U Sudhakar Reddy
Indian Space Research Organization’s Space commerce has a good
progress with international customers lining up for launch of their satellites including
SPOT-7 French satellite. So far, Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) has launched 35
satellites for international customers and has established ISRO as a major player in the
satellite launching business. Commercial launch contracts have also been signed for
launching satellites from Canada, Germany and Indonesia.
According to ISRO discussions are on with many prospective customers for satellite
launches. ISRO’s commercial body Antrix Corporation Limited with a turnover of Rs 1200
crore per annum is dealing with space commerce that include Rs 800 core from transponder
leasing to TV channels and VSAT networks and Rs 200 crore from the sale of remote sensing
pictures and remaining amount from the satellite launches using PSLV. Sources in Antrix
Corporation said with the SPOT-7 Image satellite of France to be launched soon will fetch
an amount of around Rs 120 crore at one go.
Apart from the French SPOT Image an 800 kg satellite from Germany and three satellites
from UK each weighing 200 kg are in line up. ISRO has launched three big satellites and
all other 35 are small satellites of 100 kgs to 200kgs on commercial basis.
Satish Dawan Space Centre at Sriharikota director Mr. M Y S Prasad said ,”In the next
three to four months we are going launch SPOT image a French remote sensing satellite
from Sriharikota. Astrium a European company has struck a contract with Antrix
Corporation Limited for delivering the satellite into the orbit. Apart from this a few
more are in pipeline. Some of them are in discussion stage,”
ISRO in 2012 September launched French Satellite Spot-7 and Japanese satellite PROTIERS.
SPOT-6 with a lift mass of 712 kgs is the heaviest satellite ever launched by PSLV. On
February 25, 2013, PSLV’s 23rd flight of PSLV, successfully launched six foreign
satellites into orbit along with the Indo-French satellite SARAL.
“Most of the small satellites are sent based on additional capabilities when we launched
our own big satellites with PSLV. Communication satellite is more profitable. PSVL has a
capability to launch 1100 kgs satellite. For remote sensing satellites it can launch up
to 1600 kgs,” said Mr. Prasad.
Across the world Arianespace of France gets 50 per cent of space commerce contracts. It
has Ariane 5, Soyuz and Vega launch vehicles. US launch vehicles Atlas and Delta and
Chinese Flag march 3, 4 and 5 are the top launch vehicles ahead of PSLV.
Indian Space Research Organization’s Space commerce has a good
progress with international customers lining up for launch of their satellites including
SPOT-7 French satellite. So far, Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) has launched 35
satellites for international customers and has established ISRO as a major player in the
satellite launching business. Commercial launch contracts have also been signed for
launching satellites from Canada, Germany and Indonesia.
According to ISRO discussions are on with many prospective customers for satellite
launches. ISRO’s commercial body Antrix Corporation Limited with a turnover of Rs 1200
crore per annum is dealing with space commerce that include Rs 800 core from transponder
leasing to TV channels and VSAT networks and Rs 200 crore from the sale of remote sensing
pictures and remaining amount from the satellite launches using PSLV. Sources in Antrix
Corporation said with the SPOT-7 Image satellite of France to be launched soon will fetch
an amount of around Rs 120 crore at one go.
Apart from the French SPOT Image an 800 kg satellite from Germany and three satellites
from UK each weighing 200 kg are in line up. ISRO has launched three big satellites and
all other 35 are small satellites of 100 kgs to 200kgs on commercial basis.
Satish Dawan Space Centre at Sriharikota director Mr. M Y S Prasad said ,”In the next
three to four months we are going launch SPOT image a French remote sensing satellite
from Sriharikota. Astrium a European company has struck a contract with Antrix
Corporation Limited for delivering the satellite into the orbit. Apart from this a few
more are in pipeline. Some of them are in discussion stage,”
ISRO in 2012 September launched French Satellite Spot-7 and Japanese satellite PROTIERS.
SPOT-6 with a lift mass of 712 kgs is the heaviest satellite ever launched by PSLV. On
February 25, 2013, PSLV’s 23rd flight of PSLV, successfully launched six foreign
satellites into orbit along with the Indo-French satellite SARAL.
“Most of the small satellites are sent based on additional capabilities when we launched
our own big satellites with PSLV. Communication satellite is more profitable. PSVL has a
capability to launch 1100 kgs satellite. For remote sensing satellites it can launch up
to 1600 kgs,” said Mr. Prasad.
Across the world Arianespace of France gets 50 per cent of space commerce contracts. It
has Ariane 5, Soyuz and Vega launch vehicles. US launch vehicles Atlas and Delta and
Chinese Flag march 3, 4 and 5 are the top launch vehicles ahead of PSLV.
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