GOVERNMENT OF DEPARTMENT OF SPACE

RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1825

TO BE ANSWERED ON THURSDAY, MARCH 29, 2012

SATELLITES LAUNCHED BY INDIA

1825. SHRI RAJIV PRATAP RUDY:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

(a) the details of the number of satellites launched by India during the last three years;

(b) the expenditure incurred on the same;

(c) whether there have been failures in some launches; and

(d) if so, the reasons therefor and details of the expenditure on the same?

ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PG & PENSIONS AND IN THE PRIME MINISTER’S OFFICE (SHRI V.NARAYANASAMY):

(a) & (b) During the last three years i.e 2009, 2010 and 2011 a total of 14 national satellites and 11 satellites for foreign customers have been launched. The details are as follows:

National Satellites - 14

S. Satellite Year Launch Expenditure incurred No Vehicle 1. RISAT-2 RISAT-2 mission is funded by the users and the expenditure incurred is approx. `588 Cr .

ANUSAT is a small satellite Apr 2009 PSLV-C12 2. ANUSAT built by Anna University and was flown in a piggy back mode in this mission. Towards ANUSAT, ISRO has provided a grant of `3 Cr S. Satellite Year Launch Expenditure incurred No Vehicle 3. OCEANSAT-2 Sep 2009 PSLV-C14 `220 Cr 4. GSAT-4 Apr 2010 GSLV-D3 `320 Cr (Mission Unsuccessful) 5. -2B CARTOSAT-2B mission is funded by the users. The total expenditure incurred by user for two satellites

(CARTOSAT-2A and CARTOSAT-2B) along with the launch cost and the ground systems is approx. . Jul 2010 PSLV-C15 `958 Cr

STUDSAT is a nano satellite 6. STUDSAT built by consortium of seven engineering colleges was flown in a piggy back mode in this mission. Towards STUDSAT, ISRO hasn’t incurred any expenditure. 7. GSAT-5P Dec 2010 GSLV-F06 ` 300 Cr (Mission Unsuccessful) 8. RESOURCESAT-2 Apr 2011 PSLV-C16 ` 253 Cr 9. YOUTHSAT 10. GSAT-8 May 2011 Procured Launcher `605 Cr (ARIANE-V) 11. GSAT-12 Jul 2011 PSLV-C17 `170 Cr 12. MEGHA- MEGHA-TROPIQUES is a TROPIQUES joint Indo- French mission. The expenditure incurred by ISRO towards this is . `172 Oct 2011 PSLV-C18 Cr.

S. Satellite Year Launch Expenditure incurred No Vehicle 13. SRMSAT SRMSAT is a nano satellite built by SRM University was

flown in a piggy back mode

in this mission. Towards SRMSAT, ISRO hasn’t incurred any expenditure. 14. JUGNU is a nano satellite built by IIT Kanpur was flown in a piggy back mode in this mission. Towards JUGNU, ISRO hasn’t incurred any expenditure.

Foreign Satellites - 11

S.No. Satellites launched Year Launch Vehicle 1. CUBESAT-1 Sep 2009 PSLV-C14 2. CUBESAT-2

3. CUBESAT-3 4. CUBESAT-4 5. RUBIN-9.1 6. RUBIN-9.2 7. ALSAT-2A July 2010 PSLV-C15 8. NLS 6.1 (AISSAT-1) 9. NLS 6.2 (TISAT-1) 10. X-SAT Apr 2011 PSLV-C16 11. VESSELSAT-1 Oct 2011 PSLV-C18

(c) Yes, Sir.

(d) In the last three years i.e 2009, 2010 and 2011, there have been failure of 2 launches viz. GSLV-D3 and GSLV-F06. The details are as given below:

S.No Launch Satellite Year Reason for the Vehicle Launch failure 1. GSLV-D3 GSAT-4 Apr 2010 The launch failed due to anomalous stoppage of Fuel Booster Turbo Pump (FBTP) of Indigenous Cryogenic Upper Stage 2. GSLV-F06 GSAT-5P Dec 2010 The launch failed due to untimely and inadvertent snapping of group of connectors located at the bottom portion of the Russian Cryogenic Stage

The expenditure on these two failed missions amounts to ` 620 Cr (approx).

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