 Jan 2010 23:26

Re: Indian Space Program: News & Discussion - Sept 2016

Post by Varoon Shekhar »

Some changes/ surprises already to the Dec 11 launch- 4 strap-ons, 9 customer satellites instead of the previously announced 4, and 628kg for RISAT-2BR1( as opposed to 615kg, no big deal, still..)

https://www.isro.gov.in/launcher/pslv-c48-risat-2br1

PSLV-C48 is scheduled to launch RISAT-2BR1 and 9 commercial satellites on December 11, 2019 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre SHAR

PSLV-C48, which is the 50th mission of PSLV, will launch RISAT-2BR1 from the First Launch Pad (FLP) of Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) SHAR, Sriharikota. The launch is tentatively scheduled at 1525 Hrs IST on December 11, 2019, subject to weather conditions.

RISAT-2BR1, a Radar imaging earth observation satellite weighing about 628 kg, will be placed into an orbit of 576 km at an inclination of 37 degree.

PSLV-C48 will also carry 9 customer sa...
Kakarat
BRF Oldie
Posts: 2225
Joined: 26 Jan 2005 13:59

Re: Indian Space Program: News & Discussion - Sept 2016

Post by Kakarat »

Atmavik wrote:
Kakarat wrote:We are considering buying a Unidirectional shotgun mic and mount it on a boom to record the roar of the rocket minimising the noise as much as possible
Plz do consider crowdfunding this effort. Will be happy to contribute whatever little I can.
Will have a word with my partner BobV on this and he is the one responsible for the videos and will consider
Haridas
BRFite
Posts: 879
Joined: 26 Dec 2017 07:53

Re: Indian Space Program: News & Discussion - Sept 2016

Post by Haridas »

Chandrayan-3 (CY-3) will carry solitary Lander hence does not need heavy GSLV-Mk3.

In CY-2 the Orbiter's LAM was used for Lunar orbit transfer. But since CY-3 has no orbiter, the Lander would be reconfigured.

1. CY-3 Lander will have an added jettison-able propellant tank to fuel LEO to lunar orbit transfer.

2. Bcoz Lander has more engine trust than the CY-2 Orbiter AND it does NOT have 2400Kg orbiter in tow, hence this time the travel time to Lunar orbit will be MANY times lesser.

It will have added hardware for earth communication & software for lunar transfer navigation in addition to a new landing software.+ whole lot of other improvements.

Good luck to ISRO & SAC team
https://twitter.com/HaridasKukkur/statu ... 5040132096

So IMHO GSLV-Mk3 will be a gross oversized for the purpose, unless India chooses to send two landers.

GSLV-Mk-2 or PSLV-XL would be fit candidate for CY-3 launcher.
Last edited by Haridas on 09 Dec 2019 11:23, edited 1 time in total.
Indranil
Forum Moderator
Posts: 8428
Joined: 02 Apr 2010 01:21

Re: Indian Space Program: News & Discussion - Sept 2016

Post by Indranil »

I dont think PSLV has can launch that much to GTO. GSLV Mk2 should be sufficient.
Prem Kumar
BRF Oldie
Posts: 4218
Joined: 31 Mar 2009 00:10

Re: Indian Space Program: News & Discussion - Sept 2016

Post by Prem Kumar »

"If" we can launch the lander via PSLV and it incrementally costs only $10 Million for a new mission, the CY2 lander-failure will end up becoming a blessing in disguise

We can keep launching multiple longer-lasting, sophisticated landers that sync via the orbiter during the life of the orbiter. We can launch a new lander mission once a year to map out various areas of the moon, get more samples etc. We can even launch foreign landers, conduct lander competitions etc.

Repeat what PSLV does to LEO, but now for lunar missions --> "LunarMission-as-a-Service" (just like Software-as-a-Service). They'll get:

1) Launcher
2) Orbiter for communications
3) Telemetry, access to your own lander's data via separate login/password
juvva
BRFite
Posts: 380
Joined: 20 Oct 2008 17:34

Re: Indian Space Program: News & Discussion - Sept 2016

Post by juvva »

https://www.isro.gov.in/update/11-dec-2 ... -completed
Dec 11, 2019 PSLV-C48/RISAT-2BR1: Filling of propellant for the second stage(PS2) of PSLV-C48 completed.
Dec 11, 2019 PSLV-C48/RISAT-2BR1: Filling of fuel for the second stage(PS2) of PSLV-C48 commenced.
Dec 10, 2019 PSLV-C48/RISAT-2BR1: Filling of oxidizer for the fourth stage(PS4) of PSLV-C48 completed
Dec 10, 2019 PSLV-C48/RISAT-2BR1: Filling of fuel for the fourth stage(PS4) of PSLV-C48 completed
Dec 10, 2019 PSLV-C48/RISAT-2BR1 Mission: The countdown for the launch of PSLV-C48/RISAT-2BR1 mission commenced today at 1640 Hrs (IST) from Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) SHAR, Sriharikota. The launch is scheduled at 1525 Hrs IST on December 11, 2019
sudhan
BRFite
Posts: 1157
Joined: 01 Jul 2009 17:53
Location: Timbuktoo..

Re: Indian Space Program: News & Discussion - Sept 2016

Post by sudhan »

Wow.. PSLV launches no longer bring in eager rakshaks...

Another clockwork launch.. Payload separation happening now
sudhan
BRFite
Posts: 1157
Joined: 01 Jul 2009 17:53
Location: Timbuktoo..

Re: Indian Space Program: News & Discussion - Sept 2016

Post by sudhan »

All naarmal.. onto more unpredictable things, like lunch in the canteen..
Prasad
BRF Oldie
Posts: 7793
Joined: 16 Nov 2007 00:53
Location: Chennai

Re: Indian Space Program: News & Discussion - Sept 2016

Post by Prasad »

Sat put into orbit.
juvva
BRFite
Posts: 380
Joined: 20 Oct 2008 17:34

Re: Indian Space Program: News & Discussion - Sept 2016

Post by juvva »

Prasad wrote:Sat put into orbit.
+ all customer sats released.!
Locked