Forthcoming Satellites

Forthcoming Launches
Future Launch Vehicle
Reusable Launch Vehicle
Human Space Flights
Space Science Missions
Forthcoming Satellites
INSAT - 3D
INSAT-3D, an exclusive meteorological satellite, is configured with advanced meteorological payloads - a !hannel
Imager, "# !hannel Sounder along with Data $elay Transponder and Satellite Aided Search % $escue payloads&
The spacecraft platform is adopted from the standard I-'( )us with a power handling capa)ility of around ""** +
with a lift off mass of '*#* ,g&
ASTROSAT
The AST$-SAT pro.ect is aimed at design, development, fa)rication and launch of an astronomical o)servatory for
studies of cosmic sources& AST$-SAT is envisaged to )e a National -)servatory which will )e availa)le for
astronomical o)servations to any researcher in India& Although most of the o)servation time will )e for the use of
Indian researchers, a part of the AST$-SAT o)servation time will also )e made availa)le to International
astronomical community on a competitive )asis&
AST$-SAT is planned to )e launched )y /olar Satellite 0aunch 1ehicle 2/S013& The life of the satellite has )een
configured for a minimum period of 4 years&
GSAT-6 &
6A
5SAT- is a high power S-)and communication satellite that will )e co-located with 5SAT-"', INSAT-6A and 5SAT-
"* at 7389&The satellite is configured around I-'( )us with a lift-off mass of ''** ,g& It is configured with !xS and
Sx! transponders& The S-)and up and down lin,s have high 5:T and 9I$/ to )e a)le to communicate with smaller
ground terminals& This satellite will also provide a platform for developing technologies such as demonstration of
large unfurla)le antenna in satellites, handheld ground terminals and networ, management techni;ues that could )e
useful in future satellite )ased mo)ile communication applications&
5SAT-A will )e a follow-on satellite planned to )e launched )y the end of "'th <ive year plan&
GSAT-7
5SAT-= is a multi-)and satellite carrying payloads in >?<, S-)and, !-)and and (u-)and& The satellite employs the
standard '*** (g class )us 2I-'(3 platform with a power handling capa)ility of around 3*** + and lift-off mass of
'44* (g& It is planned to )e launched during the second half of '*"3 and to )e positioned at =6
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9&
GSAT-9
5SAT-# satellite is configured with "' (u-)and transponders and to )e positioned at 6789& The satellite is configured
with '*** (g class 2I-'(3 )us with a power handling capa)ility of around '&7 (+ and a lift-off mass of '34* ,g&
!onfiguration of the satellite system has )een finalised and reali@ation is in progress&
GSAT-11
5SAT-"" is an advanced communication satellite employing a 6*** (gA*** (g class )us and is proposed to carry
3' (u )and user )eams with corresponding gateway lin,s operating in (a )and& The satellite will have power
handling capa)ility of around "* (+& Spacecraft level /reliminary Design $eview 2/D$3 has )een completed and
System level interfaces are Binali@ed& Activities for the development of structural and su)system-;ualification models
are in progress&
GSAT-1
5SATA"6 satellite with 9xtended ! )and and (u )and transponders is envisaged to enhance communication
transponder capacity& The satellite employs the standard '*** (g class )us 2IA'(3 with a power handling capa)ility
of around '&4 (+ and a lift-off mass of "#7* ,g& The spacecraft will )e launched on)oard 5S01AD4 Cission during
second half of '*"3&
GSAT-1!
5SAT-"4 is a communication satellite planned to )e positioned at #3&489 with a lift-off mass of a)out 3"**,g and &7
(+ power generation capacity& It is expected to function with a mission life of more than "' years& The satellite will
carry "7 (u Dand operational transponders and two channel 5A5AN payload& 5SAT-"4 is planned to )e launched
on)oard a procured launcher&
GSAT-16
5SAT-" is a communication satellite planned to )e positioned at 4489 with a lift-off mass of a)out 3"** ,g and &7
(+ power generation capacity& It is expected to function with a mission life of more than "' years& The satellite will
carry "' (u, '6 ! and "' 9xtended !-)and transponders& 5SAT-" is planned to )e launched on)oard a procured
launcher&
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"a#nch $ehicle % Forthcoming "a#nches
INSAT-3D &ission
INSAT-3D is scheduled to be launched in July, 2013 by Ariane from ourou !rench "uiana#
GSAT-7 &ission
"SAT-$ is scheduled to be launched in Au%, 2013 by Ariane from ourou !rench "uiana#
GS"$-D!%GSAT-1 &ission
"SAT-1& is 'lanned to be launched by "S()-D* durin% 2nd half of 2013 from Srihari+ota#
&ars Or'iter &ission
,ars -rbiter ,ission is 'lanned to be launched by .S()-/2* durin% -ctober 2013 from Srihari+ota#
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F#t#re "a#nch $ehicle
GS"$-&( III
The "S() ,+ III is concei0ed and desi%ned to ma+e IS1- fully self reliant in launchin% hea0ier communication
satellites of INSAT-& class, 2hich 2ei%h &*00 to *000 +%# The 0ehicle en0isa%es multi-mission launch ca'ability for
"T-, (3-, .olar and intermediate circular orbits#
"S()-,+III is a three sta%e hea0y lift launch 0ehicle, desi%ned for launchin% four tonne class of communication
satellites to "eosynchronous Transfer -rbit 4"T-5# It has three 'ro'ulsion sta%es and is &2#& m tall 2ith a lift-off
2ei%ht of 630 tonnes# T2o identical lar%e solid stra'-on boosters 4S2005 2ith 200 tonnes of solid 'ro'ellant are
stra''ed on either side of the core sta%e 4(1105 2ith 110 tonnes of li7uid 'ro'ellant loadin%# The u''er sta%e is the
cryo%enic sta%e 4/2*5 2ith 2$ tonnes 'ro'ellant loadin%# /arbon !ibre 1einforced .olymer 4/!1.5 'ayload fairin%
measures * m in diameter 2hich can accommodate a 'ayload 0olume of 100 cu m#
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Re#sa'le "a#nch $ehicle-Technolog) Demonstrator *R"$-TD+
As a first ste' to2ards reali8in% a T2o Sta%e To -rbit 4TST-5 fully re-usable launch 0ehicle, a series of technolo%y
demonstration missions ha0e been concei0ed# !or this 'ur'ose a 9in%ed 1eusable (aunch )ehicle technolo%y
Demonstrator 41()-TD5 has been confi%ured# The 1()-TD 2ill act as a flyin% test bed to e0aluate 0arious technolo%ies
0i8#, hy'ersonic fli%ht, autonomous landin%, 'o2ered cruise fli%ht and hy'ersonic fli%ht usin% air breathin% 'ro'ulsion#
!irst in the series of demonstration trials is the hy'ersonic fli%ht e:'eriment 4;3<5#
The Inte%rated Technical 1e0ie2 4IT15 of 1()-TD by the National 1e0ie2 /ommittee in -ctober 2012 has concluded
that launch of 1()-TD ;3<-01 mission in Se'tember 2013 is feasible#
,re ,ro-ect acti.ities o/ 0#man S1ace Flight &ission ,rogramme
The ob=ecti0e of ;uman S'acefli%ht .ro%ramme is to underta+e a human s'acefli%ht mission to carry a cre2 of t2o to
(o2 3arth -rbit 4(3-5 and return them safely to a 'redefined destination on earth# The 'ro%ramme is 'ro'osed to be
im'lemented in defined 'hases# /urrently, the 're 'ro=ect acti0ities are 'ro%ressin% 2ith a focus on the de0elo'ment
of critical technolo%ies for subsystems such as /re2 ,odule 4/,5, 3n0ironmental control and (ife Su''ort System
43/(SS5, /re2 3sca'e System, etc#
A study for underta+in% human s'ace fli%ht to carry human bein%s to lo2 earth orbit and ensure their safe return has
been made by the de'artment# The de'artment has initiated 're-'ro=ect acti0ities to study technical and mana%erial
issues related to underta+in% manned mission 2ith an aim to build and demonstrate the country>s ca'ability# The
'ro%ramme en0isa%es the de0elo'ment of a fully autonomous orbital 0ehicle carryin% 2 or 3 cre2 members to about
300 +m lo2 earth orbit and their safe return#
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S1ace Science &issions
&ars Or'iter &ission
,ars -rbiter ,ission is IS1->s first inter'lanetary mission to 'lanet ,ars 2ith a s'acecraft desi%ned to orbit ,ars in
an elli'tical orbit of 3$2 +m by ?0,000 +m# ,ars -rbiter mission is India>s ne:t challen%in% technolo%ical mission out
of the 3arth>s %ra0itational field# The ma=or demands 2ill be critical mission o'erations and strin%ent re7uirements on
'ro'ulsion, communications and other bus systems of the s'acecraft# The 'rimary dri0in% technolo%ical ob=ecti0e of
the mission is to desi%n and reali8e a s'acecraft 2ith a ca'ability to reach ,ars 4,artian transfer Tra=ectory5, then to
orbit around ,ars 4,ars -rbit Insertion5 2hich 2ill ta+e about nine months time# @et another technolo%ical challen%e
is to reali8e related dee' s'ace mission 'lannin% and communication mana%ement at a distance of nearly &00 million
+m# The 'olar Satellite (aunch )ehicle .S() 2ill be used to in=ect the s'acecraft from SDS/, S;A1 in the 2*0 <
23000 +m orbit 2ith an inclination of 1$#?6& de%ree# As the minimum ener%y transfer o''ortunity from 3arth to ,ars
occurs once in 26 months, the o''ortunity in 2013 demands a cumulati0e incremental 0elocity of 2#*A2 +mBsec#
This satellite 2ill also carry com'act science e:'eriments, totalin% a mass of 1* +%, as listed in the table belo2 C
,a)loa2 ,rimar) O'-ecti.e
0yman Alpha /hotometer 20A/3
9scape processes of Cars upper atmosphere through
Deuterium:?ydrogen
Cethane Sensor for CA$S 2CSC3 Detect presence of Cethane
Cartian 9xospheric !omposition 9xplorer
2C9N!A3
Study the neutral composition of the Cartian upper
atmosphere
CA$S !olour !amera 2C!!3 -ptical imaging
TI$ imaging spectrometer 2TIS3 Cap surface composition and mineralogy
S1ace 3a1s#le Reco.er) 451eriment *SR4-II+
S13-2 .ro=ect 2as formed 2ith the main ob=ecti0e of realisin% a fully reco0erable ca'sule and to 'ro0ide a 'latform to
conduct micro-%ra0ity e:'eriments# S13 ca'sule has four ma=or hard2are, namely, Aero Thermo-structure 4ATS5,
S'acecraft 'latform, deceleration and floatation system and 'ayloads#
The main ob=ecti0e of S13 II is to reali8e a fully reco0erable ca'sule and 'ro0ide a 'latform to conduct micro%ra0ity
e:'eriments on ,icro-biolo%y, A%riculture, .o2der ,etallur%y, etc# S13-2 is 'ro'osed to be launched onboard .S()#
3han2ra)aan-6
/handrayaan-2 2ill be an Indo-1ussian ,ission# It is an ad0anced 0ersion of the 're0ious /handrayaan-1 mission to
,oon# IS1->s ca'ability to soft-land on the lunar surface 2ill be demonstrated 2ith this mission#
/handrayaan-2 is confi%ured as a t2o module system com'risin% of an -rbiter /raft module 4-/5 and a (ander /raft
module 4(/5 carryin% the 1o0er de0elo'ed by IS1-# Doth the modules are interfaced mechanically by an inter module
ada'ter#
The -rbiter /raft 2ith 'ayloads onboard 2ill orbit around the moon and 'erform the ob=ecti0es of remote
sensin% the moon# The 'ayloads on the orbiter 2ill conduct mineralo%ical and elemental studies of the
,oon>s surface#
The (ander /raft 2ith scientific 'ayloads 2ill soft land on the lunar surface at a 'redetermined location on
the lunar surface# .ayloads for (ander are under finali8ation#
The 1o0er is released by the (ander /raft and has the mission ob=ecti0e of 'erformin% mobility acti0ities on
lo2 %ra0ity and 0acuum of ,oon surface 2ith Semi-Autonomous na0i%ation and ha8ard a0oidance
ca'ability# The (aser Induced Drea+do2n S'ectrosco'e 4(IDS5 and Al'ha .article <-1ay S'ectrometer
4A.<S5 'ayloads onboard 1o0er 2ould 'erform elemental analysis of the lunar surface near the landin%
site#
A2it)a-1
Aditya-1 is a scientific mission desi%ned to study solar corona# The ma=or scientific ob=ecti0es of the 'ro'osed s'ace
solar corona%ra'h are to achie0e a fundamental understandin% of the 'hysical 'rocesses that 4a5 ;eat the solar
corona 4b5 Accelerate the Solar 9ind, and 4c5 .roduce /oronal ,ass 3=ections 4/,3s5# The 'ro'osed desi%n of the
corona%ra'h instrument is aimed to understand ;i%h !re7uency Intensity -scillations4E1;85, Dynamics of /oronal
(oo's 2ith ;i%h /adence, ,a%netic !ield To'olo%y and /,3s close to the Solar Dis+#
Aditya-1 is 'lanned to be launched by .S() into ?00 +m 'olar orbit# It 2ill carry an internally occulted solar
corona%ra'h of mass 130 +%# The 20 cm corona%ra'h, ha0in% a !ield of )ie2 of corona from 1#0* 1 to 3#0 1, uses an
off a:is 'arabolic mirror# The 'ayload 2ill ha0e three //D detectors system 2ith a ca'ability of simultaneous ima%in%
in 63$& F, *303 F and in *?00 F for continuumBbroadband#