´ÉÉ̹ÉEò Ê®{ÉÉä]Ç ANNUAL REPORT 2020-2021 ´ÉÉ̹ÉEò Ê®{ÉÉä]Ç ANNUAL REPORT 2020-2021 ´ÉÉ̹ÉEò Ê®{ÉÉä]Ç 2020-2021 2 ¦ÉÉ®úiÉ ºÉ®úEòÉ®, +ÆiÉÊ®úIÉ Ê´É¦ÉÉMÉ • Provide its products and services in a prompt and effi servicesinapromptand Provideitsproductsand cient mannertoalltheusers/clients • andcommercial needs tomeetnationalrequirements services Providelaunch • Provide adequate earth observation capability in various spectral, spatial and temporal domains • Provide the required satellite transponders and facilities to meet the communications, television • While implementingtheaboveobjectives, DepartmentOfSpacewill: per as programmes applications of development and sciences space in research Promote • applications proof ofconceptdemonstrationspace Undertake • of application the for required services and specifi products and c imagery satellite Provide • natural of management survey, resources natural the for required imagery satellite Provide • monitoring,etc. requiredforweatherforecasting, services Providesatellite • the of needs broadcasting and telecommunications for infrastructure space national Provide • Carrying out research and development in satellite and launch vehicle technology with a goal to • application as The DepartmentOfSpaceiscommittedto: well as technologies and sciences space in development and Research • Design and development of launch vehicles for access to space and orbiting INSAT/ GSAT, • IRS technologies associated and satellite of development and design the for capability Indigenous • Indian Remote Sensing (IRS) satellite programme for the management of natural resources and • broadcasting, television telecommunication, for programme (INSAT) Satellite National Indian • development ofthenation.Withthisbasicobjective,DOShasevolvedfollowingprogrammes: in allround and facilitating self-reliance towards achieving and applications science, technology of space the development of promoting Of Space(DOS) hastheprimaryresponsibility Department Citizens’ CharterofDepartmentSpace broadcasting andsecurityrequirementsofourcountry national needs (NGOs) and theprivatesectors Organisations Non-Government Organisations, Governmental Quasi Governments, State Government, Central through purposes developmental for technology and science space disasters, publicgoodservicesandmonitoringofenvironmentinthecountry country achieve totalselfreliance programmes fornationaldevelopment and IRNSSsatellitesspacesciencemissions for communications,navigation,remotesensingandspacesciences various developmentalprojectsacrossthecountryusingspacebasedimagery tele-education, tele-advisoriesandsimilars such astelemedicine, applications societal education, developmental meteorology, uch services Acronyms Milestones AuditObservation 4.5 RighttoInformation 4.4 ofHindi Progressiveuse 4.3 Vigilance 4.2 SpaceParliament 4.1 HumanResource 4. Others 3.2 Budget 3.1 ResourceManagement 3. –NSIL SpaceCommerce 2.13 InternationalCooperation 2.12 andSafety OccupationalHealth 2.11 QualityManagement 2.10 Awarenessand Management SpaceSituational 2.9 Facilities/Infrastructure 2.8 SpaceFlight Gaganyaan–Human 2.7 CapacityBuilding 2.6 System SpaceTransportation 2.5 andPlanetaryResearchSystems SpaceScience 2.4 NavigationSystems 2.3 SatelliteSystemsandApplications Communication 19 2.2 SystemandApplications EarthObservation,MeteorologicalSatellite 2.1 MajorActivities 2. OrganisationChart 1. Contents 126 116 111 109 106 105 104 104 97 97 97 95 91 89 85 84 77 73 63 60 52 46 36 5

3 Annual Report 2020-2021 Government of India, Department of Space ´ÉÉ̹ÉEò Ê®{ÉÉä]Ç 2020-2021 4 ¦ÉÉ®úiÉ ºÉ®úEòÉ®, +ÆiÉÊ®úIÉ Ê´É¦ÉÉMÉ

Space Missions (As per Financial Year)

Mission 2019-2020 2020-2021 2021-2022

EARTH OBSERVATION SATELLITES 4 1+2* 2

COMMUNICATION SATELLITES 1 1 0

NAVIGATION SATELLITES 0 0 1

SPACE SCIENCE SATELLITES 1 0 1

TECHNOLOGY DEMONSTRATOR 0 0 0

PSLV 4 2+1* 2

GSLV Mk II 0 0+1* 1

GSLV Mk III 1 0 0

SMALL SATELLITE LAUNCH VEHICLE 0 0+1* 2

1 GAGANYAAN 0 0 (Unmanned) TOTAL 11 4+5* 10

* No. of missions expected to be achieved by March 2021 Organisation Chart

Prime Minister

Space Commission

Department of Space

INSPACe ANTRIX

PRL NARL NSIL NE-SAC ISRO SCL ISRO Council IIST

VSSC LPSC SDSC-SHAR URSC SAC NRSC HSFC

IPRC IISU DECU MCF ISTRAC LEOS IIRS

PRL: Physical Research Laboratory NARL: National Atmospheric Research Laboratory NE-SAC: North Eastern Space Applications Centre SCL: Semi-Conductor laboratory IIST: Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology ISRO: Indian Space Research Organisation INSPACe: Indian National Space Promotion and Authorization Center Antrix: Antrix Corporation Limited NSIL: NewSpace India Limited VSSC: Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre LPSC: Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre SDSC: Satish Dhawan Space Centre URSC: U R Rao Satellite Centre SAC: Space Applications Centre NRSC: National Remote Sensing Centre HSFC: Human Space Flight Centre IPRC: ISRO Propulsion Complex IISU: ISRO Inertial Systems Unit DECU: Development and Educational Communication Unit MCF: Master Control Facility ISTRAC: ISRO Telemetry, Tracking and Command Network LEOS: Laboratory for Electro-Optics Systems IIRS: Indian Institute of Remote Sensing

5 Annual Report 2020-2021 Government of India, Department of Space ´ÉÉ̹ÉEò Ê®{ÉÉä]Ç 2020-2021 6 ¦ÉÉ®úiÉ ºÉ®úEòÉ®, +ÆiÉÊ®úIÉ Ê´É¦ÉÉMÉ VSSC MainBuildingatVeli RangeComplex chemicals, propulsion, space ordnance,structures, space physicsandsystemsreliability. chemicals, propulsion, integration, vehicle mechanisms, materials, avionics, aeronautics, including disciplines in various development and research active pursues Centre The technology. vehicle launch of development and design the for responsible is Thiruvananthapuram at (VSSC) Centre Space Sarabhai Vikram Vikram SarabhaiSpaceCentre(VSSC) & media international safety, Spacefl awareness, ight, The major establishments of DOS and their area of activities are given in the following situational paragraphs: Human space satellite quality, scheme, public relations,budgetandeconomicanalysis,humanresourcescapacitybuilding. and like research reliability programmes system sponsored cooperation, the support, coordinate management Bengaluru. Headquarters in Bhavan ISRO Antariksh vehicle, spacescience,disaster launch navigation, earth observation, communication, at at located offi are ces Headquarters Programme ISRO and Secretariat DOS for commercializationofR&DactivitiesDOS/ISRO. up set are Units Sector Public owned Government Limited, India NewSpace and Ltd., Corporation North Eastern-Space Applications Centre (NE-SAC) and Semi-Conductor Laboratory (SCL). Antrix (NARL), Laboratory Research Atmospheric National (PRL), Laboratory Research Physical ISRO, mainly, through, programmes these implements DOS beneficountry. socio-economic the the of t for technology and science of space application and the development to promote programme space Indian the of implementation the oversees and policies the formulates Commission Space under DOSinSeptember1972. ISRO brought and India of Government the by constituted were (DOS) Space of Department the and Commission Space the 1972, June In established. was (ISRO) Organisation Research Space Station Launching Rocket Equatorial Thumba (TERLS) near Thiruvananthapuram was also started during the same year. In August 1969, Indian on Work initiated. were country the in activities With the setting up of Indian National Committee for Space Research (INCOSPAR) in 1962, Space The Centre has two launch pads from where the rocket launching operations of PSLV, GSLV and GSLV PSLV, of operations launching rocket the where from pads launch two has Centre The mission controlcentre. and network command and tracking telemetry, of comprising operations range operations, launch and integration processing, statictestingofsolidmotors,launchvehicle facilities forsolidpropellant the has Centre This Programme. Space Indian the for Infrastructure Base Launch providing for responsible is India, of Spaceport the Sriharikota, SHAR, (SDSC) Centre Space Dhawan Satish Satish DhawanSpaceCentre(SDSC)SHAR the areaofcommunication,meteorology,remote sensing,navigationandspacescience. in spacecraft the realised has URSC facility. test acoustic and facility vibration chamber, vacuum a compact antenna test facility specifi c to communication satellites and antenna systems, a thermos oneroof, namely alargecleanroomfor facilities under spacecraft assembly,integrationandtesting, test environmental and integration with replete is It structure. bare a of stage the from spacecraft fla of with out rolling enable can that sequence test and assembly complete the for facilities equipped is worthy ight 2006 in established (ISITE) Establishment Test and Integration Satellite ISRO & TestingEstablishment(ISITE)campusatMarathahalli,8kmawayfromthemaincampus. functioning is from its 32 acres main campus, adjacent to NAL, HAL URSC Airport Road and 110 acres ISRO Integration satellite. integrated and hardware/subsystems electronic and fully testing ofmechanical and for fabrication is facilities state-of-the-art URSC the with missions. equipped satellite all of total management of-the-art technologies, satellites. state- in theareaofadvanced development and research small in involved actively is URSC and studies scientifi c (URSC), communication, remotesensing,navigation, Centre design, for centre development andintegrationof satellites for Satellite lead the Rao is Bengaluru R U U RRaoSatelliteCentre(URSC) advanced towards capabilities developing on focuses technology vehicles,airbreathingpropulsionandmodularheavyliftlaunchvehicles. also Centre The Rockets. Sounding Rohini and (SSLV) Vehicle launch Satellite Small III, Mk GSLV (GSLV), Vehicle Launch Satellite Aluva The at composites. VSSC The major programmes at VSSC include Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV), Geosynchronous by of up development set the been has for (APEP) near Kochi. Vattiyoorkavu Plant Experimental at vehicle Perchlorate mechanisms, and Ammonium of testing facilities major and housing Valiamala integration at Centres extension has VSSC and testingrelatedtotherealisationofsubsystemsfordifferentmissions. development analysis, manufacturing, design, of responsibilities crucial undertakes Centre The URSC MainBuilding

7 Annual Report 2020-2021 Government of India, Department of Space ´ÉÉ̹ÉEò Ê®{ÉÉä]Ç 2020-2021 8 ¦ÉÉ®úiÉ ºÉ®úEòÉ®, +ÆiÉÊ®úIÉ Ê´É¦ÉÉMÉ Satish DhawanSpaceCentre(SDSC)SHAR of transducersandsensors areundertakenhere. scientifiproduction other and and Development satellites missions. communication c and sensing systems forremote of propulsion andrealisation for design LPSC, Bengaluruisresponsible core tasksoftheCentre. are Entities located here apart from the Earth Storable & Cryogenic Propulsion Entities as well as handling the Manufacturing & Materials the and Entity Components Control Fluid The functions. Management Project and Design/Engineering System R&D, for responsible is LPSC, Valiamala Valiamala, LPSC, namely, campuses, two its Thiruvananthapuram andLPSC,Bengaluru,Karnataka. across spread are facilities and activities LPSC fl of uid components ofliquidandcryogenicpropulsionsystemsarealsounderthepurviewLPSC. Development Vehicles. Launch ISRO’s key other and conditions vacuum for for devices management propellant transducers, valves, control stages propulsion cryogenic and liquid of realisation and development design, for centre the is (LPSC) Centre Systems Propulsion Liquid Liquid PropulsionSystemsCentre(LPSC) and launchofsoundingrocketspayloads. the necessary launch base infrastructure for sounding rockets of ISRO and for assembly, integration provides also centre The rockets. sounding launching for pad launch separate a has SHAR SDSC launch base infrastructureforsatellitesandlaunchvehicles. provide to (iii) tests necessary the out carrying and motors rocket solid and subsystems various qualifying for infrastructure the provide to (ii) ISRO of programmes vehicle launch the for boosters propellant solid produce to (i) is centre the for mandate The out. carried are III GSLV-Mk recovery and rehabilitation of astronauts, and rehabilitation recovery in various trainingsimulators, co-ordination and trainingof astronauts, development of systems, selection of lifesupport development planning, developmentof Orbital Module(OM), mission end-to-end like areas on thrust is with HSFC safety. human mission Gaganyaan on concentrating currently and reliability of while conformingtohighstandards technology, in newdomainsofhumanscienceand activities R&D multi-disciplinary undertake will Human Space Flight Centre (HSFC) was formed on January 30, 2019 and as a lead Centre, HSFC Human SpaceFlightCentre(HSFC) graduate post nine-month and communication. conducts also Space Centre Science and Technology Education – Asia Pacifi The c (CSSTE-AP) in satellite meteorology institutes Development. international diploma courses for students from the Asia Pacifi and and c region under the aegis of the Centre for national Research academia, industry, for with Ahmedabad. Bopal, collaborations at active campus new has its SAC at facility Testing and Integration facilities, Assembly, analysis Payload and processing image group, project management support group and a well-stocked library. reliability/assurance In addition, SAC has operationalised Oceanography, systems facilities, Biological test Oceanography, Physical sophisticated environmental facilities, fabrication mechanical and electronic laboratories, integration payload highly includes SAC at Change, facilities Agriculture, The etc. Geosciences, Hydrosphere, Cryosphere, Climate Atmosphere, of areas diverse and and in are signal Environment applications (EO) satellites, These Observation the Earth ISRO. for for of applications programme many sensors and microwave software GIS and software, processing optical image develops and designs SAC broadcasting, Internet, DTH, VSAT, for sector telephony services,etc. private and government by used are and satellites INSAT the for Centre this at developed transponders communication The and planetarymissionsofISRO. scientifi c in signifi cantly contributes also societal benefi ts. Besides these, the Centre their and and development for national applications payloads / instruments borne in The lies Centre ISRO. air and borne of space development the of of competence core (SAC), and Centre Research major Development Centre a is Ahmedabad Applications Space Space ApplicationsCentre(SAC) Thaltej Campus,Ahmedabad ST eis of series GSAT

9 Annual Report 2020-2021 Government of India, Department of Space ´ÉÉ̹ÉEò Ê®{ÉÉä]Ç 2020-2021 10 ¦ÉÉ®úiÉ ºÉ®úEòÉ®, +ÆiÉÊ®úIÉ Ê´É¦ÉÉMÉ RRSCs support various remote sensing tasks specifi c to their regions as well as at the national the at as well as specifiregions tasks their sensing to remote c various support RRSCs base map,topographicand cadastrallevelmapping,etc. photography scale surveys, large surveys, aeromagnetic scanner infrastructure planning, mapping, digital and aerial like applications scale large various for solutions value-added and services Indian The Aerial Services and Digital Mapping (ASDM) Area provides end-to-end Aerial Remote Sensing from data Observation and dissemination. Earth archival generation, acquires product processing, for foreign IMGEOS to transferred at being also is acquired stations ground data Shadnagar Presently, satellites. foreign from as at well as satellites remote-sensing station Ground NRSC mapping, etc. planning, infrastructure mapping, digital and scanner surveys, aeromagnetic surveys, large scale base map, topographic andcadastrallevel photography aerial like applications scale large various for solutions value-added and services Sensing Remote Aerial end-to-end including users the with collaboration in projects application sensing remote executing in engaged also is NRSC sensing, remote based satellite from Apart country. the in services and products Geo-spatial of and dissemination for flNRSC of the programme is agship Bhuvan needs. Nagpur regional to cater to Delhi Kolkata, Bengaluru, Jodhpur, in (RRSCs) Centres having fi ve Regional Remote is Sensing It Hyderabad. in Jeedimetla and three Shadnagar has Balanagar, at campuses NRSC Outreach. and Building Capacity processing Services, Applications, Aerial dissemination, Satellite acquisition, and Sensing data Remote for responsible is Hyderabad Centre (NRSC), Sensing Remote National National RemoteSensingCentre(NRSC) and near-EarthAsteroids. station and becomeactive partners in collaborative interplanetarymannedmissionsto Moon/Mars space orbiting build to capability flincluding space country human the the in sustain activities ight human space sciences and space bioastronautics, habitat systems. The Centre will of develop necessary expertise to domains the in expertise new creating and nurturing includes them amongst signifidevelopment, technology of areas cant new on future in focus will HSFC Gaganyaan, from Apart Bengaluru. campus, ISRO-HQ in building temporary a in operating currently is Centre The as atechnologyaggregator. collaboration with National and International agencies/institutions for multi directional growth to act rni Ba, noei ad h De Sae ewr Sain a Baau er aglr. The Bangalore. near Byalalu at Stations Network Space Deep the and Indonesia Biak, Brunei, Thiruvananthapuram, Blair, Port Sriharikota, Mauritius, Lucknow, Bengaluru, at stations ground of Spacecraft missions of ISRO. In order to realise these objectives, the ISTRAC and has Vehicle with Launch major established to services a control mission entrusted and network TTC providing of responsibility is primary Bengaluru (ISTRAC), Network Command and Tracking Telemetry, ISRO ISRO Telemetry,TrackingandCommand Network(ISTRAC) communications inthepastdecades. of satellite and demonstration ofmanysocietalapplications for conceptualisation been responsible meet their requirements and facilitates in covering the ‘last mile’ in space applications. The unit has confiinnovative with experiment to agencies user to with gurations works It development. national for studies research communication and science social conducting and of interaction as amedium based SATCOM upgrading and elements multimedia video programmesincorporating along withproducing societal applications sustaining invigorating, evaluating, implementing, designing, is dedicated for realising satellite-based societal applications. DECU is involved in conceptualising, Established in 1983, the Development and Educational Communication Unit (DECU) at Ahmedabad Development andEducationalCommunicationUnit(DECU) continued improvementofitscontributiontotheIndianspaceprogramme. towards (TDP) Programmes Development Technology and (R&D) Development & Research out demand of ISRO space programme ensuring high standards of safety and reliability. It also carries defect zero the meet to products quality delivers IPRC for programmes. satellite and Propellants vehicles launch cryogenic and Propellants Liquid Storable of supply the for responsible is IPRC of testing fl ight conducts IPRC systems. spacecraft enginesandthrusters,simulationtrialsforinterplanetarymodules. launch developmental and operational for systems propulsion cryogenic and liquid of testing and integration assembly, for responsible is centre The facilities state-of-the-art the necessary with for realising equipped the is cutting edge Mahendragiri propulsion technology (IPRC), products for Complex Indian space Propulsion programme. ISRO ISRO PropulsionComplex(IPRC) Geographical InformationSystem(GIS)applications. training programmesfor users ingeo-spatialtechnology,particularlydigitalimageprocessingand regular conducting specifiand packaging requirements and user customisation to development, c software in involved also are RRSCs projects, and application executing environment from Apart geology, planning. urban oceanography, forestry, resources, water soils, and agriculture like level. RRSCs are carrying out application projects encompassing all the fi elds of natural resources 11 Annual Report 2020-2021 Government of India, Department of Space ´ÉÉ̹ÉEò Ê®{ÉÉä]Ç 2020-2021 12 ¦ÉÉ®úiÉ ºÉ®úEòÉ®, +ÆiÉÊ®úIÉ Ê´É¦ÉÉMÉ ISRO InertialSystems Unit(IISU) integrated facilityconsistingofnineSatelliteControl EarthStations. an having is Hassan MCF effectively, operations these out carry To satellites. Meteorological and At present, MCF monitors and controls all active satellites belonging to INSAT/GSAT, IRNSS series during specialoperations. disturbances service the minimise to and payloads satellite the of utilisation effective for Agencies User with interacts in MCF contingencies. of actions case recovery and manoeuvres Station- keeping management, Eclipse like special operations and operations, (TT&C) Commanding & Telemetry Tracking, round-the-clock include all through the life of these satellites. operations MCF On-orbit activities and testing, payload In-orbit satellites. satellites, of Raising Orbit for of responsible is MCF series IRNSS namely, and GSAT ISRO, INSAT, of / satellites Geostationary Pradesh the Geosynchronous all Madhya controls in and in monitors Bhopal Hassan and at (MCF) Karnataka Facility Control Master Master ControlFacility(MCF) Services andsupportingspacebasedservicesliketelemedicinetele-education. Management Disaster and Indian Rescue & for Search providing segment System, Satellite ground Navigational Regional the operationalising and establishing and applications, tracking vehicle meteorological launch for systems radar of development the undertaking also is ISTRAC facility atBengaluruandISRONavigationCentre-2,includinganIRNWTLucknow. Pune and Mauritius). Shadnagar, ISTRAC has also Udaipur, established ISRO Navigation Kolkata, Centre-1, including an IRNWT Lucknow, Mahendragiri, Blair, Port Dehradun, Shillong, Jodhpur, Bhopal, Hassan, (Bengaluru, stations IRIMS 16 Shillong), and Jodhpur Bhopal, (Hassan, stations ISTRAC has established a network of stations to support IRNSS satellites consisting of four IRCDR communication links. terrestrial or / and links communication the to satellite high-performance dedicated through connected Complex Operations of Mission are stations network ISTRAC All missions. round- all and planetary science remote sensing, for out operations mission carries the-clock Bengaluru at located Complex Operations Mission SO nril ytm Ui (IU, hrvnnhprm s epnil fr h dsg and design the Inertial for like systems Major responsible Satellites. and is Vehicles Launch for Thiruvananthapuram Systems Inertial of (IISU), development Unit Systems Inertial ISRO Satellite ControlCentre–MCF,Bhopal n tann porme a psgaut lvl Te aaiy ulig ciiis f h Institute Outreach. and the Research Education, & Training of namely, domains three into activities grouped primarily are building capacity The level. postgraduate at programmes training and of objective the with capacity building institute in Remote Sensing and Geo-informatics and their applications through education premier a future is Dehradun (IIRS), Sensing for Remote of Institute Indian optics advanced Detectors, Sensors, and Indian InstituteofRemoteSensing(IIRS) Vision optics tracker, Telescope star Mirror Miniature sensors, spacecraft use. Segmented miniature Sensor, of devices, Pixel inclinometer. development MEMS based includes Active MEMS LEOS accuracy by and high program detectors development Infrared & coatings, Research optical masks, optical fi lter, radiometers, star sensor optics, optical optics forremotesensingcameras, gyro, Optics systemincludes electronics. optic fi ber temperature sensorsandprocessing sensors, magnetic sensors, sensors, starsun earth system includes spacecraft use.Sensor for of electro-optic sensorsandoptics for responsible is the design, developmentandproduction Bengaluru (LEOS), Systems Electro-Optics for Laboratory The Laboratory forElectro-OpticsSystems(LEOS) advanced cost andscalablesensorssystems. initiated has IISU too. & power Development low miniaturisation, on focus a with areas niche and in programmes development technology Research continuous in engaged is IISU and vehicle launch of variety a for Mechanisms and Actuators spacecraft applications. Systems, productionisation Sensors, and the consolidation of of process the allied in and engaged spacecraft is for IISU Presently, Mechanisms applications. Scan and Drive Array Solar Wheel, Momentum Wheel, Reaction namely, Mechanisms, and Actuators develops and designs also IISU ISRO. of missions various in used and indigenously developed are Packages Accelerometer Packages, Gyro Rate Systems, Reference Attitude gyros, optical and gyros mechanical on based Systems Navigation IISU MainBuilding LEOS MainBuilding 13 Annual Report 2020-2021 Government of India, Department of Space ´ÉÉ̹ÉEò Ê®{ÉÉä]Ç 2020-2021 14 ¦ÉÉ®úiÉ ºÉ®úEòÉ®, +ÆiÉÊ®úIÉ Ê´É¦ÉÉMÉ engineers a unique opportunity to test the nationbyfacilitatingscientists and frontline released. It has been serving laboratorycarryingout national premier a into grown now has NARL atmospheric researchcommunity, middle the of scientifi needs the c to facility with a huge MST radar to cater research inthecountry.Startedasamajornational by DOS,is acentreforatmospheric supported National Atmospheric Research Laboratory (NARL) at Gadanki near Tirupati, an autonomous society National AtmosphericResearchLaboratory(NARL) appropriate instrumentationtoenabletheirspecifi c sciencegoals. develop scientifiand publish papers research, c out carry to is PRL the of mandate primary The Theoretical Physics,Atomic,Molecular&OpticalPhysicsandAstro-chemistry. Solar Physics, Planetary Science a and Exploration, Space and and Atmospheric Sciences, DOS, Geosciences, of unit Astrophysics, and autonomous Astronomy of areas the in research basic in engaged institute research premier an is Ahmedabad (PRL), Laboratory Research Physical The Physical ResearchLaboratory(PRL) of duration The courses rangesfromoneweektotwoyears. makers. decision and levels, academia, fresh graduates, researchers, supervisory and middle working, at i.e.,forprofessionals user groups, target/ various of requirements the meet to designed are Institute the of programmes education and training The Nations. United the and to affi liated (CSSTE-AP), Pacifi Asia c the in Education Technology provides and Science Space and for Centre the hosts to support also Institute The X-band radarbuildingatNARL Indian InstituteofRemoteSensingMainBuilding Space CentresinIndia ISROLiaisonOffi ce • MUMBAI ISRO NavigationCentre • Indian SpaceScienceDataCentre • Indian DeepSpaceNetwork • BYALALU Master ControlFacility • HASSAN LiquidPropulsionSystemsCentre • SouthernRRSC • CommandNetwork ISRO Telemetry, Tracking and • LaboratoryforElectro-OpticSystems • HumanSpaceFlightCentre • URRaoSatelliteCentre • NewSpaceIndiaLimited • AntrixCorporation • ADCOSSecretariat • NNRMSSecretariat • ISROHeadquarters DepartmentofSpaceand • SpaceCommission • BENGALURU MasterControlFacility-B • BHOPAL InfraredObservatory • Mt. ABU CommunicationUnit DevelopmentandEducational • PhysicalResearchLaboratory • Space Applications Centre • AHMEDABAD SolarObservatory • UDAIPUR Western RRSC • JODHPUR IndianInstituteofSpaceScienceand Technology • ISROInertialSystemsUnit • LiquidPropulsionSystemsCentre • Vikram SarabhaiSpaceCentre • THIRUVANANTHAPURAM ISRO PropulsionComplex • MAHENDRAGIRI Educationin Asia-Pacifi c CentreforSpaceScienceand Technology • IndianInstituteofRemoteSensing • DEHRADUN NorthernRRSC • DelhiEarthStation • ISROBranchOffi ce • DOSBranchSecretariat • NEW DELHI Semi-ConductorLaboratory • CHANDIGARH ISRONavigationCentre • ISTRACGroundStation • LUCKNOW AmmoniumPerchlorateExperimentalPlant • ALUVA National Atmospheric ResearchLaboratory • TIRUPATI SatishDhawanSpaceCentre,SHAR • SRIHARIKOTA NationalRemoteSensingCentre • HYDERABAD CentralRRSC • NAGPUR ApplicationsCentre NorthEastern-Space • SHILLONG EasternRRSC • KOLKATA Station DownRange • PORT BLAIR 15 Annual Report 2020-2021 Government of India, Department of Space ´ÉÉ̹ÉEò Ê®{ÉÉä]Ç 2020-2021 16 ¦ÉÉ®úiÉ ºÉ®úEòÉ®, +ÆiÉÊ®úIÉ Ê´É¦ÉÉMÉ and indigenisationofelectronic subsystems. Units andotherusers. SCL is also engaged infabricationof Hi-Rel Boards,RadioSonde Systems / Centres ISRO / DOS of requirements device reliability high activities and critical of realisation on focused with base microelectronics strong a creating towards directed are SCL at efforts The Line withCMOS/MEMSprocesscapability. Fab Wafer 6” a has and standards international per as Line Fab Wafer 8” on Technology CMOS 180nm has SCL Assurance. Reliability and Testing Packaging, Assembly, Fabrication, Design, encompassing System(MEMS)Devices Devices andMicroElectroMechanical Opto-electronics providing end-to-end solutions for Development of Application Specifi c Integrated Circuits (ASICs), Semi-Conductor Laboratory (SCL) at Chandigarh, an autonomous body under DOS, is engaged in Semi-Conductor Laboratory(SCL) North of states eight the to Eastern Region(NER)ofIndiausingspacescienceandtechnology. service dedicated of years 19 than more provided has Centre The Earth under projects development and Observation ApplicationsMissionandISROGeo-sphereBiosphereProgramme. research up taken by and region sponsored the projects in applications agencies user of the number a completed has centre The research. science support andatmospheric early warningsfordisastermanagement emergency communication, regional and national major of implementation education, healthcare, infrastructure planning, resource management, on natural programmes for centre nodal a as acts and NER of Centres Application Sensing Remote State the with coordinates also centre The support. technology and science space providing by India of NER of development holistic in support toplaythecatalyticrole high technologyinfrastructure centre The has the mandate to develop science technology. space and Region using Eastern (NER) North the to support developmental provide and DOS of to initiative (NEC) joint Council Eastern a North is Shillong (NE-SAC), Centre Applications Eastern-Space North North Eastern-SpaceApplicationsCentre(NE-SAC) Space-borne InstrumentDevelopmentproject. Group. Management Data and Apart from these groups,therearealsospecifi Computers and c projects suchas the LiDAR projectandAdvanced Group Research Climate and Weather Group, Gases Trace and Radiation Aerosols, Group, Systems Convective and and Cloud Group, Structure Dynamics Atmospheric Group, Research Space and Application Ionospheric Radar Group, namely, Development groups, and major seven under activities research its out carries NARL capacity buildinginlower,middleandupperatmosphericresearchtechnology. besides algorithms, and ideas innovative techniques, probing atmospheric various improve and Aerial ViewofNE-SAC space-based Earth Observation and Communication services; (iii) Building satellites and launching Providing (ii) applications; Communication and Observation Earth for satellites Owning (i) covers broadly mandate revised The 2020. June in scope the widen and areas business primary the in responsibilities more encompass to NSIL of scope and role the enhanced India of Government (DPE) onFebruary06,2020. Enterprises Public of Department by CPSE ‘A’ Schedule as categorized been has NSIL (DOS). Space of Department of control administrative the under (CPSE), Enterprise Sector Public Central Undertaking/ India of Government owned wholly a as 2019, 06, March on incorporate got NSIL NewSpace IndiaLimited(NSIL) observation andscientifi c missions. simple subsystems to a complex spacecraft, for varied applications covering communications, earth and softwareincluding from supplyofhardware end solutionformanyofthespaceproducts,ranging end-to- provides Antrix worldwide. services to customers international engaged is in providingSpaceproductsand Antrix ISRO, of arm marketing and commercial the As 1992. September in India of Government by owned a privatelimitedcompany as incorporated was ACL Space. of Department under Company of India Government owned wholly a is Antrix Corporation Limited, Bengaluru Antrix CorporationLimited(ACL) a think-tanktoexplorenewdirectionsfortheIndianSpaceProgramme. and research. lIST fosters state-of-the-art research and development in space studies and provides science, technology and applications. The institute is committed Space to excellence in teaching, learning offers postgraduate, doctoralandpost-doctoralprogrammesinbroadareasof undergraduate, space Indian institute The Programme. of demands space to meet the and technology science in education quality high 2007 with theobjectiveof offering in Thiruvananthapuram at established was University, Space fi Asia’s rst (lIST), Technology and Science Space of Institute Indian Indian InstituteofSpaceScienceandTechnology(IIST) IIST Campus 17 Annual Report 2020-2021 Government of India, Department of Space ´ÉÉ̹ÉEò Ê®{ÉÉä]Ç 2020-2021 18 ¦ÉÉ®úiÉ ºÉ®úEòÉ®, +ÆiÉÊ®úIÉ Ê´É¦ÉÉMÉ Uae f pccat aa n rlig u o sae ae srie ad l te associated the all and services based space of out rolling and data spacecraft of Usage • • RegistrationandmaintenanceofSpaceObjectsinNationalregistry spacecraft and vehicle launch of readiness on based launch, and campaign launch of Initiation • Drawing up integrated launch manifest based on priorities and readiness level for ISRO, NSIL & • Entities Private Government Non by facilities, and infrastructure space new of Establishment • Establishment of temporary facilities within premises under ISRO control based on safety norms • Sharing of space infrastructure and premises under the control of ISRO with due considerations • based space providing and satellites and vehicles launch of building including activities Space • IN-SPACe willpermitandoverseethefollowingactivitiesofprivateenterprisesstart-ups: the country. Center Authorization and within economy space Promotion boost and technology space of diffusion Space the enhance will This (INSPACe). National Indian the - Space of Department under enterprises and start-ups to undertake space activities by creation of an independent nodal agency private authorise and regulate handhold, promote, to up opened was sector space the Recently, Indian NationalSpacePromotionandAuthorizationCenter(INSPACe) per as launch and Industry Indian requirements; (v)Providinglunchservicesand(iv)TechnologyTransfertoIndianIndustry. through vehicles launch Building (iv) demand; per as them infrastructure forthesame systems, groundandusersegment NGPE and necessaryclearances guidelines statutory other and norms safety on based activities space of pursuance in (NGPE), and feasibilityassessment to on-goingactivities services asperthedefi nition ofspaceactivities ROSA payloadsarestill providingdataservices. was profiflhumidity and and OCM Italy, temperature Both study atmosphere. to the by Oceansat-2 of in le own developed and designed Payload, ROSA cycle). coverage (8-day resolution km 1 of product (GAC) Coverage Area Global and cycle) coverage (2-day resolution 360m of of product resolution spatial m 360 (LAC) Coverage Area at Local generate to used is data data The repetivity. two-day with swath km provides 1420 Monitor Colour Ocean band eight The studies (ROSA). Atmospheric for Sounder Occultation Radio a and Scatterometer beam pencil Ku-band (OCM), Monitor Colour Ocean namely, onboard, sensors three carried Oceansat-2 Hrs. 12:00 of crossing equatorial an with km, 720 of altitude an at orbit synchronous Sun polar a into PSLV-C14 Oceansat-2, the enhanced has RISAT-2 conditions. weather country’s capabilityinthedisastermanagementsupportactivities. all under night surface the and of day imaging both enables during satellite features The 2009. 20, April on PSLV-C12 onboard launched was satellite, (SAR) Radar Aperture Synthetic X-band the Radar Imaging Satellite-2 (RISAT-2), Land Information(LIS)andGeographicalSystem(GIS). in as application as well andmanagement, development rural infrastructure and urban mapping, imaging of any specifi c area. Imageries from this satellite are used for cartographic applications frequent like facilitate to degree 45 ± to up of track the across and along steered be can satellite The days. 4-5 of re-visit a with km 635 of altitude nominal a at orbit polar synchronous Sun a in placed was It swath. km 9.6 with imagery resolution spatial 1m than better provide to capability the with Cartosat-2A, imaging ofanyspecifi c area.Thesatellitehasservedbeyondthedesignedmissionlife. frequent facilitate to degree 45 ± to up of track the across and along steered be can satellite The swath. km 9.6 with imagery resolution spatial 1m than better provide to capability the with camera Cartosat-2, EarthObservationSatellitesinService 2.1.2 prediction, etc. track their and cyclones of genesis forecasting, weather facilitate and humidity profiand of vertical temperature les content, vapour water temperature, top cloud vectors, motion cloud namely, payloads operatingfrom geostationary orbit,providedatafor generating variousparameters, meteorological with satellites, of series INSAT The country. the in requirements user cater different to to resolutions temporal and spectral spatial, varied in data provide satellites IRS onboard instruments Various 1988. year the in fiSatellite, the (IRS) Sensing Remote Indian operational rst IRS-1A, of commissioning and launch the with initiated were services sensing remote Operational 2.1.1 Programme and Applications EarthObservation,Meteorological Satellite System 2.1 MajorActivities 2. anhd n aur 1, 07 nor PL-7 cris snl panchromatic single a carries PSLV-C7, onboard 2007 10, January on launched launched on April 28, 2008 onboard PSLV-C9, carries a single panchromatic camera a follow on mission to Oceansat-1, was launched on September 23, 2009 onboard 2009 23, September on launched was Oceansat-1, to mission on follow a 19 Annual Report 2020-2021 Government of India, Department of Space ´ÉÉ̹ÉEò Ê®{ÉÉä]Ç 2020-2021 20 ¦ÉÉ®úiÉ ºÉ®úEòÉ®, +ÆiÉÊ®úIÉ Ê´É¦ÉÉMÉ lnig catl ad s ad euain uiiy aaeet ie od ewr monitoring, network road like management utility study, changedetectiontobring creationoflanduse maps,precision water gridsfordistribution, regulation, and use land coastal planning, infrastructure urban andruralapplications, applications, series satellitesareuseful forcartographic Cartosat-2 from imageries The manner. phased in orbit in placed are satellites series Cartosat-2 The 2B. and 2A Cartosat-2, earlier the to similar are satellites These respectively. PSLV-C40 & February 15, 2017, June 23, 2017 and January 12, 2018 aboard 2016, PSLV-C34, PSLV-C37, 22, PSLV-C38 June on launched were satellites series Cartosat-2 Four Cartosat-2 SeriesSatellite: the ARGOSGroundSegmentforsubsequentprocessing anddistribution. to same the transmits and buoys ocean from data of variety a for system collection data ARGOS global the of implementation operational and development to contributes System Collection Data ARGOS SARAL applications. ocean for (GHz) Hertz Giga 35.75 at operates CNES, by provided ALTIKA, altimeter, Ka-band The bus. Satellite-2 Mini Indian the in accommodated are payloads of altitude an at 785 km, on February 25, 2013, onboard India’s Polar orbit Satellite Launch Vehicle, PSLV-C20. SARAL synchronous Sun a into launched successfully was It height. surface sea the study to mission satellite ISRO-CNES joint a is Satellite withARGOSandALTIKA(SARAL) obtain stereoscopicimageryandachieveafourtofito ve-day revisitcapability. track across as well as along degree 26 ± to up steerable is CARTOSAT-2B agile highly The days. 4-5 of re-visit a with km 630 of altitude nominal a at orbit polar synchronous Sun a in placed was It swath. km 9.6 with imagery resolution spatial m 1 than better provide to capability the with Cartosat-2B, Meteorological andOceanographicSatelliteDataArchivalCentre(MOSDAC)portal. scientififor through archived hosted and fiand calibrated the studies been for c has months 16 rst MADRAS by provided data the However, now. functioning not is sensor MADRAS analysis. and scientifiuseful providing are and satisfactorily performing are MADRAS, except research for data c payloads, the All atmosphere. Earth’s the profiof vertical humidity provide and temperature of les to system occultation radio GPS a GPS-ROS, (iv) and measurement budget radiation for scanner channel four a SCARAB, (iii) sounder humidity channel six a SAPHIR, (ii) (MADRAS) Structures four scientifi c instruments, namely - (i) Microwave Analysis and Detection of Rain and Atmospheric by PSLV-C18 on launched October 12, 2011 was into an satellite 867 km orbit The with 20 regions. degree inclination. tropical The satellite carried the in budget moisture energy associated the in of thelifecycleconvectivesystemsandtheirrole joint missionforthebetterunderstanding Megha-Tropiques Very HighFrequency(VHF)bandtoderiveposition,speedandotherinformationofships. (Automatic AIS as Identifi known in payload, surveillance ship for payload experimental an as Canada COMDEV, from System) cation opportunities of announcement additional an carries also It AWiFS. for bits 12 to bits 10 and LISS-4 & LISS-3 for bits 10 to bits 7 from resolution radiometric LISS-3, namely, payloads, sensing LISS-4 remote and AWiFS optical with enhanced multispectral three swath from has 23 km it to 70 Resourcesat-1, km for LISS-4 in and improved As April 2011. on 20, orbit synchronous Sun km 817 an into PSLV-C16 by launched was It community. user Resourcesat-2, launched on July 12, 2012 onboard PSLV-15, carried a single panchromatic camera a follow on mission to Resourcesat-1, provides data continuity to Indian and global (Megha - cloud in Sanskrit and Tropiques - tropics in French) is a ISRO-CNES a is French) in tropics - Tropiques and Sanskrit in cloud - (Megha

orbit. The satellite was realised with new technologies to provide continuity of services to RISAT-2 to services of continuity provide to technologies new with realised was satellite The orbit. given a in images spot of number maximum providing interest of areas the over capability revisit 22, 2019. May The primary objective on of the mission is PSLV-C46 to provide X onboard band SAR Services with launched an average daily and realised successfully was RISAT-2B RISAT-2B: of 5years.EMISATwassuccessfullylaunched onboard PSLV-C45onApril1,2019. around the Augmented IMS – II Bus capable of generating 965W and is planned with a mission life EMISAT: EMISAT is a user defi ned satellite jointly developed with the user. The spacecraft is built geological forestry, agriculture, environments, coastalzonesandinlandwaters, etc., arederivedfromsatellite. in applications of range wide A sensors. spectral the from multi data existing the supplementing and users to basis repetitive a on bands. coverage red global Infra provides wave It Short and Red Infra Near and Hyper Visible employs in satellite images take This to years. Imager 5 Spectral of life mission a with 2018 29, November on by PSLV-C43 launched successfully was kg 380 weighing HysIS Satellite, Imaging Spectral Hyper HysIS: mission life. design and can be fabricated and tested independently of payload. This satellite has completed its in modular is bus satellite The series. this of satellites future for runner fore the and demonstrator technology a is This bus. IMS-1 from heritage its derives that class kg 100 the in satellite small a is Microsat payload. co-passenger a as ISRO by built Microsat a carried PSLV-C40 Microsat-1: placed inSunSynchronousOrbitof817kmaltitudewithaninclination98.69deg. 1235 kg with a power generation capacity of 1250 W and a mission life of 5 years. The Scanning satellite around was is mass Self spacecraft The (AWiFS). Sensor Imaging Field Wide Advanced Linear an and LISS-III resolution – Sensor medium a LISS-IV, – Sensor Scanning Self Imaging Linear resolution high a namely, cameras, solid-state three of consisting payloads of combination unique a with capability, imaging three-tier users. having the Resourcesat-2 to to confisimilar continuity The is data guration provide to intended and Resourcesat-2 to mission on follow a is It Resourcesat-2A: forecasting, monitoringofcyclones&theirtrajectoryandoceanstateforecasting. global the is usedasaninput forweather surface, which over ocean direction) and velocity (magnitude wind deriving for community user global to disseminated being is data Scatterometer The 720 km altitude with an inclination of 98.27 deg by PSLV. The mission life of the satellite is 5 years. of Orbit Synchronous Sun in placed was spacecraft The kg. 360 is spacecraft the of mass the and Bus IMS-2 standard around built is flspacecraft one The the Oceansat-2. to onboard similar own Scatterometer Ku-band carries satellite The users. the to services tracking and detection cyclone forecasting, for weather vector dataproducts wind Scatterometer toprovide of Oceansat-2 mission SCATSAT-1: The satellite was launched on September 26, 2016 onboard PSLV-C35. It is a continuity ± 45degreeprovidingspotimagesincontinuousimagingmode. 5 are satellites these years each. These spacecraft are capable of along track of and across track steering, nominally upto life mission The applications. (GIS) System Information and Geographical (LIS) System Information Land other various and features manmade and geographical out eorea-A a luce o Dcme 0, 06 nor PSLV-C36. onboard 2016 07, December on launched was Resourcesat-2A 21 Annual Report 2020-2021 Government of India, Department of Space ´ÉÉ̹ÉEò Ê®{ÉÉä]Ç 2020-2021 22 ¦ÉÉ®úiÉ ºÉ®úEòÉ®, +ÆiÉÊ®úIÉ Ê´É¦ÉÉMÉ (SAS &R)Transponderpayloads. Rescue and Search Aided Satellite and (DRT) Transponder Relay Data payloads having also is It registration. band The radiometric measurements to have been band also improved enhanced using Black and Body and calibration. accuracy geolocation vehicle improved with satellite launch INSAT-3D of mission F05 GSLV aboard repeat 2016 the is It orbit. geostationary the in longitude East degree 74 08, of slot orbital the at positioned September on launched was INSAT-3DR and Rescue(SAS&R)Transponder. 6 Channel Imager, 19 Channel Sounder, Data Relay Transponder (DRT) and Satellite Aided Search km) are INSAT-3D onboard ~15 Payloads atmosphere. the of top the to surface from ozone integrated and to surface from levels (21 humidity km), ~70 to surface from levels (40 temperature of profivertical provides which System, les Sounding Atmospheric its through monitoring weather to dimension new a added has It orbit. geostationary the in longitude East degree 82 of slot orbital the at positioned and 2013 26, July on launched was satellite, weather advanced an INSAT-3D, MeteorologicalSatellitesinService 2.1.3 and EOS-01areperformingtospecifi cation andprovidingsatisfactoryservicestotheusers. RISAT-2BR1 RISAT-2B, viz constellation the in satellites three All requirement. user the meet to estimation and disaster management. This is the third satellite flin the constellation resource, of three inundation satellites water ood forestry, agriculture, for required is which environment & water to land, related applications dataforvarious imaging provides and conditions and all-weather night day, in operate to capability the has satellite The interest. of area over improved observation of with frequency services imaging SAR band X provide to is mission the of objective primary The 2020. 07, Nov on PSLV-C49 onboard launched and realized successfully was EOS-01 EOS-01: 2B. ItwaslaunchedbyPSLV-C48intoan576kmLowearthorbitonDecember11,2019. confiThe services. SAR band X in continuity provides RISAT- to similar is RISAT-2B-R of guration SAR of series RISAT India’s imaging spacecraft of and fourth satellite part in the is series. RISAT-2BR1, a It follow on mission (ISRO). to RISAT-2B, Organisation Research Space Indian by built RISAT-2B-R1: 1850W ofpower.Thesatellitewasplacedatanaltitude509km. generating Kg 1616 @ around weighing and structure hexagonal around built is spacecraft The years. 5 of life operational an with Applications Cartographic advanced for intended and spectral imaging resolution high very having satellite, capability, to obtain advanced imageries with spatial resolutions agile November of 0.28 m generation in Panchromatic, 1m third on in 4 band a multi is PSLV-C47 It 2019. onboard 27, launched successfully was CARTOSAT-3 CARTOSAT-3: Mozaic modesofimaging.Thespacecraftwasplacedatanaltitude555km. It carries an X years. Band SAR with 5 a Payload Radial of Rib Refllife mission a for ector 3.6 power m mesh antenna of for Spot, kw Strip & 1.3 generating Kg 620 of mass a with module payload separate with structure Hexagonal new a around built was spacecraft The mode. track fast a in RISAT-2B-R1 is a synthetic-aperture radar (SAR) imaging satellite for reconnaissance The satellite has the capability to operate in day, night and all weather conditions with a Mission Aperture life Radar of in C-Band providing Microwave data to the user community for operational services. EOS-04: EOS-04 is a repeat Satellite of RISAT-1 and is confi gured to ensure continuity of Synthetic and Telecom/Bhutanalongwithprimarypayload fromISRO. Technology Information of Department by developed being payload secondary a bus accommodates main of capability enhanced The systems. telemetry and telecommand the computer, like onboard to systems cater critical for to redundancy bus the INS-2 incorporates using It nanosatellite territory. Bhutan a specifi to applications build c to is mission the of objective prime The and glaciersgeology. has potential applications in the area of agriculture, forestry & environment, water resources, snow payload. prime as Camera Imaging payload This km. 116 of width swath a with and 29m of distance sampling ground a has Nano-MX (Nano-MX) Multispectral nano a carries INS-2B INS-2B: a groundsamplingdistanceof166mandswath64x48km. has payload TIC The etc. lakes / wetlands large of temperature surface temperature, the surface land using applications the improve to expected is and (TIC) Camera Imaging Thermal a carries TD INS-2 missions. satellite Nano subsequent the in payloads of variety to cater to enhanced also are capabilities bus main The reliability. satellite overall the enhance hence and systems critical technologies identifi new ed for second generation of Nanosatellite. It also incorporates performance the redundancy for in-orbit the demonstrate to is mission the of objective prime The INS-2 TD: months. 9 is satellite the of life The satelliteisslatedforlaunchinthefi mission The rst quarterof2021. application. GIS other various and development cartographic utilities mapping, coastal landuseandregulation, urban andruralmanagement, applications, for demands user ever-increasing the meet to expected is It SSLV. with capability EOS-02: EOS-02 is confi gured around MicroSat-TD bus platform to demonstrate launch on demand all onasingle,agile,jitterfreeplatform. at fast providing revisit capability, realtimemonitoring,multispectralandhyperimaging- primarily is meant satellite for near real time imaging of natural resources and disaster The management. EOS-03 is aimed bands. infra-red wave short and infra-red near visible, the in operating Imager Spectral Hyper and Infra-Red Near Visible, the in operating Imager Multispectral a has It EOS-03: EOS-03 is a Geo Imaging SatelliteinGeostationaryorbitwitha high temporalresolution. Brief descriptionofthesefuturemissionsisgivenhereunder: document. vision ISRO’s with conversant in launched be to planned been have satellites several regard, this In applications. operational the meet to order in payloads and sensors to respect with capabilities in technological ofservicesandcarryoutenhancements thecontinuity is tomaintain (Cartography), Imaging Satellites (GISAT) in geostationary orbit to enable near real time imaging. The overall aim Cartosat Geo realise to Water), envisaged also is & It (Meteorology). INSAT (Land and Atmosphere) RISAT & (Ocean Oceansat & Resourcesat namely, satellites, of series thematic application the of continuity ensure will programme (EO) Observation Earth future India’s FutureEarthObservationandMeteorologicalMissions 2.1.4 23 Annual Report 2020-2021 Government of India, Department of Space ´ÉÉ̹ÉEò Ê®{ÉÉä]Ç 2020-2021 24 ¦ÉÉ®úiÉ ºÉ®úEòÉ®, +ÆiÉÊ®úIÉ Ê´É¦ÉÉMÉ by SAC,ISRO. SAR. The L-band SAR payload willbe delivered by NASA and S-bandSAR payload is developed S-band and SAR L-band namely payloads two carries and bus I-3K around built is mission The & pointingcontrol. orbit precision with Interferometry environment, global of coverage systematic years, 3-5 of period global coverage of the earth’s biomass, cryosphere for surface dynamics and coastal studies over a are goals mission primary The ISRO. & NASA by developed being jointly is mission This NISAR: spatial resolutionofapproximately2.5m. with payload multispectral a and 1.25m approximately of resolution spatial a providing payloads panchromatic two carries satellite The power. of W 3200 around generating of capable bus I-1K around built is satellite The assessment. impact disaster development, infrastructure and planning in theareasoflandandwater,largescalemapping,urban applications single platformandenhance on a capability as multi-spectral and wide swath-stereoaswell resolution with improved monitoring RESOURCESAT-3S/3SA: carries advancedLISS-IIIprovidingdatacontinuityforinVNIR&SWIRbands. etc. satellite inventory The power. of 3200W around generating of landslide capable bus I-1K around built is satellite The inundation, fl ood assessment, drought degradation, land monitoring, wetland and impact assessment, wasteland environmental state level, and at regional planning developmental monitoring, forestry, waterresources in theareasofagriculture, applications resolution, spectral resolution and better revisit frequency. It is planned to enhance remote sensing spatial with improved and waterresourcesmanagement basis intheareaofland operational RESOURCESAT-3/3A: cartographic advanced for applications withanoperationallifeof5years.Thesatelliteisbuiltaroundhexagonalstructure. imageries obtain to satellite agile advanced an is EOS-08 EOS-08: land regionasandwhenneeded. systematic with capability over images spot imaging generate also and region Ocean Indian the in interest of area the over coverage provide to is mission the of objective primary The EOS-07: of CNESwillalsofl y on-boardthesatelliteunderinternationalco-operation. temperature monitor (SSTM-1) for Sea Surface Temperature measurement. An ARGOS-4 payload for Color Monitor region Ocean (OCM-3) with spectral bandwidth of band 10-20 nm and Infrared better SNR 13 as well as sea surface Scatterometer, in carry to and envisaged region is satellite Optical EOS-06 corrections. in atmospheric bands of number more with (SST), Temperature Surface Sea as such data additional providing by applications the improve to expected is satellite This applications. operational the sustain to data vector wind and colour specifiOcean payload of improved cation with continuity data the ensure to is EOS-06 of objective prime The EOS-06: which fi nd usefulinputsforAgriculture,ForestryandWaterresourcemanagement. 5 years and provides imaging data for various applications related to Land, Water and environment h msin s niae t poie otniy f aa evcs n an on services data of continuity provide to envisaged is mission The h stlie s lne t poie aa evcs o erh resource earth for services data provide to planned is satellite The evaluation oftherespective missions. for performance quality product data through Radiometric assessed periodically was missions and sensing remote optical on-going Geometric demand. user on based archives from as well as chain product generation product andinteractive standard using Data productsweregenerated Data Processing,Products,ArchivalandWeb Applications to out generate Level-0Products. carried being is Processing Data Ancillary and Shadnagar IMGEOS, to Network through transferred being is stations these at dumped data Payload SVALBARD and TROMSO Stations: link toNRSCinnearrealtime. was received facility from various Remote Sensing Satellites is transferred through high speed communication (AGEOS)” Satellites Observation data The Antarctica. NCAOR), of base (Research Bharati at Earth 2012-13 during ISRO by established for Station Ground “Antarctica AGEOS: from also foreign satellites. and satellites Sensing Remote Indian various from data acquires IMGEOS hours. 24 established at delivers emergencyproductsinonehourandstandard Shadnagar IMGEOS: Satellite DataReception 2.1.5 Applications for nearrealtimeimaging(undercloudfreeconditions)ofnaturalresourcesanddisasterevents. meant primarily is satellite The orbit. geostationary from intervals frequent at interest of area large of images time real near provide to envisaged satellite imaging geo agile an is EOS-05 EOS-05: in termsoftemperatureandhumidityforweatherforecastingdisasterwarning. meteorological enhanced for profivertical generating surfaces, ocean and land of monitoring observations, designed is atmosphere the of le INSAT-3DS years. 10 around of life mission a planned with platform bus I–2K around built is satellite The performance. its confi optimize to guration INSAT-3DS the into incorporated been improvements/modifi have appropriate cations satellites, INSAT to continuity provide Search and Rescue to services. Considering, the ground payload and on-orbit observations of (SA&R) INSAT-3D/3DR Rescue and Search Aided Satellite and (DRT) 6 channel Imager & 19 channel Sounder. In addition to viz; this, payloads it meteorological also two conficarries carries a with It Data satellite Sounder. Relay Atmospheric gured Transponder and meteorological System Imaging advanced improved an is It requirement. contingency of spare a case as in used be will and INSAT-3D/3DR of mission follow-on a is INSAT-3DS INSAT-3DS: integrated identicalsatellites. four of realization and development design, at aimed is Mission HRSAT resolution. 17m around with camera LWIR and resolution 4m around providing Camera Multispectral resolution, 1m than etc. HRSAT carries advanced cameras such as Panchromatic Camera providing images with better disaster management, infrastructure development, rural development, agriculture, urbanplanning, revisit daily a and PAN mapping, scale in large applications commercial and for civilian has agreatpotential capability in resolution meter sub with satellites small of constellation A HRSAT: Integrated Multi-Mission Ground Segment for Earth Observation Satellites (IMGEOS) Satellites Observation Earth for Segment Ground Multi-Mission Integrated

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(MX) spectral multi and PAN Cartosat-3 series dataproducts enabling data hubfortheSentinel satellite IRS free datasetsandactsas regional non and IRS downloading for window single a as serves It acquired users. for online and archived data Mission GHRC and OSCAT Scatsat-1, Product, (GAC) Coverage Area Global 2 Sentinel 1A,1B and 2A, 2B, OCM- Bhoonidhi web portal (bhoonodhi.nrsc.gov.in) enables free satellite data dissemination of Landsat 8, Bhoonidhi –ISROOpenDataAccessPortal (NICES) Studies programme andtherewereabout23600downloads. 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GIS the have to environment) GIS source open (an platform QGIS with in Software Analysis developed tool for the data processing, analysis and visualization of HYperspectral multi-/hyperspectral data, is plugged- AdVanced copyright. Software Analysis Data Microwave Development ofDataAnalysisSoftware 100 smartcitiesofIndia. of sprawl urban and publish to calculate developed was based algorithm that region.Deeplearning profiNDVI for various les get & AOI draw to user profile” webprocessingserviceallows NDVI to beperformedonasetofimages.“AOI based provided allows user defi ned single and multiband has operations that service processing Calculator” asaweb portal VEDAS Archival System(VEDAS) Visualization of Earth ObservationDataand Wind forecast. internet compatible format from SCORPIO and automated E-mail based dissemination of Solar and cyclones tropical and Bengal) four of and Burevi(Bay of prediction and monitoring supported also MOSDAC andalerts NewStateportalfordisseminationofforewarning • Web application for monitoring of • ofRipcurrentforecastsfor175beachesIndia fordissemination “SafeBeach”application • and metrology fi of the eld in applications oceanography followingnewapplicationswerereleasedonMOSDACduring2020. based data satellite develop to efforts the of part As Meteorological andOceanographicSatelliteDataArchivalCentre(MOSDAC) Bhoonidhi portaland54700productsaredownloadedbyusersinthisyear. in uploaded are data) of bytes tera (~50 products 1,01,520 about are There features. catalogue browse and its with users for archive data the into look quick a provides also It downloads. faster LCS-Cores andStretchingDirections (Arabian Sea), dissemination of dissemination Sea), (Arabian Nisarga Oil spills and its possible progression direction using Altimeter eind n dvlpd y A, a received has SAC, by developed and designed (MIDAS) “Geospatial (AVHYAS-Ver.1) Coastal Inundation Amphan, Nivar , anin-house in 27 Annual Report 2020-2021 Government of India, Department of Space ´ÉÉ̹ÉEò Ê®{ÉÉä]Ç 2020-2021 28 ¦ÉÉ®úiÉ ºÉ®úEòÉ®, +ÆiÉÊ®úIÉ Ê´É¦ÉÉMÉ estimates were made for three new Kharif crops such as Maize, Groundnut, and Soybean over more Agricultural Sciences and Applications: Remote SensingApplications MMS acquiredImageofUrbanarea Infrastructure monitoringforroadsandrailways. and asset management, Canopy Height Modeling and Biomass estimation for forestry applications, mapping utility applications, urban for Modeling Building 3D for used be will technology MMS The (1550 nm) and Digital Cameras for 3600 Field of View (FoV) data acquisition is acquired at NRSC. Mobile Mapping System (MMS): Tapi rivers. for utilized be will flData flsq.km. and flforecasting selected 4802 ood and in Godavari modelling of inundation covering reaches ood prone ood river Godavari for progress in is and sq.km 1615 covering river Tapi for delivered is scale 1:5000 in database Geospatial 2D and GSD 0.5m with orthoimages interval, 0.5m at contours accuracy, vertical 0.35m with (DTM) Model Terrain Digital Aerial Services:LIDARSurveyoverGodavari : Digital Elevation Model (DEM) with1mspacing, Scale Mappingupto1:500scale. large fiand 20cm, 0.4m of of accuracy contours vertical ne with model elevation digital resolution high of generation processing, photogrammetric survey, ground GSD), 5cm to (up data resolution and state-of-the-art infrastructure for Aerial Remote Sensing that comprises data acquisition of high The Aerial Services and Digital Mapping area of NRSC is a unique facility with end-to-end capability Aerial ServicesandDigitalMapping future sensors,andalsoplug-innewalgorithmsseamlessly. for it upgrade to planned is It satellites. 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tropospheric NO the in trend declining clear A satellites. operating inpolarandgeostationary Indian from probed instruments and globalspace-based been also have quality water and air of measurements Proxy out. carried ground been has data and based space-borne using India, lockdown of parametersover on environmental effects the understand Applications: and Environmental Sciences fodder green Total Union. Milk production wasestimatedtobe14.4lakhtonsforAnandmilkunionRabi2019-2020. Anand for developed been have models yield spectral Fodder data. (CCE) Experiment Cutting Crop with validated was and Orissa Cuttack, in estimation yield rice GP-level for developed been has model Semi-physical disseminated. were updates weekly and done also was crops summer Indian to prediction and assessment damage crop suitability, MoES. under project (GKMS) A comprehensive Sewa satellite-based geo-spatial assessment of desert locust menace using Mausam ecological Krishi Gramin in farmers to advisories agro-met aiding for (AMFUs) Units Field Agroment 7 to agromet productshavebeendisseminated value-added Several data. ‘only-radar’ and which PALSAR-2 ‘only-optical’ than accuracy higher / produced ALOS-2 and using AWiFS Resourcesat-2 year, from common combination Opti-SAR a for Bangladesh over area planted rice Dec.) – (July ‘Aman’ mapped jointly JAXA and ISRO chair, CEOS of priorities region BIMSTEC As programme. than 100 districts in 5 states under SUFALAM has seen a signifi cant increase area in vegetation density from 1976 the of 63% about that found a was over fi It Department period. ve-decade Forest Gujarat with study joint a in data sensing remote on based Sanctuary, and Park National Gir over studied was habitat lion Asiatic on density vegetation in National ParkandSanctuary,Gujarat:The impact of change Monitoring decadal changeinvegetationdensityoverGir observed forRabicrops. were 30%) to (up productivity in increase and demand water fi addition, crop forest count, in re In decrease cooling, India. surface night-time across lockdown the to owing Gujarat activities in anthropogenic reduced of effect an suggesting Surat), at 44% Ahmedabad, at 69% of sini suy to study scientifi c A 2 concentration has been observed in the analysis (city-wise reduction of theorder (city-wise reduction concentrationhasbeenobservedintheanalysis 29 Annual Report 2020-2021 Government of India, Department of Space ´ÉÉ̹ÉEò Ê®{ÉÉä]Ç 2020-2021 30 ¦ÉÉ®úiÉ ºÉ®úEòÉ®, +ÆiÉÊ®úIÉ Ê´É¦ÉÉMÉ to 2017. The mean surface velocity for the main trunk of glaciers varies between 43.3 to 62.5 m/ 62.5 to 43.3 between varies glaciers of trunk main the for velocity surface mean The 2017. to feature 2014 from by datasets FMX LISS-IV satellites 2 Resourcesat-1, estimated ISRO’s the using technique tracking been has velocity surface glacier Gangotri respectively. changes climate velocity are the direct indicatorsof glacier healthandimpactof short and long-termweather nature of all major river basins. The spatio-temporal changes in the area, ice thickness and surface important role in supportingandsustainingtheperennial data: Glaciers of the Himalayan mountain ranges plays an velocity estimationusingIndian EO Glacier surface with thedatabaseof5,335lakes. data. Glacial Lake Atlas of Indus River Basin was prepared MX LISS-IV Resourcesat-2 using basin Indus in mapped are 0.25ha > size Glacial lakesandwaterbodiesof glaciers usingIRSLISSIII/LandsatTMdata. >5200 of mapping the on based 2016/17/18 and 2000/01 between area lost have glaciers Himalayan ii) October, of month the in 2020 and 2004 between interval days 5 at data AWiFS from produced cover snow Himalayan in decline a is there i) that shown have Cryosphere Himalayan of Studies “Integrated Science andapplications: Cryosphere over stretches different over observed Ganga River. was water of clarity Consistent pre-lockdown. of dates nearby to in-comparison period down lock during etc. Chlorophyll Turbidity, Matter, Suspended the period 1958-2015. Water quality studies show signifi cant changes in constituents such as Total for analysed was rivers Indian major 14 of discharge monsoonal and annual Monthly, forecasted. flof is probability zones The inundated MOSDAC. ood from parameters meteorological other and using VEDAS web portal for the Brahmaputra River with hourly discharge using WRF-Hydro model Land Hydrology research and applications: wildlife management. and forest in flhelp of can biodiversity and the fauna highlighted and also ora study The 2018. till Gangotri Glaciervelocityas estimatedfromorthodatasetsofLISS-IVFMX Analysis of data produced in a recently concluded project Real-time fldisseminated Real-time being is forecasting ood different rock.GL=GlauconiticLimestone,SH=ShaleSH(FE)=Shale(Ferich) (a) FieldPhotographshowingglauconiticlimestone;(b)Spectralderivativeimagecompositedelineating GIS database creation has been completed from Very High Resolution Satellite (VHRS) data for data (VHRS) Satellite Resolution High Very from completed been has creation database GIS Urban scale) (1:4,000 scale AMRUT Cities’ Large ScaleUrbanGIS Database creation:Large for groundwater sustainability. plan management development/ comprehensive to address used were technique geo-spatial with conjunction observations, in based ground and EarthObservationdata high resolution management plan.Synergeticuseof groundwater variationandsustainability Uttar Pradesh to address the micro level district, Mirzapur block, been Halia in carried has Field Study and Techniques: Based Geo-spatial using scale Mapping & Sustainability Village Level Groundwater Prospect use ofbroadbandrefl ectance spectroscopyinthemineralmappingofsedimentaryprovinces. for delineating glauconitic bearing zones in fossiliferous limestone. The study proposes the potential Advanced Space borne Thermal Emission and Refl ection Radiometer (ASTER) data was processed Delineating Glauconitic: using ALOS-PALSAR imagesandarevalidatedusinginsitusoundingobservations. estimated been has Khambhat of Gulf the along regions selected for bathymetry Coastal velocity more than 3 cm/year. Shoreline Change Atlas for the entire Indian coast has been prepared. (LOS) Sight of Line show Faridabad and Dwarka Gurgaon, of vicinity in located zones subsidence Several 2014-19. period time of data series time InSAR of analysis the from extracted were NCR and applications: Geoscience research year 2017. the in velocity surface in increase slight a with 2017, to 2014 of seasons autumn the during year Visible Near-Infrared (VNIR) and Shortwave Infrared (SWIR) bands of bands (SWIR) Infrared Shortwave and (VNIR) Near-Infrared Visible on 1:10,000 Halia Block,MirzapurDistrict,UttarPradesh Fig: Groundwater(1:10K)prospectsmappinginitiatives for Subsidence affected regions in and around Delhi in andaround affected regions Subsidence 31 Annual Report 2020-2021 Government of India, Department of Space ´ÉÉ̹ÉEò Ê®{ÉÉä]Ç 2020-2021 32 ¦ÉÉ®úiÉ ºÉ®úEòÉ®, +ÆiÉÊ®úIÉ Ê´É¦ÉÉMÉ for CTCR. curve distribution fi probability to t data historical using grid every at computed thresholds These thresholds. exceedance the surpasses that (CTCR) Rate Cooling Top Cloud of zones identifying on based is algorithm nowcasting The 2020. September in IMD at installed successfully been has region, Indian the over system Nowcasting of heavy rainfall for using INSAT-3D and algorithm its alert developed in-house The Alert System: Nowcasting of Heavy Rainfall using INSAT-3D and for front high-resolution oceanographic applications. generate to useful is (SST) accurate estimation of Sea Surface Temperature A New physical retrieval algorithm developed for Delhi. New IMD, at facility (MMDRPS) System Processing Multi-Mission and Receiving Data of Meteorological establishment the for Corporation (IMD) Department Meteorological Antrix India between and Limited MoU a (~20) under Products Geophysical incremental for 3D/3DR: Retrieval fromINSAT Geophysical Parameter outfl ow channelsis~2 and outflintake the ow along channels (till the sea). Results 2018 show that the difference in year temperature between intake and the of June) (except months profi11 temperature for create les surface temperatureandto satellitebased thermaldatawasusedtomapchannel is maintained, norm environmental the that verify To inlet. the at temperature surface sea ambient w.r.t. C) (+7° rise “delta” stipulated the below well maintained be to is environment temperature water discharge the norms, per As circulation. water sea using system” through Project (UMPP) in Gujarat as “once MW Power Mega Ultra units) 4000 5 x (800 a operates Limited (CGPL) Power Gujarat Coastal at Seainlets: Assessment Discharge WaterTemperature and attributedatacollection. verifiground for (ULBs) cation Bodies Local Urban to data the over handed and completed been have Territories Union / states 20 from cities AMRUT 239 of creation Database Geo-spatial GOI. Urban Transformation (AMRUT) and at the Rejuvenation behest for of by Mission Ministry Atal of of Housing and sub-scheme Urban under Affairs Plans (MoHUA), Master based GIS of formulation erea agrtm wr developed were algorithms Retrieval ° C. Measurement ofwatertemperaturesinCGPLsurroundings Spatial gradientofdailyINSAT-DRSSTinBayBengal Satellite basednowcasting Ocean Chlorophyll (OC4) RMSE of 0.58 mgm OA) a be dvlpd o estimate mgm 0.16 of RMSE a with Sea Arabian in of Chlorophyll-a retrieval the to signifi in showed improvement algorithm cant OQAA The Sea. Arabian developed for class been size phytoplankton and concentration Chlorophyll-a has (OQAA) Algorithm Quasi-Analytical Optimized An Studies: Ocean Colour and Biological Oceanographic during thesamelockdowntimeperiodin2019. 18–34% by and 2020) March 24 – January (1 period – March (25 May 2020) by 11–47% as compared to pre-lockdown period lockdown the during loading aerosol in reduction average an reveals India over distribution of INSAT-3D Aerosol Optical Depth (AOD) Spatial observations. from spacebased observed were changes these of Many India. in atmosphere overall in thelower matter aerosol of particulate reduction was there and emission gases in greenhouse reduction period lockdown COVID-19 COVID-19 inducedlockdown period: During Aerosol OpticalDepth(AOD)observationduring ismntd iety o h ue ognstos nldn MA NM, DA, tt Remote State SDMAs, Sensing ApplicationsCenters, andthroughNDEMBhuvanGeo-portals. NDMA, MHA, including organisations user the to directly disseminated cyclone to and prepared fl due are products added fl fl or value 262 oods and About maps 2020. riverine ood during oods rainfall induced by either Telangana) and Meghalaya, Bengal, West Odisha, Gujarat, Pradesh, Uttar Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Pradesh, Madhya Chhattisgarh, Bihar, Assam, Pradesh, (Andhra States 14 in districts affected 166 covering data satellite using out carried was flmonitoring major and real-time mapping Floods & Cyclones:Near events ood Disaster ManagementSupport use. operational for INCOIS to also transferred been has technique This developed. been has parameters multi-satellite/multi-sensor using conditions cloudy under even outlook PFZ probabilistic providing for approach new A algorithm: tracking and Identification A NewPotentialFishing Zone (PFZ) monsoon season. absorption in coastal waters of Gujarat follows CDOM the monsoon that and peak revealed of CDOM study is observed in The post 412nm. at absorption CDOM for algorithm regional new Seasonal a using Sea. Arabian of structure ecosystem the Variability of Coloured Dissolved Organic studying Matter (CDOM) along Gujarat coastal waters for was studied missions EOS-6 & GISAT-1 -3 . The algorithm will be implemented in the upcoming chlorophyll (colourshade)andwindcurrentdrifts. SSTfront (blackline),eddies(dashedcontours), New PFZalgorithmmakinguseofsatellitederived with respecttothesametimeperiodof2019 AOD Anomalyduringlockdownperiod2020 -3 compared to the operational algorithm, comparedtotheoperational as as 31 33 Annual Report 2020-2021 Government of India, Department of Space ´ÉÉ̹ÉEò Ê®{ÉÉä]Ç 2020-2021 34 ¦ÉÉ®úiÉ ºÉ®úEòÉ®, +ÆiÉÊ®úIÉ Ê´É¦ÉÉMÉ rivers arepreparedusingALTMDTMof1mpostingandCartoDEM10mposting. Flood inputs. models forboththe simulations inundation based space using for Godavari provided been has Hrs) 50 of time (lead fl forecast spatial ood real-time enabled Web Operational Spatial Flood EarlyWarning: crop inWestBengalhasbeenstudied. Jute fi for agriculture elds of fl inundation ood induced cyclone Amphan damage to due Crop assessment Odisha. and Bengal West in fl caused oods and Bengal West of coast the struck cyclone severe extremely an Amphan, Uttar Pradesh, Assam, Bengal, Odisha and Bihar State. West in fl events the ood during out carried hasbeen Crop damageassessment Andhra Pradesh Village levelinformation–fl ood inundatedareasNelloreDistrict, Flood InundationSimulation forGodavariRiver(18Aug2020at14hrs)

Amphan cycloneinducedfl ood inundation Hyderabad Inundation inLowlyingareas 92 n 157 n 4 n 2 June 2020 respectively. 25 and 24 on 16597 and 3912 fllightning Ground to Cloud were ashes of number Total 2020. June 25 and 24 during occurrences number oflightning (ECV). Indian region received very large variable climate is anessential which occurrences; fl ash lightning detect to at differentparts ofthecountry installed (LDS) network of 27 sensors have been Sensor Detection Lightning Network: Lightning Detection System (LDS) near E) 39.5” 0’ 77° N, 39” 9’ (approximate 10° location: estate Pettimudi the 07, in August 2020 of hours early the on occurred Landslide Monitoring: Organization (LWO),Jodhpur. Warning Locust the with along built being is locust behaviourandlifecycleevents, etc.) the climate andlocustrelation,understanding (like base Knowledge during period. specifi done ed the is analysis loss crop Locust / data. impact NDVI and FCC temperature, surface), accumulated rainfall,landsurface sub- and zone (root moisture soil direction), with mapsofwindparameters(speedand of locustswarmtrajectory prediction heuristic the carried outforunderstanding being Technology: Locust Surveillance Using Geospatial out eae suis are studies related Locust msie landslide massive A Locust swarmsprovidedbyLWO Vegetation status,Windparametersandexisting Heuristic predictionmodelwithinputslike end users. uploaded in Charter as well as disseminated to products weregenerated and value added The 2020. 08, August on triggered was 766) Call (Charter Charter Disaster International the the event, the Following in Kerala. of area, district Idduki Munnar estate, tea Pettimudi 35 Annual Report 2020-2021 Government of India, Department of Space ´ÉÉ̹ÉEò Ê®{ÉÉä]Ç 2020-2021 36 ¦ÉÉ®úiÉ ºÉ®úEòÉ®, +ÆiÉÊ®úIÉ Ê´É¦ÉÉMÉ a missionlifeof12years. from Sriharikota. It is confi gured around the ISRO’s standard I-2K bus. The satellite is designed for 2017 05, May on GSLV-F09 onboard launched was transponders band Ku carrying satellite The Lanka. Sri and Nepal Maldives, India, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, countries Asian of South benefi people the of for ts realised is Satellite Asia South or GSAT-9 - South Asia Satellite 15 years.ThesatellitewaslaunchedonOctober 06,2016. it and carries bus Ku, Normal C extended & Extended C I-3K band confitransponders. It is around satellite designed for a gured mission communication life of more a than is GSAT-18 - GSAT-18 GAGAN payload.ThesatellitewaslaunchedinNovember 11,2015. a mission life more than 12 years. The payload includes Ku-Band transponders and a two channel GSAT-15 - GSAT-15 is a communication satellite confi gured around I-3K bus and it is designed for It carriesa6mdiameterS-bandunfurlableantenna. links. hub for beam C-band and links user for fiIndia with whole payload covering beams spot ve S-band through communication provides It 2016. 27, August on GSLV-D6 onboard launched was GSAT-6 - GSAT-6 Spacecraft is confi gured based on ISRO’s I-2K Bus. This communication satellite C-band andExtended-Cband.ThesatellitewaslaunchedonDecember07,2014. Ku-band, in transponders includes payload spacecraft’s The years. 12 than more of life a mission with bus Extended confi I-3K satellite around communication gured a is GSAT-16 - GSAT-16 indigenous Cryogenic stage. with GSLV fl of development ight second January the on Mission, launched GSLV-D5 successfully on-board 2014 was 05, GSAT-14 bus. I–2K communication standard the Ku-band employs around it of years, and life 12 mission a C-band with Designed Beacons. Extended Ka-band carries also provides It capacity. transponder spacecraft GSAT-14 - GSAT-14 C-band andKu-bandaswellaGAGANpayloadoperatinginL1L5bands. Extended C-band, normal in payload carries 2012, September in launched GSAT-10 - GSAT-10 transponders. ThesatellitewassuccessfullylaunchedonboardPSLV-C17onJuly15,2011. GSAT-12 - GSAT-12 satellite is confi gured around 1000 Kg class (I-1K) bus with Extended C-band operating inL1andL5bands. transponders as well as a two channel GAGAN (GPS Aided GEO Augmented Navigation) payload GSAT-8 - GSAT-8 is a communication satellite launched in May 2011. It carries Ku-band commercial CommunicationSatellitesinService 2.2.2 operational satellitesarebriefedinthefollowingsections. and socio-economic the the of details The operation. signifiin in satellites 17 are there present, At country. the in activities strategic contributing cantly been have satellites communication The SatelliteCommunicationProgramme 2.2.1 CommunicationSatelliteSystemandApplications 2.2 - IDRSS is a satellite constellation to be located in geo-stationary in located be to constellation satellite a is IDRSS - CMS-04 (IDRSS-1)& IDRSS-2 capable of supporting DTH services. The satellite subsystems are under various stages of will be confirealization. gured with ISRO’s standard I-3K Bus. These satellites will carry Ku-band transponders CMS-02 & 23 GSAT-22, satellites communication three The - GSAT-22, GSAT-23andCMS-02 the satellitesubsystemsareunderrealization. spacecraft to be launched onboard GSLV Mk-III. It has Ka x Ka high throughput payload. Presently, CMS-03 – CMS-03 Spacecraft is confi gured based on FutureCommunicationMissions ISRO’s standard 2.2.3 I-3K Bus. It is a communication Gulf India, encompassing countries, alargenumberofAsiancountriesand AustraliainCband. over coverage wide and Ku-band in coverage islands Indian and provides mainland satellite The bandwidth. MHz 36 with Transponders C-Band and transponders Ku-band carrying spacecraft communication a GSAT-30 is It Kourou. Bus. I-3K from enhanced confiISRO’s is 2020 on 17, gured January on launched successfully was GSAT-30 - GSAT-30 transponders. ThesatelliteprovidesIndianmainlandandislandcoverage. Ku-band carrying spacecraft communication a is It Bus. I-2K enhanced confi GSAT-31 ISRO’s is Kourou. on gured from 2019 06, February on launched successfully was GSAT-31 - GSAT-31 about 15years. is GSAT-11 of life operational in-orbit designed The transponders. link return band Ka x Ku and transponders link forward band Ku x Ka includes payload The Ka-band. in beams gateway 8 and spacecraft operating in Ka and Ku bands employing a new bus. It provides 32 user beams in French Ku-band Guiana onboard Ariane-5 VA-246. GSAT-11 is a multi-beam high throughput Kourou, from communication 2019 05, December on launched satellite communication a is GSAT-11 - GSAT-11 of GSAT-29isabout10years. and geo high resolution camera as technology demonstrators. The designed in-orbit operational life payload communication optical payload, band Q/V carried also satellite The regions. Kashmir and confi gured with payloads to provide spot beams in Ku and Ka band covering North East and Jammu Bus launched on-board second developmental fl ight of GSLV MK-III D2 on November 14, 2018. It is GSAT-29 - GSAT-29 Spacecraft is a communication satellite confi gured with ISRO’s enhanced I-3K operational lifeofGSAT-17isabout15years. has transponders in Extended C-band that provide connectivity to Antarctica. The designed in-orbit also satellite The services. rescue and search based satellite and transponder relay data a carries also It services. communication various provide to S-band and C-band Extended C-band, Normal GSAT-17 - GSAT-17 is a communication satellite launched on June 29, 2017. It carries payloads in satellite developmental fl The ight GSLVMkIII-D1onJune05,2017fromSriharikota. transponders. communication throughput high provides 8 user beams in Ku band and 2 gateway beams Ka/Ku-band in Ka band. It was launched onboard fi carries rst It Bus. standard I-3K ISRO’s confi around satellite gured communication a is satellite GSAT-19 - GSAT-19 37 Annual Report 2020-2021 Government of India, Department of Space ´ÉÉ̹ÉEò Ê®{ÉÉä]Ç 2020-2021 38 ¦ÉÉ®úiÉ ºÉ®úEòÉ®, +ÆiÉÊ®úIÉ Ê´É¦ÉÉMÉ terrestrial Transmitters (includes 23 DTTs) of varying power installed throughout the length and length the throughout installed power varying of DTTs) 23 (includes Transmitters terrestrial and Studios of network vast a has and channels satellite 36 operating presently is Doordarshan through met been has GSAT satellitesaswellleasedcapacityonforeign satellites. sector Broadcasting for capacity transponders Required country. the in GSAT satellites have been major catalyst for the expansion of Television coverage of Doordarshan indigenous The communications. satellite by supported services major the are DTH & Television Television major roleinthesocio-economicdevelopmentof thecountry. a playing is communication satellite Thus, operators. satellite and users with arrangement to-back Ku-band and HTS capacity of 1.0 GHz are leased from international satellite operators, on a back- In order to meet additional transponder requirements from various users, about 74 transponders in oriented withanaimtoaddressspecifi development national c requirementsatdifferentstrataofthesociety. solely are which Programmes (DMS) Support Management Disaster and Tele-education Telemedicine, like programmes societal for support the continued has DOS/ISRO institutions, etc. fiand banking operators, VSAT private etc.), ECIL AAI, ONGC, (BSNL, nancial units sector Public operators, TV and DTH Bharati, Prasar users, Strategic & Government are transponders the of users prominent The applications. societal and communication strategic networking, radio VSATs, These satellites support the services capacity. like (HTS) satellite television throughput broadcasting, high Gbps DTH 25 television, and transponders telecommunication, bent-pipe operational 292.5 provide together satellites These S-band. and band Ka/Ku Ku-band, C-band, Extended C-band, in transponders communication with India over operating are flsatellites A communication 17 of eet SatelliteCommunicationApplications 2.2.4 be confi gured onnewI-8Kbuswith18mS-bandUnfurlable Antenna(UFA). and EIRP enhanced with G/T to satellite support small size, low S-band power, light weight and high-power cost-effective user terminals. The a satellite will as envisaged is GSAT-32 GSAT-32 - GSLV Mk-IILaunchVehicle. onboard launch for compatible be will and bus extended confiI-2K is around bus gured satellite The joint. rotary band S a with along mechanism tracking and pointing deployable, a of means by in Ku and Ka frequency bands. The dual deployable antenna system will have interface with in the satellite operating System Antenna Cassegrain frequency bands deployable (S and Ka bands) as well as a 1.5 m fi m xed 2.5 Cassegrain Antenna System operating a fi time the rst for employs confisatellite is The satellite bands. The Ku and Ka S, in operating payloads relay data with gured DatatransferfromAntarcticaGroundStations • TTClinkstoLEOsatellite • TTC,Data,AudioandVideolinkstoGaganyaan • orbit. ThemainobjectivesofIDRSSare: 55 aelt Erh ttos f ifrn sz ae prtn i stlie ewr o BSNL, VSATs arebeingusedin star/meshconnectivityofvarioussizeandcapabilities. of network satellite in Lakh 2.85 about estimates, provisional per As applications. broadcasting / telecommunications for operating are size different utilised being are and broadcasters and users commercial group, user Closed users, Government of Stations Earth Satellite 1565 ATMs withbanks. the linking sectors banking in role major a have links Satcom connectivity. terrestrial on services of number large for links backup of role diffithe and play and country the of regions access to cult and data communications. Satellite links are the primary means of connectivity to remote, far fl ung voice providing for applications telecommunication supporting been have satellites INSAT/GSAT Telecommunications 41 RadioChannels(KuBand)onDTHPlatformofDoordharshan‘DDFreeDish’. Broadcasting also is AIR Earth (RNTs). Terminals Network Captive Radio Link Down 44 511 and DSNG using & Station supported is network radio The Islands). Lakshadweep and Nicobar & -10 (For Coverage Over Indian Geographic Main 80 Land) & - GSAT -18 ( Station For Coverage Earth Over Captive Andaman (Through Channels & DSNG - 10 Channels ) for National, Regional & Vividh Bharati Networking with GSAT Channels Digital 90 to expanded been has and (Analog) Band S- in Channels Radio Satellite 5 with 1985 in started was connectivity based satellite The Radio Networking capacity isbeingusedforDSNGservicesbyallbroadcasters. Digital Satellite News Gathering terminals operating through GSAT satellites. About 8 Outdoor-Broadcast transponders Digital Ku-band 16 and C-band 25 has Doordarshan Presently, network. DD in deployed DSNGs C-band of frequency existing the sharing by operated new being SD/HD are vans DSNG These compliant modulators. digital MPEG-4 compliant with effi DVB-S/S2 spectrum cient equipped and vans chain compression DSNG C-band 9 inducted has Doordarshan Digital SatelliteNewsGathering(DSNG)andEventsBroadcasting supporting for used are transponders band C Television uplink. 63 about DTH, DTH to from catering Apart are services. satellites television Leased and Indian both from transponders Ku-band 103 About availing privateDTHservices.About909TVchannelsarepermittedbyMI&B. subscribers active Million 70.58 about are there 2020) Jun - Apr : Report (TRAI that estimated is It Apart from Doordharshan the public broadcaster, 4 private DTH operators provide service in India. 48 RadioChannels. entire country. Free Dish bouquetcomprisesof 110 TV Channels (includingoneHDChannel)and over coverage with Dish” Free “DD service DTH free-to-air its provides Doordarshan addition, In for station providing DTHservicetoAndamanandNicobarIslands. earth DTH C-Band one and Channels their of stations distribution earth & C-Band contribution 41 program has for Doordarshan System. GSAT & on Band each C MHz (12.03 36 of Transponders Band) 18.70 Ku of 6.67 total a using is Doordarshan country. the of breadth 39 Annual Report 2020-2021 Government of India, Department of Space ´ÉÉ̹ÉEò Ê®{ÉÉä]Ç 2020-2021 40 ¦ÉÉ®úiÉ ºÉ®úEòÉ®, +ÆiÉÊ®úIÉ Ê´É¦ÉÉMÉ (CME) programbroadcast usingISROTMnetwork. education medical continuing through trained are staff doctors/paramedical remote of Thousands them. by conducted been have CMEs to Several centres. enabled TM respective been their have from CMEs Users conduct hospitals. remote connected the with interact and experiences & knowledge their share experts/doctors medical which in nodes, Defence the specially user-ends, Continuing Medical Education (CME) programmes are conducted from DECU studio or from remote nodes for strategic users were reactivated/ operationalised after repair/ replacement of faulty items. The TM node at Panchtarani, near the holy Amarnath shrine in J&K was re-commissioned. Several Leh the from received Health request Department. These nodes are per proving invaluable service as to our soldiers region in the remote Leh-Ladakh posts. of areas remote the in installed were services to remote nodes was installed at ITBPF Hospital in Leh-Ladakh region. Three more nodes speciality super providing for node TM a China, & India between situation prevailing & pandemic COVID the of view in (ITBPF), Force Police Border Indo-Tibetan from request urgent on Based high altitudeinSiachenandworkingatverylowtemperaturesupto-45degreecentigrade. very in located are nodes Telemedicine 20 these, of Out “Daksh”. software interactive developed in-house and Telemedicine been new with have upgraded which operational, around are present, nodes 210 At communication. satellite specialty hospitalsincities and towns using major to units mobile and hospitals & colleges medical rural & remote various connecting been proof-of-concept demonstration. Sincethentheprogrammehas of part a as 2001 year the in initiated was programme Telemedicine ISRO’s video links. through live patient the with interact’ & ‘see to doctor enables Telemedicine (VSAT). Terminal connected to the commercial Very Small Aperture instruments diagnostic and medical hardware computer with customised integrated software Telemedicine of consisting Technology system utilises based Communications (ICT) technology & Telemedicine Information large. at benefithe for utilised being is that society the of t one of the unique application of space technology is Telemedicine based Communication Satellite Telemedicine networks ofvariousministriesandstrategicagencies. etc. apart from private enterprises. In addition, INSAT/GSAT satellites cater to captive government Ltd., Corporation Transmission Power Karnataka Railway, Indian ERNET, ICAR, IOCL, ONGC, Satellite based captive networks are operational using VSAT systems for establishments like NTPC, District Hospital,Kargil Live InteractionbetweenSNMHospital,Leh& were conductedbyDECU aunitofISRO. etc. data” Sensing Remote GIS through MGNREGA in Geotagging of “Usefulness Programme”, Outreach IIRS the under Conducted Courses the of Analysis “Impact Health”, Child and Maternal to Reference Special with Pradesh: Arunachal of Needs Communication and Information “Health Students”, Science Undergraduate to Reference Special Network: Tele-Education Uttarakhand on Communication in Andaman and Nicobar Islands”, “Feedback and Content Need Assessment Study Social Research and Evaluation studies such as “Strengthening the Health Sector through Satellite Social Reaserch&Evaluation document forDakshLMSwasdevelopedease ofusesoftwarebytheusers. Procedure Operating Standard users. and (LMS) remote support was providedto various System Management Learning Daksh in incorporated being are features New basis. need on YCMOU, etc. Punjab, Haryana, as such was providedto several useragencies consultancy Technical networks. TE on Karnataka, Haryana, Punjab transmitted and Kerala were Lectures ends. Teaching- Srinagar and Jammu from operational is and livelectureswereconducted network TE Kashmir & Jammu revived The Networks. States TE North-East the for seven was continued of SITs operationalised AMC and Hubs The Trainers” network. TE of Assam on conducted was programme “Training network. Nagaland Tele-Education to Nagaland for Studio of Secretary commissioned/inaugurated the Government SCERT Principal the The ROTs areoperational. (ROTs). At present, around 44 networks are operational with 24 Hubs. Around 1438 SITs & 33147 Terminals Only Receive and of (SITs) Terminals Interactive Satellite namely, terminals, of comprise types two programme this under implemented networks The communication. developmental including, education, non-formal also supports and of education levels higher and colleges schools, technologies, thus, taking education to every nook and corner of India. ISRO provides connectivity to teaching, impart effective teacher training and provide access to quality resource persons and new curriculum-based the supplementing as such objectives manifold has programme Tele-Education Tele-education Commissioning ofSCERTStudiobyPrincipalSecretary 41 Annual Report 2020-2021 Government of India, Department of Space ´ÉÉ̹ÉEò Ê®{ÉÉä]Ç 2020-2021 42 ¦ÉÉ®úiÉ ºÉ®úEòÉ®, +ÆiÉÊ®úIÉ Ê´É¦ÉÉMÉ India is a member of the international COSPAS-SARSAT programme for providing distress alert distress providing for programme COSPAS-SARSAT international the of member a is India Satellite AidedSearch and Rescue(SAS&R) attributed toincreasinguseofsatellitedata. of weather forecasting and dissemination. In fact, the improvement in weather forecasting is mainly Satellite technology is of great use in meteorology and plays a very signifi cant role in the improvement RAPID toenhanceitscapability. in added been have features Additional maps. of types different over parameters different of value of distance,areaanycloudsystemandtodisplaythedigital capability along withmeasuring satellites from derived products different of plot series time generate, to capability have also This interactively. basis time real in route entire the of fog and clouds of position the see can pilot a & highways and track railway over presence fog the visualize to capability has This phenomenon. events toatmospheric from weather or otherwayranging man inone touch thelifeofcommon 2015. January that Application since Visualization Advanced & Access operationally Data Weather Generation Next introduces it This hosted has & IMD and basis Product real-time a on tool Analysis data analysis satellite and Time for visualization quick Real based web a the is which developed (RAPID) Dissemination has Information Ahmedabad Centre, Application Space over thecountry.IMDhasalsoinstalled1350AutomaticRainGauge(ARG)Stations. all AWS 1200 about installed have agencies other and (AWS) Stations Weather Automatic 682 installed has IMD applications. meteorological various under analysis and assimilation for facilities data from unattended stationsto andoceanographiccentral agro-meteorological hydrological, Data Relay Transponders (DRT) of INSAT-3D and INSAT-3DR are used for relaying meteorological, observed Satellite basis. hourly radiances andwindsarenowbeingassimilatedtoimprovetheirforecastability. on UTC) 23 & 16 11, (04, times four up covered is data region Ocean Indian and times twenty up covered is data sector region land INDIAN that way a such in that so mode staggered in used being effectively is 15 minutes temporal resolution is achieved. INSAT-3DR Sounder payload of INSAT-3DR is operated and INSAT-3D of payload Imager The Burevi,etc. feature on INSAT 3DR is used during extreme weather events like Amphan, Nisarga, Gati, NIVAR, scanning RAPID Cyclones. Tropical of intensity the determine to (ADT) customized been Technique has software Dvorak Advanced satellites. with monitored were warnings Cyclones, Burevi and NIVAR Gati, Nisarga, Amphan, Pawan, Bulbul, Maha, Kyarr, of cases in past, Recent During operation effi ciency (24x365basis). 99% of level the to maintained been has year current the during system the of performance The Department Meteorological India at INSAT-3DR. and INSAT-3D both of data the process and receive to capable is system The (IMD). (IMDPS) System by Processing disseminated and Data processed Meteorological is INSAT satellites the from received data The services. forecasting weather supporting are payloads meteorological carrying satellites DRT) Sounder, (Imager, 3DR INSAT- and INSAT-3D applications. meteorological the for inputs essential the provide Satellites Satellite Meteorology are available. Test and evaluation of the MEOSAR facilities is in progress. Efforts towards ficertifitowards Efforts nal cation byCospas-Sarsatorganisation, operationalisationareinitiated. progress. in is facilities MEOSAR the of evaluation and Test available. are results Initial facility. new the at continued being is project MEOSAR of (POC) Concept of Proof Estimator, MCCandrelatedcommunicationsystems. Converter, RF base band, Digital Down SERVO, receiver, with Orbit associated determination, antennas MNC, 2.4m Schedule seven generation, of Location consists (MEOLUT segment ground segment The MCC). ground & MEOSAR operationalizing & realizing of process the in is ISTRAC MEOSAR project and Defenceotherusers. ICG AAI, for conducted were operations and activities related SAR on Workshops and Seminars (shipping)/SCI during21to23&28-01-2020. 19 1119 about are there date, Till registered user database. agencies and Indian total in number registered added beacons are were more than beacons 16832 radio in period, our new database. this 913 During lives. about human 184 saving in contributed and area service Indian in incidents distress 9 to support rescue and search provided INMCC 2020, November to 2019 October From and aircraft. service and maintain the database of all 406 MHz registered beacons carried on-board Indian ships and through FTP (File Transfer Protocol) links. The Indian LUTs and MCC provide round the clock (AFTN) Network Telecommunication Fixed Aeronautical through Centres) Control (Mission MCCs linked to the RCCs, MRCCs, SPOCs (Search and Rescue is Points INMCC of Force. Contact) Air and and other Navy International Guard, Coast by out carried are activities rescue and search The Chennai). Delhi, Kolkata, (Mumbai, AAI of (RCCs) Centres Coordination Rescue and Blair), Port Chennai, (Mumbai, Guard Coast Indian of (MRCCs) Centres Coordination Rescue Maritime to on passed are INMCC, at detected area, service Indian the concerning messages alert distress The and Shipping of General Services, Shippingcompanies,etcbenefi Directorate t fromtheSARservice. (AAI), India of Authority Airports Guard, Coast Indian like to cover Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal, Seychelles, Sri Lanka and Tanzania. User agencies extended is National area service INMCC Bengaluru. ISTRAC, at Indian located (INMCC) Center Control Mission at processed are messages these and satellites these by up picked messages distress the receive GEOLUT) and LEOLUT both – (LUTs Terminals User Local namely terminals signals originating from the distress beacons of maritime, aviation and land users. Indian receiving alert INSAT-3DR relay and up pick payloads These band. MHz 406 in operating (93.5°E) GSAT-17 and (82°E), (74°E) INSAT-3D on carried is payload (SAR) Rescue and Search aided Satellite at located ISTRAC, Bangalore.Thesystemisoperationalforthepast29years. is (INMCC) Centre Control Mission Indian The Bangalore. at other the and Lucknow at one (LUTs), Terminals User Local two established satellite has India Rescue) programme, and this Under Search system. Orbit Earth (Low LEOSAR through service location position and th ecn xrie wr crid u ivlig C, ay DC, nin i Fre n DG and Force Air Indian DGCA, Navy, ICG, involving out carried were exercises Beacon 43 Annual Report 2020-2021 Government of India, Department of Space ´ÉÉ̹ÉEò Ê®{ÉÉä]Ç 2020-2021 44 ¦ÉÉ®úiÉ ºÉ®úEòÉ®, +ÆiÉÊ®úIÉ Ê´É¦ÉÉMÉ in RTISareshownbelow: Gujarat, used hardware The basis. in trial on terminals 1000 implemented deploying together Puducherry, and Tamilnadu is tracking fi vessel Sub-20m shing locomotives. 3000 connecting by in association with Railways and MHA. Real-time Train Information System (RTIS) is implemented Using one-way position reporting system, developed by ISRO experimental projects are implemented from datacollections,trackingandreportingapplications. service using shared channels with portable and hand-held terminals. The messaging service used service isalowbitrateone-wayreporting phones apartfromterminaltocalls.Messaging land/mobile any to terminal satellite from established be could call Voice terminals. compact using Kbps 5.4 & Kbps 2.7 at supported link two-way a is communication Voice applications. messaging The MSS Service provides the communication to the portable and hand-held devices for voice and Mobile SatelliteServices(MSS) for network satcom dedicated a of establishment for Sri LankaPolice.TheyarecoordinatingwithIndianEmbassyinLanka. working is BEL M/s network. own their establishing for fiprocurement is the Afghanistan nalising Dhaka. at hub with with network dedicated utilization the off started established 2020) (Oct recently have Bangladesh they Further, islands. their of Male. some connect to terminals 10 with Islands their connecting for Delhi from extended is support hub The terminals. 35 with network SATCOM a establish to started Maldives Center, Management Disaster the backhauling thecriticaltelecomlinksandInternetconnectivity. connecting Bhutan, for channels Radio 4 and channels TV two uplinking for used being is 2019), (Jan Thimphu in Hub SatCom dedicated a with Bhutan in established network SATCOM The 2017. 5, May on GSLV board on launched and realized was Satellite Asia South the India of Minister Prime Honourable by made announcement the Following South AsiaApplications Panchayats andalsotoextendcellularconnectivityremote&islandregionsofthecountry. to compared higher order several traditional satellites.These satellites begantheirserviceto extend BharatNetconnectivityto Gram is These which throughput bands. Gbps Ka 25 & of Ku capacity a in provide coverage together spot-beam GSAT-19, multiple satellites with HTS High operating 29 launched through GSAT has & served ISRO GSAT-11 world. being the are across times (HTS) Satellites recent Throughput the in applications communication Interactive High ThroughputServices SATCOM &SATNAVfeatures. both combining user-friendly & effective more efforts SAR the makes This stations. control from messages together with information like potential fi shing zones and emergency broadcast messages DAT by interfacing withthe of NavIC messagingreceiverto emergency provide acknowledgement heritage the upgraded has ISRO year, This operations. rescue and search maritime for reporting ISRO had developed Distress Alert Transmitter (DAT) for fi shermen to support emergency message Distress AlertTransmitter receiver forS-AIShasbeencompleted,anddevelopmentofmulti-channelvariantisinprogress. AIS single-channel of IdentifiDevelopment Automatic System. Satellite-based by cation a Awareness of means Domain Maritime create to sensors space-based dedicated on working is ISRO Satellite-based AIS(S-AIS) Outdoor Unit Indoor Unit 45 Annual Report 2020-2021 Government of India, Department of Space ´ÉÉ̹ÉEò Ê®{ÉÉä]Ç 2020-2021 46 ¦ÉÉ®úiÉ ºÉ®úEòÉ®, +ÆiÉÊ®úIÉ Ê´É¦ÉÉMÉ NVS-01 isunderdevelopment anditisplannedtobelaunchedin2021-22. IRNSS-1G. for satellite replacement as planned is NVS-01 operational. currently is and 2018 April on launched was 1A) IRNSS (for 1I IRNSS satellite for replacement The used services. messaging being short currently are IRNSS-1G and IRNSS-1A 2016. June since operational been has Geo constellation The in (IGSO). Orbit Synchronous three Geo Inclined in with four and (GSO) satellites Orbit Synchronous seven confi with is gured constellation segment space NavIC The (a) SpaceSegment 40 ns(2σ).TheIRNSSsystemconsistsofGroundSegment, SpaceSegmentandUserSegment. position a provide to (2σ) overtheprimaryserviceareaandtimingaccuracy betterthan expected 20m than better is of accuracy and (RS) Service Restricted and (SPS) Service Positioning area (5°S to 50°N and 55°E to 110°E). NavIC is providing two types of services, namely, Standard service primary its is which boundary, its from km 1500 to up extending region the as well as India It is designed to provide accurate Position Velocity and Timing (PVT) information service to users in India. by maintained and developed system satellite navigation regional independent an is NavIC NavigationwithIndianConstellation(NavIC) 2.3.3 for GAGANprogram. Review Team (TRT) meeting was Technical held on Nov 05, 2020 results. to review, provide directions and test guidance and procedures the at reviewed 2020 members 11, DGCA Oct and ISRO to and 28 Bengaluru Sep from held was software new of (DRT) Test Readiness Deployment been extendedforfurther24monthswitheffectfromJul19,2020. has Regions Information Flight Indian within 0.1) (RNP Performance Navigation Required & India over (APV-1) Guidance Vertical with Approach of level Performance certifi Navigation for cation for the allocation of PRN 127 and PRN 128 for a period of 10 years have been completed. GAGAN from three GEO satellites viz GSAT-8, GSAT-10 and GSAT-15 respectively. The renewal activities 132) PRN 128, PRN 127, (PRN space in signals three with operational presently is GAGAN The Recommended Practices(SARPs)asestablishedbytheGNSSPanel. and Standards (ICAO) Organization Aviation Civil International with consistent signal navigation Information Flight Indian the for Region (FIR), with expansion capability to neighboring FIRs. GAGAN provides a civil aeronautical System Augmentation Based SBAS-Satellite operational an Space Indian by developed is certify and deploy to (AAI) India of Authority Airports with together (ISRO), Organization Research system (GAGAN) Navigation Augmented Geo Aided GPS The GPSAidedGeoAugmentedNavigation(GAGAN) 2.3.2 (NavIC). withIndianConstellation Navigation - GAGAN - two maincomponentsofthisprogram. are There Department. the of programmes important the of one is (SATNAV) Navigation Satellite NavigationProgramme 2.3.1 NavigationSystems 2.3 • Developments 2.3.3.1 Major ofreceiversfornewL1civiliansignal. development Designand • Receiver Test PayloadCoherency • G3I NavIC BB Application Specifi• c Integrated Circuit (ASIC) Receiver with Lower Node technology confi 36Channel SPSBaseBandASICbasedreceiver gurable • FPGAbasedSPSreceiverdesign anddevelopment • The followingtypesofreceiverandtechnologyarebeingdeveloped. receivers. user of types various of transfer technology and development the in involved is ISRO (c) UserSegment Shillong Bhopal, Hassan, at operational are stations (IRCDR) Ranging CDMA IRNSS Four • satellites IRNSS the controls and monitors (IRSCF), Facility Control Spacecraft IRNSS The • Aperture Small Very and Terrestrial with (IRDCN) Network Communication Data IRNSS The • fi with of operational fteen are (IRIMS) Stations Monitoring Integrity & Range IRNSS Sixteen • IRNWT-II The Bengaluru. Byalalu, at operational is (IRNWT-I) facility Timing Network IRNSS • INC1 Lucknow. and Bengaluru Byalalu, at operational are (INC) Centers Navigation ISRO The • (b) GroundSegment Maritime Organization(IMO). World-Wide the of component a as International the by Region Ocean Indian the in operation for (WWRNS) System Navigation Radio accepted been has (IRNSS) System Satellite Navigation Regional Indian The IRNSS-1I. of been services the utilize has to information 1.1) with website ISRO (version in hosted (ICD) Document Control Interface SPS IRNSS of version updated The Director General Through of Shipping (DGS), ISRO attended (IMO). the meetings of Maritime Organization Safety Committee Maritime International to NavIC of applications and results test fimaritime in NavIC of applications performance, the to related documents submitted ISRO eld, enable to objective the of part a As - Recognition byInternationalMaritimeOrganisation IRCDR stationsareplannedatTrivandrumandPortBlair. additional Two satellites. IRNSS of ranging two-way for used are stations These Jodhpur. and Hassan andBhopalworkasredundanttoeachotherforIRNSSTTCoperations. navigation data to the satellites in addition to regular TT&C operations. IRSCF stations at MCF- the uplinks IRSCF The Bhopal. and Hassan (MCF) Facility Control Master at operational is and Terminal (VSAT)linksisoperationalwithredundancyamongallthegroundelements. establishment atJapanandRussiainprogress. stations IRIM future Additional Mauritius. at one and country the within located stations these with NationalPhysicalLaboratoryIndia(NPL-I). and INC-2 and INC-1 between synchronization time for used are methods all-in-view (GNSS) System Satellite Navigation Global and (TWSTFT) Transfer Two Frequency and Time Satellite Way UTC. to respect with accuracy (2σ) 20ns of difference a with operate II and IRNWT-I at Timescales the Both 2018. February since operational is and Lucknow at established been has (Byalalu) andINC2(Lucknow)togetherprovideseamlessoperationswithredundancy. 47 Annual Report 2020-2021 Government of India, Department of Space ´ÉÉ̹ÉEò Ê®{ÉÉä]Ç 2020-2021 48 ¦ÉÉ®úiÉ ºÉ®úEòÉ®, +ÆiÉÊ®úIÉ Ê´É¦ÉÉMÉ To enable the use of NavIC in mobile phones, efforts are being channelized with the following the with channelized being are efforts phones, mobile in NavIC of use the enable To NavICinMobiles: • • • • Mediatek –Dimensity800,1000 Mediatek • Snapdragon – Qualcomm • Major mobilechipset ChipManufacturers: a. stakeholders. positioning, betterbatteryeffi ciency, fastposition fi x, etc.withNavICsatellitesystem. inclusion of NavIC in Release 16.This step will enable advanced positioning features like indoor erh n Rsu (CR o IO I te 102 the In IMO. of and (NCSR) Communication Rescue and Navigation, Search on Sub-Committee and (MSC) efrac Sadrs ee umte t 3P. uig its During 110 3GPP. to submitted were Standards Performance Compliance Receiver NavIC activity, item Work the of part As had standard. 4G the 3GPP into NavIC of inclusion 2019, for Item Work adopted In 4G. the in GNSS assisted for standards 3GPP in NavIC of inclusion towards working been has (TSDSI) India of Society Development Standards Telecom of members with co-operation in ISRO - Incorporation in3GPPstandard asset monitoring,deformationgeodesy,etc. in the differential GNSS catering to maritime, surveying, construction, application NavIC enable will This L5. NavIC includes Amendment-1 Standards 10403.3 RTCM of release latest The standard. RTCM the in included be to signal L5 NavIC approved 2020 May in meeting its into RTCM standard. The Special Committee (RTCM SC-104) during Systems (DGNSS). Satellite NavIC L5 successfully Navigation cleared all the tests Global for incorporation Differential for standards defithe nes 10403.3 Standard RTCM - Services (RTCM)standard Incorporation in Radio Technical Commission forMaritime of shipsinoceanwaters. that stated NavIC meets the operational requirements to assist in the It navigation WWRNS. the of component a as NavIC recognized Maritime Safety Committee (MSC-102) held in November 2020, IMO 888 460, 662,690,720G, 765,865, started sinceJanuary2020. have releases These NavIC enabled. are which processors (Qualcomm, mobile released have Mediatek) manufacturers th etn o RN4 ed n ue 00 3P approved 3GPP 2020, June in held RAN-4 of meeting nd session of the session NavICMessagingService: • Quectel, Trimble, Allystar, like manufacturers chip to support technical provided has ISRO NavICinlow powerGNSS chips: • SO eeoe Second developed ISRO Generation b. Second Agency Management Disaster National the by initiative an of part become has ISRO Indian National Centre for Ocean Information System (INCOIS) is effectively using the NavIC NavICMessagingReceiver: a. to facilitateinclusionofNavICL1intolowpowerGNSSchipsattheearliest. the new L1 signal. ISRO is sharing all the relevant technical details with the chip manufacturers an interface meeting with all the major chip manufacturers in March 2020 and introduced them to conducted ISRO bands. S and L5 legacy the to addition in signal L1-band feature will satellites subsequent the all sector, this in NavIC proliferate to order In reports). market (source: annum modules. The wearable devices market in India is anticipated to expand at the rate of ~26% per (L1) frequency single by to catered generally are power low very and factor form small require which etc. devices, IoT trackers, personal devices, wearable like applications newer However, tracking. location vehicle including applications civilian many in L5 NavIC of usage facilitated has This chips. latest their in signal L5 NavIC for support have manufacturers these all this, to Skytraq, U-Traq, Accord, Broadcom, etc. to enable inclusion of NavIC in their GNSS chips. Due rnmte (A) I this In (DAT). Transmitter Alert Distress and (NMR) Receiver Messaging NavIC the features of integrating by (SG-DAT) Transmitter Alert Distress Generation (SG-DAT): Alert Transmitter Distress phase-1 implementation. for up taken is and messages alert been the disseminating of has means effective an System as recognized Messaging NavIC etc. avalanches, rains, fl heavy earthquakes, oods, (NDMA) to evolve a Common Alert Protocol (CAP) for major natural disasters like landslides, information onPotentialFishingZone(PFZ)forthefi shermen venturingintodeepsea. provide etc. and wave high such ascyclone, alertsmessages service tobroadcast messaging 49 Annual Report 2020-2021 Government of India, Department of Space ´ÉÉ̹ÉEò Ê®{ÉÉä]Ç 2020-2021 50 ¦ÉÉ®úiÉ ºÉ®úEòÉ®, +ÆiÉÊ®úIÉ Ê´É¦ÉÉMÉ • • System) Augmentation Based (Satellite SBAS - System) Positioning (Global GPS - NavIC • ensure would and India across dissemination IST accurate provide will timescales These • and sharedwithISROfor furthercoordination. PRN code applications with the power sharing of 42-58% between the data and in pilot components updated been have interoperability parameters signal transmission power L1 and orbital NavIC NavIC of coordination. completion for 2020 13, Mar on held meeting (TWG) Indo-US TechnicalWorkingGroup(TWG) released byUnitedNationOffi ce forOuterSpaceAffair (UNOOSA). and Analysis providers. satellites for space users. Based on the service simulation study, the SSV booklet version-1 has GNSS been GNSS of strength all signal / availability the evaluating for out of carried been have simulation(s) comprising (ICG) GNSS on Committee space receiver manufactures. ISRO is a part of the task team constituted under International and defiusers provides space (SSV) for Volume SSV Service GNSS interoperable for nition Space The - Incorporation of NavIC in Interoperable Space ServiceVolume (SSV) navigation datacollectionandperformanceevaluation. remote for India across deployed be will receivers These progress. in is receiver of testing acceptance the Presently area. service NavIC in evaluation performance signal SPS NavIC user receivers are being procured by Satellite Navigation Programme (SNP) for performing the accuracy isbetterthan10m(2 position achieved The perspective. user the from performance the check to used are signals SPS frequency dual NavIC evaluation. performance detailed the out carry to country the of regions Central and West East, identifiSouth, are North, locations in receiver ed reference Five basis. regular on website ISRO the to uploaded are reports evaluation performance the NavIC Performance Evaluation national securityandenhancescyberresilience. suite. Thesystemarchitecturehasbeenfisoftware nalised andclearedforprocurement. timescale ISRO’s in-house with operate and integrated be will timescales These fi secondary and ve Guwahati. and Bengaluru Faridabad Bhubaneswar, Bengaluru, Ahmedabad, at at 1) (stratum timescales 0) (stratum timescale primary one establish to Affairs Consumer of Department assisting are NPL and ISRO - NavIC basedTiming applications through NSIL forcommercialdeployment. industries six prototype to transferred terminal been has SG-DAT technology and system. completed is ground development COSPARSARSAT existing the with along will be sent through the NavIC messaging service. The hub has been established at ISTRAC attempt rescue impending and signal distress of reception the for acknowledgement the and system, fi shermen can send a distress alert through the regular DAT link to the rescue centre σ). - NavIC performance is evaluated on quarterly basis and basis quarterly on evaluated is performance NavIC - - Indo-US GPS-NavIC Technical Working Group nw neoeal cvl inl n 1 rqec i te aiain ala. hs replacement These payload. navigation satellites, withatargetedmissionlifeofminimum12years. the in frequency L1 in signal civil interoperable new a incorporate to proposed is it Additionally, satellites. IRNSS existing ranging to similar and C-band in bands payload S & L5 in payloads navigation confi with be gured will NVS-01/02/03/04/05 existing orbitalslotsandensurecontinuityofNavICservices. the at located be shall satellites These IRNSS-1G. at placed be will it and stage developmental in satellites navigation operational viz., fisatellites NVS-01/02/03/04/05 as replacement realize navigation to the six satellites to ve in the current planned constellation. NVS-01 satellite is is of It services. messaging comprises for satellites two constellation and satellite NavIC current The FutureMissions 2.3.4 the under showcased was NavIC NavICinDefenceExpo2020 • uko fo 5 from Lucknow in held Expo Defence in Defence” of Transformation “Digital theme iie te aI sal n 5 on stall NavIC the visited India of Minister Prime Hon. The the exhibition. in transmitter, etc. were displayed timing receiver,distressalert receiver, RS developed including inhouse products NavIC 2020. th to 8 th e 2020. Feb th Feb 51 Annual Report 2020-2021 Government of India, Department of Space ´ÉÉ̹ÉEò Ê®{ÉÉä]Ç 2020-2021 52 ¦ÉÉ®úiÉ ºÉ®úEòÉ®, +ÆiÉÊ®úIÉ Ê´É¦ÉÉMÉ 2020. A one day workshop was organised to commemorate the occasion on 28 broad band from UV to high energy X-rays has completed fi ve years of its design life in September, a over observations of capable and AstroSat for fidedicated India’s satellite class observatory rst 2.4.1.1 AstroSat are summarisedbelow. 2020 year the during research planetary and science space under out carried activities major The scientifi c of studies feasibility programs, ongoing the to experiments forfuturespacemissionsareundertakenatmanyISRO/DOScenters. addition In institutes. research and and planetary exploration by providing both technical and fi nancial assistance to various universities ISRO is actively supporting novel research projects in the fi elds of atmospheric science, astronomy launch. second India’s Chandrayaan-2, orbit. in mission is providing useful data. India’s fi years rst mission to study Sun is being prepared six for a next year completed has (MoM) Mission Orbiter Mars to extra-galacticandfromusersallovertheworld.Thefi mission fromIndia, rst interplanetary 2020. Data from AstroSat is widely utilized for the study of various fi elds of astronomy, from galactic India’s fi rst mission dedicated for astronomy has completed its design life of fi SpaceScienceandPlanetaryResearch ve years in September, 2.4.1 SpaceScienceandPlanetaryResearchSystems 2.4 in the beginning of the year. At present, the proposals received under AO10 are serviced from serviced are 1 AO10 under received proposals the present, At year. the of beginning the in AstroSat works as a proposal based observatory. A call soliciting proposals under A10 was issued 220 uniqueobservations. made has AstroSat time, this During universe. early very from photons UV of discovery noticed has AstroSat from data 2020, resulted in 36 In publications (from April 2020 to December 2020). countries. One of the major results is the 48 well from users 1480 servicing currently is AstroSat from ISROandotherresearchcentersIndiaparticipatedintheevent. personalities eminent and event the inaugurated DOS Secretary, ISRO/ Chairman, Sivan, K Dr Participants inthemeeting(right). Chairman, ISROandScientifi c Secretary,ISROparticipatingintheworkshoponFiveyears ofAstroSat. st October, 2020. th September, 2020. ala cpblt t cnrbt sgi aty o ua sine Sm o te ain rsls from results different payloadsareas follows: salient the of Some science. lunar signifi to contribute cantly to capability payload demonstrated fihave The observations operational. rst are payloads eight the all and Moon the around year one completed orbiter The Moon. the of evolution and origin of understanding better to a and tenuouslunaratmosphereleading surface chemicalcomposition topography, mineralogy, of study scientifidetailed lunar through the knowledge expand scientifi c to major are The goals c the in placed 100km lunarorbit. successfully was orbiter the successful, not was rover lander/ of attempt landing soft- the Though Rover. and Lander Orbiter, components: three had spacecraft The 2019. August Chandrayaan-2 mission was launched on 22 on launched was mission Chandrayaan-2 Mission 2.4.1.3 Chandrayaan-2 has beencarriedoutsofar. data science of downloads 25800 about and registered have users 6800 than More in/MOMLTA/. from period the for Sep 2017 to data Sept 2019 was released to MOM-MENCA public through ISSDC website: journals. https://mrbrowse.issdc.gov. peer-reviewed in far so published scientifi been papers Thirty have c progress. in is spacecraft Orbiter Mars the from received being data of orbit on September 24, 2020 well beyond its designed mission life of six months. Scientifiits in years six c analysis completed ISRO, fiof the mission (MOM), interplanetary Mission rst Orbiter Mars 2.4.1.2 Mars OrbiterMission the progressofprojectwasconductedinJune2020. Around fi ve publications came out of these funding from the fi rst year itself. A review for monitoring for funding. got selected ten proposals batch another and inthesecond got selected proposals is funding made available to universities and research institutions from India. In the fi limited rst year a total of twelve utilization, data utilization Funding for AstroSatData Resolving the mystery of a symbiotic • main-sequence of detection First • the from photons UV of Discovery • discoveries duringthisperiodare, results/ AstroSat major the of Some system SULynbyAstroSat. galaxy. Andromeda of bulge the in stars AstroSat. onboard UVIT by re-ionization of epoch called universe very early T ecuae AstroSat encourage To - comparison. lines. Spectraofotherthreesymbioticstarsareshownfor AstroSat/UVIT spectrumofSULynshowingseveralemission nd July 2019 and inserted into the lunar orbit on 20 on orbit lunar the into inserted and 2019 July th

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Balmer-Kapteyn (B-K)basin region.ThescenecenteroftheDEM n 29 On Spectrometer (CLASS) Soft X-ray Large Area (c) Chandrayaan-2 derive geologichistoryforaregion. study inthe region of boulder populations interest andhelpthem interpret geologicfeatures and to scientists allow images OHRC the sites, landing the characterizing from Apart rim. crater the to resolution. spatial high close ejecta an within distributed very are diameter, in 50m to its 1m from ranging boulders, to of Hundreds due images OHRC identifi using easily ed be can Boulders (b) OrbiterHighResolutionCamera(OHRC) and Fe. evidence for lower amounts ofMg additional with (Aluminium region highland the from elements Calcium) and refractory major of shows directandclearspectralsignatures fl uorescence on the Moon. The X-ray spectrum from X-rays secondary the observed CLASS fland strongest 2020 second of the are C9.3, th f a, h Sn rd o lvl of level a fl to Sun ared the May, of (~ -35to-66lat,121long) CLASS fromanareainthe southernfarsidehighlands fl uorescence spectrumfromMoon measuredin 55 Annual Report 2020-2021 Government of India, Department of Space ´ÉÉ̹ÉEò Ê®{ÉÉä]Ç 2020-2021 56 ¦ÉÉ®úiÉ ºÉ®úEòÉ®, +ÆiÉÊ®úIÉ Ê´É¦ÉÉMÉ odd-bounce and volume odd-bounce even-bounce, showing image decomposition Yamaguchi 24.4 ° E) in the lunar north pole (a) N, Peary (88.6° of part crater a SAR of image polarimetric L-band of lunarwater-icedeposits. into thenatureanddistribution insights new to provide able be will DFSAR of capability addition, imaging full-polarimetric In wavelengths. S-band and L both at surface has thelunar been imaging modes, polarization multiple incident angleswithmultiple at images acquire to capability its with DFSAR (e) DualFrequencySyntheticApertureRadar(DFSAR) the toppanel,plottedalongverticalaxis)duringsameperiod. for everypointin measured spectrum (spectrum panel shows the dynamic bottom fl The B-class ares. detected, includingthree 2020, when a series of fl ares April were 06-07 during (top panel)from XSM measurements fl ux X-ray fl ares. solar during Corona Solar of the of physicalproperties the evolution understanding theoretical modelshelpusin these spectrawith Modeling many low-intensity events. including fl ares, XSM hasobservedseveral (XSM) (d) Solar X-rayMonitor period. point inthetoppanel,plottedalongverticalaxis)duringsame bottom panelshowsthedynamicspectrum(spectrummeasuredforevery when aseriesoffl ares weredetected,includingthreeB-classfl ares. The X-ray fl ux measurements(toppanel)fromXSMduring06-07April2020, exterior offreshandanomalous craters. overlaid onintensityimage and(e)distributionof CPR intheinterior and image overlaidonintensity image,(d)polarizationentropyimage (b) totalbackscatterintensity image;(c)circular-polarizationratio(CPR) even-bounce, odd-bounceandvolumescatterersinthe RGBplanes; E) inthelunarnorthpole(a)Yamaguchidecomposition imageshowing L-band polarimetricSARimageofapartPearycrater (88.6°N,24.4° ihad ol n mafi c-free rocks appearinbluetopurple. and anorthositic plagioclase-bearing soil highland to orange,whereasthematured exposures enriched appear in green to yellow minerals dark-coloured the FCC, such In channel. albedo Blue as µm 1.535 as the µm and 2 Green channel, Red as µm 1 depth at the integratedband assigning by generated is (FCC) shown composite colour false is The below. Tranquilitatis Mare of zone transition mare-highland mineralogical the the diversity ofcrust lunar highland at of An µm. example 0.8-5 the in mineralogy lunar the mapping been has IIRS (IIRS) (g) Imaging IRSpectrometer will beforthefi rst time. which distributions global generate further will and locally instrument surface Apollo by observed variations night confiday results the These rm addressed. be could variation time local the that so sectors noon-midnight and dawn-dusk covering geometries orbit different in observations had CHACE-2 months, 6 the Over altitude. km 100 at Argon-40 of signatures detected has CHACE-2 (f) Chandra’sAtmosphericCompositionExplorer–2(CHACE-2) bearing water-ice. for candidates ideal are and the craterinteriors, within scattering volume and entropy scattering anomalous with associated values (CPR) ratio polarization circular anomalous have Peary within L-band DFSAR from derived pole, north craters secondary the of some that shows parameters lunar radar the of analysis The data. polarimetric the in (PSR) region shadowed permanently a within lying crater Peary of part a over parameters radar various of fi images Above shows gure and (e)distributionofCPRintheinteriorexteriorfreshanomalouscraters. (CPR) image overlaid on ratio intensity image, (d) circular-polarization polarization entropy image (c) overlaid on intensity image; image intensity backscatter total (b) planes; RGB the in scatterers exposures enrichedindark-coloured minerals(mostlysilicates). rock) innatureandtheareas highlightedinyellow-greenarethe are anorthositic(light-coloured plagioclase-bearingmonomineralic Mare Tranquilatisimagedby IIRS(80m/pixel).Thebluishregions False colorcompositeshowingthecompositionaldiversity at Courtesy: Clementine 57 Annual Report 2020-2021 Government of India, Department of Space ´ÉÉ̹ÉEò Ê®{ÉÉä]Ç 2020-2021 58 ¦ÉÉ®úiÉ ºÉ®úEòÉ®, +ÆiÉÊ®úIÉ Ê´É¦ÉÉMÉ • Solar spectral irradiance (UV) variations and dynamics ofchromosphere. (UV)variationsanddynamics irradiance Solarspectral • dynamicsofsolarwind) (origin,compositionand Driversforspaceweather • by planned (not corona fifisolar Magnetic magnetic the and in topology measurements eld eld • dynamicsandoriginofCMEs Development, • particle of study the for data providing environment plasma and particle in-situ the Observe • Study of chromospheric and coronal heating, physics of the partially ionized plasma, initiation of • dynamics StudyofSolarupperatmospheric • by monitored continuously be will sun the Aditya-L1. ThefollowingobjectivesareplannedwithAdityaL1: of phenomena the L1, point Lagrangian the From to beplacedaroundtheEarth-SunLagrangepointL1inyear2022. planned fiis the spacecraft is The Aditya-L1 India. of observatory solar space-based dedicated rst MISSION 2.4.1.4 ADITYA-L1 time-dependent changesintheneutralandionizedcomponentsabovesurface. signals radio the of refraction The IDSN. measured from multiple occultationevents,canprovideevidenceofthepresence steady or station ground the at receiver Moon radio the the of ionosphere by the assisted sound to band S and X uses experiment science radio frequency dual The planets. of atmospheres the sounding for technique used widely a is Occultation Radio (h) DualFrequencyRadioScienceExperiment(DFRS) Participants offi rst Aditya-L1Science MeetwithScientifi c Secretary-ISRO any missionsofar) dynamics fromtheSun the coronalmassejections,andfl ares dge ad nl o plrzto) f rgt srnmcl ore i te nry ag o of of range range of0.8-15keV.Boththepayloadsareatdifferentstagesdevelopment. energy the energy the in in X-rays soft of sources information spectroscopic give will astronomical XSPECT while photons keV bright 8-30 of polarization) of angle and (degree parameters polarimetry the provide will POLIX payload primary The Timing). and Spectroscopy scientifitwo carrying be (X-ray XSPECT and X-rays) in Instrument (Polarimeter POLIX payloads, c X-ray sources. The spacecraft will from avarietyof mechanism help will the emission to understand mission The band. observation insoft X-ray energy duration spectroscopic long and in mediumenergyband sources of brightastronomical mission to dedicated study X-ray Indian polarization an is XPoSat 2.4.1.5 X-ray Polarimeter Satellite (XPoSat) March 6-7,2020inBangalorebyISROHQ. To maximize the science return from Aditya-L1, First Aditya-L1 Science Meet was conducted during measurements. Allpayloadsareatvariousstagesofdevelopmentandtesting. Four for in-situ used be will three the remaining and the sun observe continuously will payloads payloads. seven confi with is gured spacecraft the objectives, mission above the meet To XPoSat spacecraft(deployedconfi guration) 59 Annual Report 2020-2021 Government of India, Department of Space ´ÉÉ̹ÉEò Ê®{ÉÉä]Ç 2020-2021 60 ¦ÉÉ®úiÉ ºÉ®úEòÉ®, +ÆiÉÊ®úIÉ Ê´É¦ÉÉMÉ • • GeoSynchronousSatellite LaunchVehicle(GSLV): • • MajorEvents 2.5.2 an arrayofnewmissionsincludingGaganyaan,India’sHumanSpaceFlight. and to caterdifferentpayloads engines launch vehiclesandsemi-cryogenic launchers, reusable lift heavy of development the with forward moving now is ISRO industries. with partnership forging to endeavours ISRO and of facilities the establishment through its technologies enhance and accelerate optimise, and technology in edge an maintain to key the is R&D exploration. space and navigation communication, observation, earth for satellites launching for GSLV and PSLV of through theoperationalisation in spacetransportationcapability country hasachievedself-reliance Cryogenic stage has graduated to become an operational vehicle for communication satellites. The indigenous with (GSLV) Vehicle Launch Satellite Geosynchronous The collaboration. international efficost and reliability its to due countries various of satellites for unprecedented promoting ciency, launch vehicle development. Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) has become a favoured carrier The Indian Space Programme has made a successful transition in terms SpaceTransportationSystem of technology acquisition 2.5.1 and SpaceTransportationSystem 2.5 has beeninducted.Subassembly preparationscommenced. stages. C25 and L110 System level tests S200, for S200 in CE commenced. Integrated employed vehicle health are monitoring system (IVHM) actuators mechanical Electro and controllers qualifiin is system cation stage. Fail-op, NGC Fail-safe criteria has redundant been complied Quad for critical systems. 1.4. Digital stage factor rating human the meeting towards redesigned were structures vehicle Human Rating of GSLV MkIII (Gaganyaan Programme): Launch in progress. packages and segments of S200 motors are ready. L110 & C25 stages integration activities are GSLV MkIII M2/Chandrayaan-3: Trajectory design has been completed. All hardware, avionic ♦ Future Missions of GSLV planned ♦ to be launched in 2021 are GSLV-F10/EOS-03, GSLV-F12/ operational launcher, completed its 52 launcher, completed operational Indian the (PSLV), Vehicle Launch Satellite Polar Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV): Future Missions of PSLV that are slated for launch in 2021 includes PSLV-C51/Amazonia-1, includes 2021 in launch for slated are that PSLV of Missions Future ♦ ♦ ♦ emerging astheworkhorselaunchvehicleofIndia. Polar Orbit (SSPO), Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (GTO) and Low Earth Orbits (LEO) thereby Through these launches, PSLV has demonstrated a variety of missions such as Sun Synchronous quarter of2022. fi in rst targeted RLV, scale 1:8 with Launch (ORE): GEV forOrbitalRe-entryExperiment EOS-05, GSLV-F14/NVS-01.Thesemissionsareinvariousstagesofrealisation. PSLV/EOS-04, PSLV/EOS-06. the vehicle onDecember17,2020,injectingCMS-01satelliteintoGTOorbit. of variant XL with accomplished successfully was mission The PSLV-C50 /CMS-01: the vehicle onNovember7,2020,injectingEOS-01satelliteand9Nos.ofcustomersatellites. of variant DL with accomplished successfully was mission The PSLV-C49 / EOS-01: nd launch, further proving its reliability and versatility. its reliability further proving launch, Avne Tcnlg Vhce & Sounding & Vehicles Technology Advanced • • • n fr elzto o nw eils o support to ♦ vehicles new of demonstration ofadvancedtechnologies. realization for and scientifiatmosphere upper and middle of exploration c in agency VSSC for nodal conducting sounding rocket launches for the the is ATVP Rockets (ATVP): ♦ the complexitiesofbothlaunchvehicleandaircraft. there, stay orbit, to re-enter and land on ascent a runway like an aeroplane. The technology has the will challenges of meeting RLV aircraft. an of that to similar vehicle reentry body wing a developing for technologies demonstrate to is objective The Reusable Launch Vehicle (RLV): ♦ planned inthefi rst quarterof2021. fiThe (VTM). Module flTrimming developmental Velocity rst based propulsion is liquid ight and stages propulsion solid three with Ton ~120 of weight off lift with length in 34m and diameter in launching mini, micro or nano satellites (10 to 500kg class) into 500km orbit. Confi guration is 2m of capable vehicle a of development is objective The Small Satellite LaunchVehicle(SSLV): gear RLV mainLanding 200 sounding rockets were launched from TERLS from launched were rockets sounding 200 RH of flnumbers Rocket 4 Sounding ights: Rohini Radar AltimeterandPseudoliteweredevelopedqualifi ed. Chitradurga in Karnataka. New systems like Landing gear, Parachute, Hook beam assembly, velocity. It will glide, navigate towards the runway and land with a landing gear in near a place using a helicopter and released at a distance of ~4-5 km ahead of the runway with a horizontal carried be will body wing RLV 2021. of beginning for planned is It Experiment: RLV Landing thrusters, VTM assembly. propellant tanksandpropulsioncomponentsrealizedmadereadyforD1fl fl nozzle SS2 ex and igniters motors, SS3 and SS2 SSLV-D1: SPBR+SPLA assembly qualifi cation RLV HookBeam HES &MSfl ight motorcasting RLV AvionicsbaymechanicalIntegration SS3 Motorstructuraltest RH 200launch SCBS structuraltest ight. 61 Annual Report 2020-2021 Government of India, Department of Space ´ÉÉ̹ÉEò Ê®{ÉÉä]Ç 2020-2021 62 ¦ÉÉ®úiÉ ºÉ®úEòÉ®, +ÆiÉÊ®úIÉ Ê´É¦ÉÉMÉ • and full-fl edged autonomousavionic&NGCsystems. elements structural new (AR6.0), nozzle Ratio Area reduced with system storable propulsive earth L-40 proven already the uses vehicle This box. pill predefi “M-q’ ned the at it places and payload as CES carries regime, atmospheric its during trajectory different critical Mach numbers. Test Vehicle mimics the Human Rated Launch Vehicle at performance (CES) System Escape Crew the validate to developed being vehicle launch propelled liquid stage single a is Vehicle Test Test VehicleProject(TVP): ♦ ♦ targeted forfi rst halfof2021. flThe study. under is are test stability ight for Options out. constraints were realised. Ground tests for infl ation carried inflbased confisystem ation packing revised with guration, coated Kevlarfabric, support structure and gasbottle polychloroprene in system IAD of Qualifi hardware cation confi is gured. (IAD) Decelerator Infl Aerodynamic atable of demonstration a technology stages oflaunchvehicles, spent of recovery to forerunner a As RH300MkII /IAD: phase. testing the in are LP) - Probe Langmuir & ENWi – Probe Wind Neutral & Density (Electron been commenced. The TriMethyl Aluminium (TMA) chemical payload and scientifi c payloads systems avionics and system has of avionic harnessing tests. Electrical stages ofacceptance are inadvanced motors Sustainer & Booster The SDSC. from 2021 of fiin quarter targeted rst is Launch atmosphere. the in altitudes fivarious electric at and eld density ion experiments in ISRO to carry out in-situ measurements of wind and its composition, electron/ (SOUREX) Programme:Oneofthepioneer Rockets Experiment RH560MkIII Sounding PVC basedpropellant. of lieu in Motors Sustainer and Booster in Propellant based HTPB and pyros & sequencer resulting in 182 consecutively successful launch. Inducted 0.5Ah Hybrid capacitor for powering IAD qualifi cation hardware to software category. A Design application related to trophy, fi led in 2016 was granted, with validity related DOS to granted were copyrights fresh of nos. 10 respectively. 2020 August, and 2020 July in granted were TRISP for patents USA and Canadian Further, fitechnology. Li-Ion to related led fi eventual their before attorneys offipatent the at ling patent the were applications PCT international fresh 2 Internationally, ce. by drafting undergoing 23 and examination of stages various under are applications patent of 97nos. Presently, renewed. were patents active 105 and granted were reporting period around 19 patent applications and 1 copyright application are fi lled, 14 the During trademarks. fresh of nos. 13 and patents copyrights of nos. 66 patents, active 144 around has ISRO 2.6.1.2 Intellectual PropertyRights ISRO centresandpublishedinwebsite. across available technologies active of [IENs] Notes Exploration Interest the compiled has ISRO with theinterestedindustry. agreements into enter and etc. conditions, market potential, commercialization on based fee (TT) fiwill NSIL technologies. more Transfer 50 Technology around the transferring x of process the in also and NSIL to technologies 20 around transferred have ISRO Further, technologies. ISRO’s of NSIL (commercial arm of DOS). Accordingly, ISRO have entered into an MOU with NSIL for transfer with lies industries to technology transferring of responsibility approval, Cabinet recent the per As societal applicationandregularproduction. year also saw some notable technologies being licensed to Indian Industries for commercialisation, ISRO has transferred more than 363 technologies to around 235 industries across India. The current Transfer 2.6.1.1 Technology TechnologyManagement 2.6.1 infrastructure & facility & otherreputedinstitutesforsharingtechnologyknow-hows. technical institutes, research entities government with MoU and transfer technology for industries with partnering and development, industry academia, collaborative with programs, training research various through development resource human indigenization, ISRO undertakes various capacity building activities like advanced CapacityBuilding technology developments towards 2.6

63 Annual Report 2020-2021 Government of India, Department of Space ´ÉÉ̹ÉEò Ê®{ÉÉä]Ç 2020-2021 64 ¦ÉÉ®úiÉ ºÉ®úEòÉ®, +ÆiÉÊ®úIÉ Ê´É¦ÉÉMÉ Fifty fourresearchpapers havebeenpublishedinpeerreviewedjournals. forecasting. weather and trace gases radiation, aerosols, change, systems, climate precipitating and remote optical and radio on focus and spacephysics,atmosphericstructure anddynamics,clouds sensing instruments,ionosphere NARL at activities development and research The – NARL advanced opticsforfuturespacecraftmission. and optics Telescope Mirror Segmented devices, MEMS Detectors, Sensors, Vision tracker, star miniature ficoatings, thin CNT system, Multi-layer lm (APSS), Sensor Sun Pixel Active accuracy High sensors, miniature of development includes programme development and Research - LEOS country forsocietalbenefi ts. conferences besides the contribution of chapters to books, contributing to the space program and of the journals peer-reviewed in publications of number a publishing processing image and LiDAR sensing, remote PolSAR / InSAR / SAR photogrammetry, of areas the in research the contributed actively IIRS universities. the by Ph.D. out carrying for Centre Research a as recognised is IIRS Centres. ISRO other with interface an maintained has process, the in and ISRO, of programmes research and operational major towards contributing signifiin a role played cant has IIRS - IIRS development activitiesatvariouscentresfortheyear2020arehighlightedbelow: and Research well. as activities Development & Research in role its expanding constantly been confilonger no is Organisation Research Space Indian has it but satellites, of launching the to ned 2.6.1.4 Research &Development(R&D)activities the componentsandpackages. produce and invest to consortium form to them encouraging industry Indian the with initiated are Efforts indigenisation. for packages and components the prioritising and items the cataloguing to prepared is manifest a items, electronic of case In hardware. the of weight structural the reduce to are activity is acontinuous of materials Development into theprogrammes. and inducted indigenised materials of majority A satellites. for 50-55% around and vehicles launch component for 10% import around The is technologies. critical certain of non-availability to owing and produce to & materials electronics critical components few & materials, packages the are still of being majority imported, a as supplying the are volumes industries are very Indian less though for Even industry Launch vehicles & satellites use various critical materials & components which are space qualifi ed. 2.6.1.3 Indigenisation till April,2026.ISRO’sactiveIPRshavebeencompiledandmadeavailableonISROwebsite. Perchlorate. Two parties are developed for processing/delivery of segments for PS0MXL motors. PS0MXL for segments of processing/delivery for developed are parties Two Perchlorate. AP level qualifi cation trials completed as part of outsourcing of Ammonium Perchlorate and Sodium Gap areas are identifi ed and worked out strategies to meet the production and testing requirements. undertaken during theyear2020. were Generator Stimuli and Unit Control Power Simulators, Array Solar Processor, Batteries, Heat Pipe, HMCs & RC Networks, Harness fabrication, Telemetry, Telecommand Control Indian from support assembly and Panels Solar Hardware, Avionics of realisation and as such initiatives/activities various Industries, testing fabrication, of requirements its source to continues URSC While systems. satellite various of realization the in involved actively are Industries Indian and Weather nowcasting/forecasting, was signed with Indian Air Force (Directorate of Meteorology). Meteorology aviation on emphasis with Cooperation, Mutual for MoU a building, capacity Towards regularly beingcarriedoutatvariousindustries. etc. are systems, stagesub-systemandinterfaceelements,transducers umbilical modules, flcomponents, structures, control tanks, ow propellant thrusters, engines, spacecraft and vehicle both for products quality for programme. Manufacturingof launch parts andsub-assemblies and development ongoing of production ensure to importance utmost given is interface Industry industry participationinSpaceactivities. for opportunities qualifithe through in results brings dramatic ISRO the start-ups. achieving ed for practices innovative implementing for scope ample a fiis exclusive there an eld, is space Given mechanism. Transfer Technology robust a through technologies developed ISRO of of use making areas focus in strength their leveraging fi by in industry encourages also ISRO parallel, In interest. programmes by applications/spin-offs commercial nding the all in Industry of the participation increase to strives always ISRO anvil, in missions space advanced and programmes future ISRO the Considering ISRO. of programmes the all for backbone the been has Industry Indian 2.6.1.5 Productionisation andIndustryInterfaceatvariousISROCentres chemicals, propulsion,spaceordnance,structures,physicsandsystemsreliability. integration, vehicle mechanisms, materials, avionics, aeronautics, including disciplines in various VSSC - The Centre pursues active research and development and has developed core competence related tonewprocesses&methodologyofsatelliterealization. developments other are 118 while projects development technology are 341 which of out Centre, in the Centre. At present 459 developmental activities are under various phases of realization in the entities technical systems atvarious of satellite area in all pursued being are actively technologies advanced and new as well as activities Development & Research linked project Various - URSC TDP/R&D programme. In-house under pursued being research Scientifiare projects c and 200 than More Development technologies. futuristic Technology on R&D/ Advanced approach- two-pronged a with technologies space critical all in self-reliance the pursuing actively been payload has complex SAC systems. for technologies indigenous realizing in early very embarked has SAC - SAC 65 Annual Report 2020-2021 Government of India, Department of Space ´ÉÉ̹ÉEò Ê®{ÉÉä]Ç 2020-2021 66 ¦ÉÉ®úiÉ ºÉ®úEòÉ®, +ÆiÉÊ®úIÉ Ê´É¦ÉÉMÉ Space technologyrequirements forthedevelopmentofregion. establish a centre for Space Science. The centre will also take care of the emerging Geospatial to and Jammu of university Central with into entered been has MoU an region Kashmir & Jammu the in activities Science Space for requirement infrastructure enhance to order in this, to addition In applications. especially on non classical continuum mechanics and Geometric and data driven models for space materials of areas the in research advanced pursuing at aims Centre The IISc. at up set been has Materials” of Mechanics “Advanced on (CoE) Excellence of Centre a activities, Respond ongoing Further, in order to enhance greater participation and contributions from academia in addition to the various centresofISRO,inadditiontotraining/capacitybuilding. the by facilities characterization and nanofabrication of utilization activities, D & R the for support providing is Centre The nanoscience. and nanotechnology of areas the in ISRO the of requirements to caters IISc at (CeNSE) Engineering and Science Nano for Centre with collaboration The NIT Kurukshetra(NorthernRegion)andNITKSurathkal(SouthernRegion). Region), (North-Eastern Guwahati University, Gauhati signed region), (Western Jaipur already MNIT, with MoUs has ISRO activities. development & research and creation awareness building, capacity the in part take to region the in excellence of institutes other engage and facilitate also student the fiadvanced the in work to opportunity an them give will and community in scientifi temper inculcate will RAC-S research. of eld c also will This region. technology the space in of students promotion among the activities for facilitator a as act and Programme Space Indian the of advanced researchintheareasof and programmaticneeds relevance to the futuretechnological pursue to aims RAC-S North-East. and East South, Central, West, North, as such country the of regions different the in Initiative level regional a (RAC-S), Space for Centre Academic Regional 6 up setting of process the in also is ISRO Initiatives, Programme Building Capacity the under Also, carry outresearchactivitiesintheareasofspacetechnologyandapplications. (IISc), Science of Institute to Pune) (SPPU, University Pune Phule Savitribai with Programme Research Joint Indian and Bengaluru Delhi; and Roorkee Guwahati, Madras, Kharagpur, Kanpur, Technology Cells (STC) at premier institutions like Indian Institute of Technologies (IITs) - Bombay, Space up set also has ISRO this, from Apart institutions. universities/ to areas application space provide to support to research projectsinthewiderangeoftopicsspacetechnology,scienceand is RESPOND under activity major The programme. space to relevance of are which links with the academic institutions in the country to carry out research and developmental projects strong establishing at aims 1970s, the in started programme Sponsored) (Research RESPOND Introduction 2.6.2.1 RESPOND AcademiaInterfaceandSponsorshipResearch 2.6.2 PSOMXL structures, grid ISO size large hardware, E40CDV20Al.IVDandMOS2coatedfasteners. machining, assembly structure alloy Light systems, Flex Seals realized through alternate party. 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Details aregiveninthetablebelow: have beensuccessfullycompletedduringtheyear. project and 97 ongoing projects pertaining to six Space Technology Cells. Under STCs, 65 projects Projects atSpaceTechnologyCells(STC): During the period, RESPOND has supported 59 new Science (5). Space and (15) Application Space by followed (29) been Technology Space have of projects area of the in number supported large year, the during Further, projects. D & R in involved Laboratories were Institutes/ Research 4 and /NlTs IITs Universities/Colleges,10 26 year, the During fulfi lling theobjectives. other been successfully completed. Scientifi and c publications have emerged out conferences/symposia/publication of these projects apart from 3 Chair, ISRO scientifi 1 c/promotional activities have been supported. During the year, 25 sponsored addition, projects have In Cells. Technology Space six and projects ongoing 43 and Projects New 6 supported RESPOND period, the During Activities (UAY). also being supported. Respond also participated in the National Mission Uchchatar Avishkar Yojana are programme, space to relevance of are which publications, and workshops conferences, Also, • Highlights ofSome the completedRESPONDProjects Committees Policy Joint by later and ISRO in consisting ofexpertsfrom ISROandtheacademia. experts domain by reviewed are projects The Sl. No Experimental Characterization of Rocket exhaust flexhaust ConfiRocket Pad of Launch Characterization over Experimental ow guration 1. 4. 3. 2. 5. 6 IISc Bengaluru IIT Kanpur IIT Bombay IIT Madras IIT Roorkee IIT Kharagpur Total Name oftheSTC/JRP New 14 12 13 10 59 8 2 No. ofProjects(2019-20) Ongoing 25 15 15 33 97 9 0 Completed 14 22 13 65 7 0 9 - Under - 67 Annual Report 2020-2021 Government of India, Department of Space ´ÉÉ̹ÉEò Ê®{ÉÉä]Ç 2020-2021 68 ¦ÉÉ®úiÉ ºÉ®úEòÉ®, +ÆiÉÊ®úIÉ Ê´É¦ÉÉMÉ • • • • • • • Number Flows - The project has successfully developed 2D and 3D DSMC code for high speed, Knudsen High for High-Speed (DSMC) Code Carlo Monte ofaDirectSimulation Development indigenous sensorsforaerosols monitoringfromspace. collected The city. Ahmedabad data andresultsofthestudyarealsousefulinputs forSensorSystemsStudiesdeveloping over estimations PM2.5 for development algorithm in used being is data insitu (AOD).The Depth Optical Aerosol of parameter important very a with along aerosols (BC) Carbon Black and 2.5) (PM ≤2.5 size of matter particulate including pollutants study was carriedout and it involved routinesystematic in-situ measurements of particulate air scientifisystematic a c project, this Under - India City, Gujarat and Gandhinagar Ahmedabad Characterization of Aerosols, Black Carbonand RadiativeforcingoverUrbanenvironmentof code isalsosubmittedtoIPRCandbeingusedinrealizationofCUSStage. source the and Intranet with connected PC a in installed is software The 90%. by stakeholders end results. The software will reduce the manual document workload of the engineers and other used to get the data from the corresponding stakeholders, process the information and store the be can which developed is software CUS-SOFT project, this Under - Upper stage(CUS-SOFT) of Development customized software for the data management relatedto integration of cryo benefi t thedevelopmentofhigheffi ciency UVdetectors andtheirarrays. signifito expected is project The cantly assessed. is uniformity their and realized are such detectors of arrays linear Further, them. for correlations performance device to quality crystalline a establish to attempted and realized are substrates silicon and sapphire c-plane on realized are detectors geometry vertical and lateral ultraviolet, solar-blind, –based, AlGaN performance record project, this Under - UV detectors blind III-nitridesolar Arrays ofhighresponsivity and model nucleosynthesis. solar standard the understanding for useful fi are Project ndings eruptions. solar of better understanding of thepropertiessunand understanding has ledtotheincreased project The - S-factor Astrophysical from nuclearreactionswitha rare isotopebeamof Be etc. a region of interest from BHUVAN map for identifiselect to cation of minute features like trees, minor roads user the enables It Server. Bhuvan in deployed and (online/Offldeveloped is ine) interface friendly user a project, this Under Satellite Imagery- on BHUVANforHighResolution Development of Web based Tools for online/offl ine inclusion of value added services and analysis for future radars. developed being processor signal radar in deploying for ready are algorithms These out. velocity to up chain processing signal extraction using coincidence radar algorithms for multiple targets in MATLAB was of successfully carried simulation end to End Processing. Doppler - The project has successfully developed Algorithms that has enhanced the knowledge of Pulse Radar) forMOTR(MultiObjectTracking algorithms Processing Doppler ofPulse Development further forLaunchpadconfi guration studies. useful be will and Pad fiLaunch confifor Third the used of nalizing were guration results The jets visualized. is interaction shock the and simulated is motors rocket of transients initial the during supersonic of Interaction out. carried was technique Scheliren using model scale in pad launch the on ignition vehicle launch of analysis experimental and Development project, this country toexploremodern developmentsintherelatedfi eld. the domain of Space Science and Technology and encourage students of the eastern region of our in development and research promote to is Lab Research Innovation Space this of objective The Sai SpaceInnovationCentre(VSSSIC)atVSSUT campus. Veer Surendra Sai University of Technology, Burla, Sambalpur for establishment of Veer Surendra A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed on August 25, 2020 between ISRO and 2.6.2.3 Veer SurendraSaiSpaceInnovationCentre,VSSUT,Burla,Sambalpur, Odisha and quarterly reviewed are TDPs of progress The necessary guidanceandtechnicalsupportsare provided asandwhenrequired. TDP’s. these to related activities the with associated to facultymembers inputs valuable providing the studentsand mentoring continuously are /Labs /Units Centres DOS / ISRO various from experts Suitable S-TICs. these at satisfactorily Technology 23 of total progressing are Technology and Science Space ongoing A to related (TDPs) Projects Development region). (South Tiruchirappalli NIT and region) (North Jalandhar NIT region), (North-East Agartala NIT at established been have S-TICs three objective, the with line In setting-up thestart-ups.Thesefuturestart-upswillhaveapotentialincreatingjobopportunities. towards them guide and applications, space for utilized be can that components/elements grade This will enable the young academia to realize their innovative ideas / research aptitude into space Central, East,North,North-East,SouthandWestregions. viz. Country our of regions 6 all in Centres Incubation Technology Space of setting-up of process the in is ISRO Technology, Space for ecosystem Academia–Industry the developing and research To attract and nurture the young academia with innovative ideas / research aptitude for carrying out 2.6.2.2 Space TechnologyIncubationCenters • • • for repeatedusepriortoitstestinginthruster. HAN temperature effithe high evaluate catalyst to of built for ciency was reactor batch best a Also synthesized. was the thrusters catalyst, based oxide the cerium on New out HAN. of carried preparation was research extensive project, this Under - of variousmonopropellant of a batchreactorforscreeningcatalyticdecomposition & Designandbuilding monopropellant and characterizationof Development catalyst Nitrate) for HAN (Hydroxylammonium 90% wasachieved. and hydrogen peroxide as oxidizer was successfully realized. The combustion effi ciency of up to aimed at conceiving the design of a sounding rocket. Hybrid rocket motor with HTPB based fuel Hybrid rockets for sounding rocket using applications Hydrogenperoxideas oxidizer installed successfullyatISRO. been has framework The system. navigation image immersive an control to detection gesture Free Hands for platform confimulti-sensor a multi-modal developed gurable successfully has Hands-free gesture control for by 3D datavisualization immersive imagenavigation 3D codes forre-entryfl and 2D fl ows athighKnweredeliveredtoISRO. Parallelized heat uxes. predict to simulated was models vehicle re-entry actual flre-entry over simulate Flow to atmosphere. situations upper number the knudsen in high ows - The project - The project 69 Annual Report 2020-2021 Government of India, Department of Space ´ÉÉ̹ÉEò Ê®{ÉÉä]Ç 2020-2021 70 ¦ÉÉ®úiÉ ºÉ®úEòÉ®, +ÆiÉÊ®úIÉ Ê´É¦ÉÉMÉ also organised to give an opportunity for Indian and foreign space industry leaders to discuss on discuss to leaders industry space foreign and Indian for opportunity an give to organised also was panel industry exclusive One Industries. the from response good received Symposium The during spacefl humans of ight. aspects psychological and physiological technical, fl in space challenges the ight, of moderated by Air Commodore (Retd) Mr Ravish Malhotra. The astronauts presented reminiscence was panel the and UAE and USA fiRussia, of Germany, participation France, from astronauts ve the with 2020 23, January on held flPanel’ Another ‘Astronaut space the was ight. human Symposium signifithe in in event partnership cant Indo-French the on 2020 24, January on gathering the addressed CNES President Gall, Le Jean-Yves Mr exploration. space spacefldeep and ight future plans of respective Space Agencies under the changing landscape and economics and of human progress the on deliberations made heads agency The (Russia). ROSCOSOMS and (Italy), flspace human ASI the (Japan), of JAXA heads (USA), NASA (France), CNES of programme ight and Romania and India from chiefs agency space the had Panel’ Agencies Space of ‘Heads The (World isonefamilyinSanskrit). Kutumbakam “Vasudaiva of wisdom India’s with line in world entire with shared are programme the to benefiSpace message the India’s that of highlighted special ts he message, a his In symposium. conveyed the of Modi participants Narendra Shri India, of Minister Prime Honourable oenet f ni i te rsne f r Svn Cara, SO n 22 on ISRO Chairman, to Sivan, K Advisor Scientifi Dr of c Principal presence the VijayRaghavan, in K India of Prof. Government by inaugurated was Symposium The institutes, youngprofessionalsandstudentsparticipatedintheSymposium. academic and industries space International of representatives astronauts, agencies, space from technologies spacefl related human ight in experts technical international and national including ‘Human theme the under delegates, 500 than More Trends’. Future and Challenges Present – Exploration and Flight Space 2020 24, Human 22- on January Symposium during ‘International Bengaluru an at Spacefl organised Programme” ight jointly (ASI) India of Society and (IAA) Astronautical Astronautics of Academy International (ISRO), Organisation Research Space Indian 2.6.3.1 IAA-ISRO-ASI Symposium onHumanSpaceFlight for implementation with participation of all stakeholders – within ISRO as well as external agencies. domain public in up put be shall same the approvals, identifidepartmental been with Further, ed. [PMC-CB]. Specifi Building c Capacity categories for public outreach and student outreach, including themed merchandise, have - Council Management Program and [PCB-CB] were Building Capacity and prepared were Policy Outreach a reviewed by Program Steering Group - Capacity Building [PSG-CB], Program Coordination Board- with along outreach, for guidelines Streamlined OutreachActivities 2.6.3 Empowered OverseeingCommittee[EOC]wasconstitutedtoreviewandapprovetheproposals. research problems of importance to ISRO centres oriented and matching application with identify the interests to focal of created IIST was a faculty. An [ASRG] as Group Research HQ Space ISRO Advanced An CBPO, point. with place, to in put been has framework dedicated a model, JPL Further, to coordinate joint research activities between ISRO centres and IIST, akin to the Caltech- activities 2.6.2.4 IIST-related nd aur, 2020. January, raie drn Otbr - , 00 A a at f S clbain IR cnrs organised centres was ISRO celebration, Life” WSW various competitionsand lectureprogramsinavirtualmodeowingtothe pandemicrestrictions. of improve part a “Satellites As 2020. theme 9, - the 4 October with during organized 2020 Celebrations (WSW) Week Space World 2.6.3.4 World SpaceWeekCelebration programme. DOS/ISRO.Aphotoalbumwasalso releasedontheoccasion. space Indian the to structure stable fia a and provided foundation who rm Dhawan, Satish Prof. mode with participation of all ISRO Centre/units. It was indeed a very befi tting tribute to a visionary DOS celebrated the Prof. Satish Dhawan’s birth centenary on 25 2.6.3.3 Satish DhawanBirthCentenaryProgramme were realizedandtakentoruralschoolsacrossthecountry. exhibitions, speakers, competitions, eminent quizzes, selfi by e corners. Six mobile exhibition lectures units included which events were conducted at more and than 106 locations across the country, success grand a was programme yearlong The family. Sarabhai’s Dr and DAE & DOS from with dignitaries senior along message recorded India of President Honorable h yaln Vka Srba Cneay rgam was concluded on25 Programme Centenary Sarabhai Vikram yearlong The 2.6.3.2 Vikram SarabhaiCentenaryProgramme spacefl ight exploration. on thelatesttrendsinhuman the delegates of informationamong Symposium has enabled exchange three-day The Suresh. N B Dr with along him by co-authored System’ ‘Integrated Transportation Space titled for Design book the for DOS Secretary / ISRO Chairman in book science toDrKSivan, engineering best for award IAA the presented IAA event, this During country the across institutions academic premium participated inthesessionand10selectedpaperswerepresentedbystudents. of students selected on 60 held was 2020. session 23, student exclusive January an generation, young on focus special give to order In Systems, Scientifi c andSocietalRelevance,PolicyAspectsEconomicsofhumanspacefl ight. delegates from the different countries under 5 major topics, namely, Challenges, Enabling by Technologies, Ground presented were papers technical contributed 100 Around UAE. and Germany Italy, Japan, France, spaceflRussia, Human USA, in were from experts area eminent ight lectures by delivered plenary and invited 19 exploration. spacefl and human ight on perspectives their th etme, 00 n ita md with mode virtual on 2020 September, Participants ofHeadsAgencyPanel th September, 2020 through virtual 71 Annual Report 2020-2021 Government of India, Department of Space ´ÉÉ̹ÉEò Ê®{ÉÉä]Ç 2020-2021 72 ¦ÉÉ®úiÉ ºÉ®úEòÉ®, +ÆiÉÊ®úIÉ Ê´É¦ÉÉMÉ • • 2.6.3.6 Other Outreachactivities of VikramSarabhaiCentenaryProgramme. Results of ICC-2020 was announced online on September 25, 2020 during the valedictory function and harness the unbound imagination of school students towards Space Science and Technology. meetings were near-impossible. The program has been aimed to tap the creativity, innovative ideas domain of Space Science and Technology, during the COVID-19 challenging times, when physical their potentialtalentsinthe them invariousonlinecompetitionsshowcasing country byinvolving ISRO Cyberspace Competitions - 2020 (ICC-2020) has been organised for the young minds of our 2.6.3.5 ISRO Cyberspace Competitions -2020(ICC-2020) using E-CLASSplatform(https://eclass.iirs.gov.in). by 2020 November to 2020 January during courses/workshops online 29 conducted has IIRS various courses this year and specially organized programs during COVID-19 lockdown period. conducted IIRS 2020. year in network outreach IIRS the joined Institutions 1631 which of out technology and its application. Under this programme network of 2660 institutions in India is setup GNSS and GIS Sensing, Remote on building capacity scale mass of approach innovative an is programme learning distance IIRS - Courses Interactive & Live - IIRS Outreach Programme mentorship fromscientists/engineersacrossISROwithstudentsthroughATLs. and interaction encourage to HQ ISRO with interface shall centre ISRO each at point focal A centres. ISRO of location per as distributed country, the across ATLs 100 adopting of process the in DOS outreach, student enhance further To Adoption of AtalTinkeringLabs[ATLs]: Module namely systems two of identificomprises been OM have ed. systems ficonfiis The sub- module Orbital Module: all Orbital and of nalised guration CE20HotTest • Hot Test VikasEngine • HS200statictest • EscapeSystemQualifi TestVehicleMissionfor cation • launch offi rst unmannedfl ight. Suchas: Many tests are planned to validate launch vehicle technologies. These tests are planned before the has been constitutedandthecommitteehasinitiatedcrewrecoveryrelatedactivities. role lead in navy Indian with crew of recovery for committee Inter-agency An Organisation. Development and Research Defence of assistance the with products centric human of realization towards place in is action of Plan Force. Air Indian with association in Russia at progress in are and descent. Selection of crew for the fi rst re-entry mission has been completed and on-orbit, crew training activities ascent, viz., mission of phases various during coverage % 100 near provide to planned is systems space-based and based ground including network Communication activities. at SDSC-SHAR and ground infrastructure are being augmented towards accommodating the crew system complex launch The VSSC. at initiated been already has MKIII GSLV of rating human The man- training, with dealing and machine interfacesareotherdomainsofmannedspacefl certifi system, rating ight thatisaddressingconcurrently. selection cation human crew products, centric The human (ECLSS). of and System development (CES) Support System Life Escape and Crew system, Control (SM) Environmental Module Service system, (CM) Module Crew vehicle, launch spaceflrated human Human undertake namely to ight required are systems New a setofpredefi ned activitiesinspace,andreturnthemsafelytoapredefi ned destinationonearth. schedule. The objective of Gaganyaan is to carry a crew of three to Low Earth Orbit (LEO), perform stipulated the within Centres ISRO all across concurrently up taken be to need that activities and It is the maiden manned mission of ISRO which involves development of a host of new technologies Gaganyaan is the fi rst project taken up by HSFC for demonstrating human spacefl ight capabilities. Gaganyaan–HumanSpaceFlight 2.7 Preliminary designreview documentsofallsubsystemsarereleased. fiare systems other and avionics ECLSS, for Layouts on. so and nalised. grouping of sub-systems for ease of access, crew intervention features constraints, physiological of crewconsidering for crew,orientation volume comfortable ergonomics, like confl requirements many icting satisfy to has layout internal module Crew The seat. crew and avionics ECLSS, crew, house to structure conical a with realised is Crew Module:CM progressing inallCentres. changes havebeenmadeinorbitalmoduleand withthis, design reviewis conficertain outcomes, guration design the on Based completed. been have and ServiceModule . The preliminary design reviews of all systems all of reviews design preliminary The . Crew Crew Module Orbital Module 73 Annual Report 2020-2021 Government of India, Department of Space ´ÉÉ̹ÉEò Ê®{ÉÉä]Ç 2020-2021 74 ¦ÉÉ®úiÉ ºÉ®úEòÉ®, +ÆiÉÊ®úIÉ Ê´É¦ÉÉMÉ confiThe (HMS). guration and requirementsofHMShavebeenfiSimulator Metabolic nalised. Human a by simulated be will etc sweating breathing, release, of THCS through industry is progressing fast. In the Unmanned fl ight, the crew conditions like heat realisation The SDSC. out carried be will ECLSS of servicing ground the All cabin. the from odour and dioxide carbon removing for (ARS) System Revitalization Air an and crew the for comfortable limits acceptable within CM inside temperature the keep to (THCS) System Control Humidity and maintain the to cabin pressure within (CPCS) limits, a Thermal System Control ECLSS Pressure The Cabin time. fihas rst the for it developing is ISRO and systems of system a is This ECLSS: the Orbitalmoduletomeetdesignconstraints. Based on the outcome of preliminary design review of all systems, certain changes were brought in integration. easier reachofsystemstobeoperatedbytheseatedstrappedcrew,aspectsassemblyand withstand the acceleration levels during entire fl ight duration, all aspects of ergonomics that assure of thecrewseattobetter impact velocity,orientation to reducethemodule chosen parachutes gravity of specifi center ensuring ed main of numbers three accommodating as, performance, aerodynamic required the derive to location such aspects various consideration into took studies packaging The studied. been has crew the for required volume free the affecting without Module Systems Engineering: released. are system propulsion Module Service in subsystems all of documents review design Preliminary avionics, ECLSS, for layout system. propulsion for firealized are the been antenna has and model sensors Development All nalised. initiated. is mission fi unmanned the rst for realisation and fiare AE fiare wings and panels solar of Number nalised. requirement power the on based nalised Service Module: Hexagonal confi guration of the structure including the attachments at the FE and CM Layoutconfi guration Multiple options of laying out avionics and other systems within the Crew the within systems other and avionics out laying of options Multiple Accommodation layoutofECLSSinCM 3.1m dia.CMconfi guration worked out. The scheme for tracking the SM debris during the descent phase is worked out for out worked is phase descent the during debris SM the tracking for scheme The out. worked were IDRSS stations, external stations, ISRO confi involving network gurations of combinations Telemetry, trackingand telecommandsystems: design wascompleted.Groundemergencyescape systemisinfi nal stageofcompletion. modificertain requires detailed arm access Crew Gaganyaan. of requirements the meet to cations SHAR at pad modifilaunch pad present Launch The mission: Unmanned/Manned for cations external vendorshavebeeninitiated. through realisation alternately and realisation in-house for activities crew, specifithe to training mission c Gaganyaan impart to simulators of development Towards Crew Training Simulators: for missionspecifi c traininginIndia. February 2020. After the completion of Training at GCTC, Russia, the crew trainees will be trained Crew trainees commenced at Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Centre (GCTC), Russia the in the spaceflmonth of for Generic training training. ight undergoing for selected were Force Air Indian from Crew Training: the for well-defispecifi standards for ned need specifi cations andrequirementsalsoarobustcertifi the It es Earth. cation mechanism. to back them bring and orbit the to prepared ensure thatthelaunchvehicleandothersystemsareabsolutelysafeto transport thecrewto been has document Mission” Gaganyaan for Certifi plan rating cation “Human The familiarise bothRTCandPRAinallISROcentres. interacting with external agencies, identifying software and conducting workshops/lecture series to for assessment based (PRA) Assessment estimating residual risks Risk in every system. HSFC Probabilistic has taken the lead role and in fi traceability nalising the ensure procedures, to (RTC) Certifito Route for process cation - ISRO in introduced been certifihave of areas new two cation, and dedicated certifi cation Groups/Divisions have been identifi ed in all major ISRO Centres. As Certifipart Rating Human the Accordingly, HQ ISRO. ISRO at Chairman, constituted was Board cation committee constitutedby specialist level of anational on therecommendation based mechanism Reliability andQuality: System The year witnessed the evolution of the human rating certifi cation fi nalised. Handlingandtransportationschemeshavebeenworkedout. confiout check OM and CM SM, completed. been has activities integration SM and CM is guration ConfiAssembly and Integration: for (MGSE) Equipment Support Ground Mechanical of guration in thechosenorbitofGaganyaanhasbeenestimatedandsuitablemitigationmeasuresplanned. (MMOD) environment Orbital Debris and Shield forprotectionfromOrbitaldebris:MicroMeteoroid Integrated AirDropTest(IADT)fromhelicopterandparachuteleveltests. the impact velocity within limits even under worst case condition. There will be many air drop tests, Systems: Parachute scenarios weregenerated. abort several and nominal for sequence and strategies mission and up taken were mission end Overall Mission Planning: After a rigorous Crew selection process for Gaganyaan mission, four Test Pilots Test four mission, Gaganyaan for process selection Crew rigorous a After The Crew moduleuses a two stage parachute in redundant modeto ensure Detailed mission studies covering all aspects of Gaganyaan end-to- Gaganyaan of aspects all covering studies mission Detailed The overall network coverage ratios for different 75 Annual Report 2020-2021 Government of India, Department of Space ´ÉÉ̹ÉEò Ê®{ÉÉä]Ç 2020-2021 76 ¦ÉÉ®úiÉ ºÉ®úEòÉ®, +ÆiÉÊ®úIÉ Ê´É¦ÉÉMÉ operations. review the status of Gaganyaan project and identify lead agencies to co-ordinate for crew recovery and enhance guidance inter agency co-ordination. The second meeting of GAC seeking was held during January 2020 to for constituted was (GAC) Council Advisory Gaganyaan level national A The payloaddesignanddevelopmentactivitiesare progressingwell. fromJNCASR inmicrogravityconditions instabilities Studyinginterfacial • Developing passive two-phase heat spreader for hotspot mitigation in microgravity of space from • conditions fromCSIR experimentsundermicrogravity crystallization Conducting • organismal and cellular of control mediated SIRT1 on microgravity of effects the Investigating • Spacefl inDrosophilamelanogasterfromIIST inkidneystoneformation ight-induced changes • fi ve MoUshavebeensignedwiththemaftershortlistingtheprobableinstitutes. and India of institutes academic different by developed are payloads experimental The missions. experiments: MoUs forMicrogravity groups andISRO-DRDOcoordinationteamhavebeenmonitoringoftheprogresswork. working Joint Module. Crew for parachutes of development and Module Crew for attenuation and monitoring simulation, estimation, level radiation crew, for training yoga and requirements mission future for aircrew Indian of database anthropometry providing cancellation, noise active with muff oral for hygiene aswellassistancefor radiation dosageassessmentthrough bloodsamplesof crew, ear solution and kit medical system, fi qualifi suppression of and re cation development kit, food system (biovest)andemergencysurvival health monitoring system, wearable and wastedisposal Space like services and products centric human for DRDO with signed were MoUs Seven vehicle. launch of testing tunnel wind for Canada and Romania with VSSC by signed been have Contracts supply offl ight suit,crewseatandviewport. integrating Russian fl ight equipment into Gaganyaan Life Support and Thermal Control System and profiwind making for testing tunnel wind astronauts, Indian the for training related of feasibility les, flspace providing astronauts, ight Indian for candidates of selection and examination medical for Collaboration: Indian Navy. with held was requirements recovery on discussions preliminary and ISRO Chairman by formed and crew module recovery activities. Inter-agency Committee for Recovery Operations (ICRO) was crew the co-ordinating and planning for out worked been have situations contingency and nominal Crew Recovery: information technical with proceeding for AWS with exchange forexternalstationTTCsupporton-orbitphase. signed is NDA progress. under is tracks Identifiradars. SHAR to visible are which tracks descent descent other for radars suitable of cation IIT-Patna physiology fromTIFR Contracts have been signed with M/s Glovcosmos, Russia for consulting support consulting for Russia Glovcosmos, M/s with signed been have Contracts l psil lnig ons f rw oue n e, orsodn t different to corresponding sea, in module crew of points landing possible All Microgravity experiments are planned in Unmanned Unmanned in planned are experiments Microgravity Cmisoe Peiin ih capacity high Precision Commissioned Tube • CNC Axis Multi of Commissioning • Room Clean Integration of Establishment • Passivation and Pickling of Establishment • Cryo at Facility Check Leak of Automation • IPRC are inprogress. Campus Clinic. New Academic block (G+2), Slope protection works in NE slopes and GID buildings persons to measures welfare of with part disabilities. Several buildings were renovated including International Hostel, Guest as House and provided was building GIS in ramp and lift Passenger measures. conservation water of part as provided were pits harvesting water was Rain house constructed. pump at building was substation plant Electrical waste. gas kitchen bio from gas Kg generate 150 to operational. installed made and furnished fully was Hostel Sarabhai Vikram Rooms 100 building. Auditorium behind area valley the from reclamated land of acres 1.5 IIRS: information toall,anInformationResourceCentre(IRC)wasinauguratedbyChairman,ISRO. disseminate to and knowledge of repository a As - HSFC: Information Resource Centre(IRC) Infrastructure atdifferentcentres long termgoalsoforganisation,isamajorexercise. and requirements programmatic with line in centres, ISRO across infrastructure new of Creation Facilities/Infrastructure 2.8 Reclamated LandbehindAuditoriumbuilding Coordinate MeasuringMachine (CMM) Bending Machine exclusively forGaganyaanCE20Engine pipe assemblies CE20 & CUS of treatment surface for Facility Engine IntegrationFacility Vikram SarabhaiHostel activities Clean RoomforGaganyaan CE20Engineintegration 77 Annual Report 2020-2021 Government of India, Department of Space ´ÉÉ̹ÉEò Ê®{ÉÉä]Ç 2020-2021 78 ¦ÉÉ®úiÉ ºÉ®úEòÉ®, +ÆiÉÊ®úIÉ Ê´É¦ÉÉMÉ • Inauguration of LPSC Facilities by Chairman, by Facilities LPSC of Inauguration • Golden Jubilee Library - The activities of new Golden Jubilee Library which started in November • andControlSystems(ILFC). of IntegratedLabforFlowControlValves Establishment • ofIntegratedTitaniumAlloyTankProductionFacility(ITPF) Establishment • Integrated Cryogenic Engine manufacturing facility (ICMF) is being established for realisation of • LPSC 2-Axes MotionSimulator. Type Smoothing and Polishing Machine, CNC Wire Cutting Machine, Thermal Shock Chamber and (HASS) setup, Portable Dynamic Multi Star Simulator Simulator (DMSS), Star Optical Grinding Accuracy Machine, 2-Spindle High includes period this during planned/installed facilities New LEOS: Campus, IDSN Bangalore havebeencompleted. at works) A/c and Electrical PH, (Civil, building facility and structure supporting facility building (Civil, PH, Electrical and A/c works) at ILF Campus, Lucknow and 11m dia antenna and structure supporting antenna dia BL-5. 11m on, going are Bangalore and Campus, IDSN at works) RDA A/c MEOSAR, viz., realized been have Construction of 18m diaantenna supportingstructure (Civil, PH, and facilitybuilding Electrical and Works Civil Major new Three ISTRAC: Mdrie Poo arcto Facility, Fabrication Proto Modernized • Recruitment for building Administrative New • SO n 08 on ISRO 2018 isnearingcompletion. cryogenic andsemiCryogenicEngineswhichwillbealternatesourcetotheexistingsuppliers. ih mrvd ahn lyu, working layout, machine environment, housekeeping solutions etc is established to enhance improved the production and effi ciency. with and Hindisection. LPSC, at building capacity Valiamala. of part a as platform signififacilities inaugurated infrastructure digital cant a through ISRO Chairman, ICMF th ue 00 Sr. . Sivan, K. Shri. - 2020 June ICMF MainHangar • IATF-ST sea-level test facility is established in Valiamala near IATF facilities for the purpose of purpose the for facilities IATF near Valiamala in established is facility test sea-level IATF-ST • (10N/22N) AOCS of testing hot for dedicated is STAND) (HAT Testing Altitude High – IATF-ST • IATF-ST Assembly and Test Lab • Maintenance and Operation Transport strengthen to facility Dedicated Building: Transport • • activities werecompleted: reporting period,following undertaken is facilities existing of the During periodically. maintenance and Augmentation etc. facilities test Antenna mechanical fabrication facilities, environmental test facilities, Image processing and analysis Labs, and electronic laboratories, integration payload sophisticated highly include facilities SAC SAC: NRSC campuses. from all reached atotalof1.2MW power generation as carport)andthesolarpowergeneration kWp 100 and Mounted Ground kWpas (500 kWp 600 of plant power Solar a Established NRSC: fl of uid testing for envisaged (GCAT)is Facility Test and Assembly Components Gaganyaan • testing Injectors of Pressure fed bipropellants (N bipropellants fed Pressure of Injectors testing Thrusters @240perannum. and Discussionroom. stores component Flight Stores, Bonded Facility, Machining related Assembly Lab, Inspection related Assembly (SPF), Facility Process Special Facility, Test & Assembly are available facilities 22N Major thrusters simultaneously. & 10N both of Testing Assembly & for lines Two Assembly annum. include features per Special thruster 240 of (10N/22N). Facility has AOCS a production capacity of testing & Assembly for established is sq.m 890 of area carpet a with activities withacarpetareaof386sq.m. instrumentation setupwith of integration ment and system, anechoicenviron- CATF refl of positioning optics, ector Restoration Antenna Test Facility: Restoration of Compact control componentsforCabinPressureControlSystemofGaganyaan. Engines, presentlybeingcarriedoutatIPRC. PS4 of testing characterization Injector the conducting for used be will This Tonnes. 2 of level CATF Facility 2 O 4 & MMH) Engines/Thrusters upto a thrust a upto Engines/Thrusters MMH) & Positioner 79 Annual Report 2020-2021 Government of India, Department of Space ´ÉÉ̹ÉEò Ê®{ÉÉä]Ç 2020-2021 80 ¦ÉÉ®úiÉ ºÉ®úEòÉ®, +ÆiÉÊ®úIÉ Ê´É¦ÉÉMÉ • • • SDSC SHAR • • demands of small satellite launches, ISRO is developing a new generation launch vehicle called today to launch 4.5 t class of satellites to GTO through GSLV MkIII. To meet the current market Complex- SSLV Launch Checkoutsystems&Pneumaticforelectricalleakchecks. ♦ BogieSystemwithrailtrack&haulerforbogie(SPU). PIF andoneforMLPrefurbishmentworksat servicebuilding. integration at vehicle ♦ with: PSLVIntegrationFacility ♦ approved: PSLV IntegrationFacilities (PIF): September-2021 inaprogressivemanner. by completion for targeted is facilities the all of commissioning and erection Equipment - Status PS1 andPS3solidmotorsrequirementof12PSLV&GSLVlaunchesperyear. meet to months 24 of period time a in simultaneously buildings facility new 29 of realization for at the Solid Propellant Space Booster plant (SPROB). A new ASMP project has been approved GSLV & PSLV – vehicles launch operational ISRO’s for (HPS3) stage upper and (S139) Stage booster the for motors/segments solid of production for responsible is SHAR SDSC (ASMP): Project Facilities Motors Production Augmentation ofSolid of employeeslearninginfrastructure. the capacity augmenting towards aides latest teaching with established was facility room class new A aids: teaching Establishment of new class-roomfacilitywithmodern Sanitization Chamberwerecarriedoutforin-houseuse. UV-C Sanitizer Systems: Design and Development of UV-C based Sanitization Box and and Garment analysis data for developed was software diagnostic purposes.PlanararrayantennaofRISAT-2Aistestedinthisnewlyrestoredfacility. In-house removed. completely is vendors foreign on Dependencies and developed were vendors indigenous Various efforts. indigenous through successfully completed were software analysis and acquisition data automated fully Mobile Launch Pedestals (MLP) – 3 Nos - one for vehicle integration at FLP- MST, one for ∗ ServicebuildingforMLPrefurbishmentworks after launch. ∗ Integrationbuildingforvehicleintegrationupto fourthstage. ∗ UV-C Box The Indian Launch Vehicle Programme has attained a level of maturity nw SV nerto Fclte (I) rjc hs been has project (PIF) Facilities Integration PSLV new A UV-C Chamber Due to Covid-19 pandemic situation, Mission • Analysis Centre (MAC) facility and newly established & imposing grand, a as redesigned was Campus’ URSC to Gateway ‘The entrance main The • is Centre the in summarized below: establishment established/under Facilities/Infrastructure Technical major The undertaken tomeettheprogrammaticrequirementsofvarioussatellitemissions. is campus ISITE and campus main URSC at facilities new of establishment and facilities existing capital-intensive and facilities technical state-of-the-art with of Augmentation applications. various for satellites advanced and complex realize to infrastructure equipped is Centre The - URSC SDSC SHAR is also augmenting its infrastructure to meet the requirements of increased launch • • RC n bcu ta a Cnrl ete ITA/C) ES1 EP hs operations phase LEOP EOS-1 (ISTRAC/MCF), Centre Control at team backup and URSC MAC, at deployed team prime the With mission. this support to up set were telemetry satellite voice and countdown time reception, SCHEMACS, WEB SCHEMACS and integrated display of communication links with SHAR, MCF & ISTRAC for satellite commanding, telemetry reception, of establishment like facilities essential All operation. prime LEOP EOS-1 for as facilities Centre Control function to upgraded were URSC at (RSCC) Centre Checkout Spacecraft Remote gateway compromising theaestheticsandfunctionalaspects. main the to similar designed also structure in a smaller scale within was available area. All these improvements were designed without structure entrance gate Rear Campaign’. Green ‘Go the with keeping in plantation additional facilitating redesigned, was landscape The security. enhanced provide to and campus the of character the emphasize to structure elegant frequency. being augmentedinSDSCSHAR. are facilities existing few and realized being quarantine are systems & Crew centre) control (OMPF), Range and Facility facility Preparation Module (Orbital facilities new (TVP), Project Vehicle Test and (PAT) Test Abort Pad (IADT), Test Drop Air Integrated motors, CES & HS200 of test static qualifi viz., associated tests and cation mission Gaganyaan of requirements the meet to order In facilities. Crew associated of realization and (SLP) Pad Launch Second from Recovery Systems project is planned at SDSC SHAR towards enabling Human Space Missions & Complex Launch Gaganyaan - LaunchComplex&RecoverySystems(GLCRS) Gaganyaan SSLV LaunchSitewillmeetthedemandsoflaunchinglaunchvehicleatshorterinterval. & GSLV PSLV, GSLV Mk-III launches, thus of realisation of exclusive launch pad for demands SSLV is inevitable. Proposed launch meeting for up lined are (SLP) Pad Launch Second and (FLP) Pad Launch First Viz., SHAR SDSC at pads launch Existing Orbit. Earth Low circular km Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV) capable of injecting small satellites (up to 500 kg) into 500 New GatewaytoURSCCampus Rear sideentrancetoURSC 81 Annual Report 2020-2021 Government of India, Department of Space ´ÉÉ̹ÉEò Ê®{ÉÉä]Ç 2020-2021 82 ¦ÉÉ®úiÉ ºÉ®úEòÉ®, +ÆiÉÊ®úIÉ Ê´É¦ÉÉMÉ • VSSC installed instrument/equipment existing of /replacement upgradation periodic this, to addition In • Activities towards the establishment of Multijunction solar • cell (Indigenization & Productionization) Fabrication Battery & Panel Solar of Establishment • avionics of testing level package and card out carry to Lab Evaluation and Test of Upgradation • oven, ultraclean chambers, cycling thermal chamber, vacuum thermal 1.2m of Establishment • leg andPIV.Thetunnel is scheduledforthefi rst blowdown byendof2021. plenum blow-off using ejectors, fi rst of its kind low noise pressure regulating valve, jet simulation dual test section inserts, Mach number settings using diffuser choke, ejector system, test section are tunnel the of advancements consignments.Technical oversized the transport to TERLS at constructed be to planned is jetty boat temporary A progress. under is vessels erection and completed pressure of nos.) (6 all of Fabrication concluded. are fl plate and ex Compressor as such elements major of Procurement received. pipelines ejector and drier air airline, as such and Control & Instrumentation completion. Settlingchamberisinadvancedstageandsystems systems arenearing Schlieren Hydraulic, of design Final Project: Wind Tunnel Trisonic satellite realizationactivities. the support to progress in are campuses ISITE and main URSC in facilities and labs various at Project atTumkurisalsounderprogress. ISITE campusisunderway. system at subsystem level Vibration Test Facility at in shaker 6T are of installation Simultaneously progress. Campus ISITE at Facility Measurement Facility, Dynamic Test Facility, Subsystem Magnetic also completed. DC RF/Pulsed of activities was system fordrylubrication sputtering establishment and systems high vacuumbakeoutovenandshockmachinewerecompletedduringtheperiod. same the use to proposed methodology forfutureGEO&LEOmissions. is it and operations same the follow will CMS-01 manner. this in URSC from fihandled the mission was satellite EOS-1 rst Thus out. carried successfully were Test &EvaluationLab Test setup/facilities made ready for Dielectric property measurement under • high temperature and ultrafifor mill energy Fluid ne store, bonded Electronic New (PPC), Complex Production PSLV • high temperatures and pressures,150W CO high fi eld strength (5kV/mm), Apparatus to measure thermal conductivity of fl uids (ISROSENE) at instruments etc. electrical testing, limb smart for platform setup, test LVAD tools, and bench work Mechanical chamber, control Humidity scanner, 3D light Blue printer, 3D FDM with operational is (MPEL) Laboratory Engineering Product Multi-disciplinary ready. getting is systems energy for facility AP are operationalized. PCM Production Hub (40 Chemicals) and Integrated pilot scale process SMT refl ow facility in PCBFabricationetc. reflSMT machine, EBW Laminator 6kV Dry-Film new facility, processing, ow igniter pyrophoric test facility, Split Hopkinson’s Pressure bar (SHPB) for high strain rate testing, PEARL facility for long (6nos.)airStorageVessel Site erectionof4.5mdiax50m Split Hopkinson’sPressurebar Air drier 2 Laser ignition facility, Green and hybrid propulsion Settling chamber Lab Product Engineering Multi-disciplinary 83 Annual Report 2020-2021 Government of India, Department of Space ´ÉÉ̹ÉEò Ê®{ÉÉä]Ç 2020-2021 84 ¦ÉÉ®úiÉ ºÉ®úEòÉ®, +ÆiÉÊ®úIÉ Ê´É¦ÉÉMÉ Secretary, DOSon14 ISRO/ Chairman, Sivan, K. Dr. by inaugurated formally was Centre Control SSA ISRO The at telescope one Hanle, LadakhandacontrolcentreatPeenya,Bengaluru. region, North-East in radar one establish to envisaged is NETRA project The Project NETRA space assets. ISRO’s safeguard to information timely and accurate provide to and, objects space catalogue and identify track, detect, to infrastructure setup to are, DSSAM of objectives main domain.The this in domestic and foreign agencies all between interactions/collaborations for point nodal a as serves DSSAM and ISRO within grown been has activities related (SSA) Awareness Situational Space Directorate ofSpaceSituationalAwarenessandManagement(DSSAM) SpaceSituationalAwarenessandManagement 2.9 . SO en a atv mme o te ne-gny pc Dbi Codnto Committee Coordination Debris Space Inter-Agency the of member active an being ISRO 1. International Collaborations (ARIES) Sciences Observational of Institute Research Aryabhatta with MoU an entered ISRO 2. fithe in cooperation for (IIA) of Astrophysics elds of Institute Indian with MoU an entered ISRO 1. National Collaborations SDSC-SHAR, at Sriharikota, OpticaltelescopesatPonmudiandMountAbu. (MOTR) Radar Tracking Object Multi facilities, existing the from data tracking objects space the use also will Project the installed, be to facilities observational the from Apart modelling, SpaceWeatherstudies,NearEarthObjectsandplanetarydefencestudiesetc. environment micrometeoroid and population debris space modelling, up break and fragmentation The R&D activities will encompass space object R&D activitiesinSSA. verifi cation of UN/IADC guidelines and various and remediation,compliance Debris mitigation are tobesetupinthiscontrolcentreforSpace labs Dedicated India. within activities SSA all of hub a as function to is centre control The . ISRO entered MoU with University of Texas, USA for scientifi3. c collaboration in the area of SSA . in “Cooperation for USSPACECOM with MoU an signing of process the in currently is ISRO 2. (IADC), ISRO delegation attended the 38 the attended delegation ISRO (IADC), for cooperationinthefi eld ofSSA. SSA andSpaceSciences Safety ofSpacefl ight andProvisionofSSAServicesInformation”. engaged invarioustechnicaldiscussions. th December,2020. th IADC meeting through Video Conference mode and mode Conference Video through meeting IADC mode completely. online/digital an in conducted were initiatives these of many restrictions, COVID-19 of light the In ISRO and a host of other interactions were conducted this year also at various ISRO Centres/Units. of engineers young by talks personalities, eminent by talks invited competition, quiz products, and innovations related quality on exhibition including initiatives Several year. every celebrated is Day In order to reinforce, reinvigorate and rekindle this culture of quality amongst the employees, Quality Quality Day at theirrespectiveexternalsub-contractors’worksites. PRL, NRSC, NESAC, IPRC and LEOS. The quality teams of these SAC, Centres/Units also conducted AQP sessions SDSC, URSC, LPSC, VSSC, are Centres/Units These umbrella. this under covered been have Centres/Units ten AQP, of sessions review/special APEX of out roll the With a positiveimplementationofthisinitiative. committees, chaired by respective Directors of Centres/Units, are already in place towards ensuring but teams, each and every individual quality of ISRO sets the AQP apart as an just unprecedented initiative. Dedicated not APEX of involvement and missions operational on Focus at”. looking is Absolute Quality Programme for operational space systems is “Quality is doing right, when nobody DOS towards sustaining and further enhancing the quality culture of ISRO. The essential theme of ISRO/ flof the programme is agship 2018 year the during initiated Programme Quality Absolute Absolute QualityProgramme(AQP) before giving the go ahead for not just the fi nal launch but also at all identifi ed intermediate stages. sector) of ISRO/DOS. Think-tank level review teams comprising of experts brainstorm all the details software realized at all internal and external work-centres (Industry partners from public and private teams Assurance Quality meticulously Independent scrutinize the details and provide unbiased and bold assessment on all the hardware/ realization. system of aspect every and each on watch close a keep teams specificertificontrol a and Quality with quality. out on carried eye are c cation testing realization, development, design, of aspects the All vehicles. launch and systems support ground satellites, applications, space namely ISRO of verticals all for cornerstone the is Quality Culture ofQuality quality teamsspreadacrossDOS/ISROCentres/Unitsareelaboratedinthissection. the of achievements salient few a and vogue signifiin few systems A quality the of strengths cant the envelope in the area of quality and reliability have grown by leaps and bounds in the year 2020. spaceflpushing Human for of avenues development the the mission-Gaganyaan, in ight progress ISRO’s workhorse PSLV renowned, the world over, for its reliability. With DOS/ISRO making steady mechanism that is demonstrated through the success of missions. It is these very aspects that make review multi-tier the and practices quality of strengths the of combination the is It unnoticed. goes quality to requirements. Rugged compliance quality practices are in vogue meticulous at ISRO/DOS towards ensuring that no most defect the for calls technology space and unforgiving is Space QualityManagement 2.10 85 Annual Report 2020-2021 Government of India, Department of Space ´ÉÉ̹ÉEò Ê®{ÉÉä]Ç 2020-2021 86 ¦ÉÉ®úiÉ ºÉ®úEòÉ®, +ÆiÉÊ®úIÉ Ê´É¦ÉÉMÉ considering thelargerthan usualpreservationperiodofthesesystemsdue tothepandemic. launches these for systems various of aspects related life shelf the specifion also focused cally were developedandimplemented by remote capabilities the satellite teams as well. Qualityteams Similar normal. new this of qualifiimplementation evaluation, and the cation towards extensively worked teams quality The imposed. it restrictions the and pandemic the to answer ISRO’s is This systems. vehicle the of quality the ensuring towards testing of rigour the on compromising without while systems vehicle launch out carried were operations the remote All Sriharikota. to travelling of experts of number the minimizing checkout remote enabled which (VLCC) Centre Control Launch Virtual of utilization and development the is year this missions the of feature unique One GSLV F10/EOS-03Mission PSLV C50/CMS-01Mission PSLV C49/EOS-01Mission operational missionslaunched/preparedforlaunchinthecurrentyear. following the for network TTC and systems range systems, satellite systems, vehicle launch the of The quality teams of ISRO/DOS worked towards ensuring the quality control and quality assurance ISRO Projects also invariousstagesofgenerationandreview. fiof fiset of Another stage advanced in are are documents documents other ve Several nalization. Another threeITecSdocumentswerealsofi nalized arereadyforpublication. Bus Spacecraft for Procedures Electronic Systems”wasgeneratedandpublished. Acceptance and Cycle Life “Product on Realization Standard Technical ISRO the been year this already and earlier have released documents ITecS Six (ITecS). Standards ISRO of Technical form the in posterity for preserved being is memory institutional filast the over acquired systems space of base knowledge This decades. ve and heritage rich the documenting of initiative the up taken has DOS/ISRO ISRO TechnicalStandards(ITecS) independent assessment onlaunchvehicle/satellitemissionsarealsochampionedbyDSRQ. initiatives, outreach quality other and Programme Quality Absolute of propagation experts, ISRO various with interaction through standards Technical ISRO of Generation (IPAB). ISRO Centres amongst and Units through an practices inter-centre forum named best Integrated Product Assurance Board of sharing of responsibility the shoulders DSRQ DOS. ISRO/Secretary, Chairman, to directly reports and ISRO/DOS of Centres/Units of management the of independent completely is directorate This work-centres. Centres/Units/external ISRO across improvements quality DOS/ISRO systemic addressing and identifying towards across works Headquarters, ISRO at directorate- deployed based DSRQ, dedicated teams and independent assurance completely a quality work-centres, and external and control Centres/Units quality the to addition In Directorate ofSystemsReliabilityandQuality(DSRQ)

• National Conference of “Multi-Disciplinary Design, AnalysisandOptimization”. of“Multi-Disciplinary Design, NationalConference • International Space Conference on “‘Ushering the New Era for Indian Space Sector” From 15 to • AerialVehicles(UAVs), TED-14meetingonUnmanned BureauofIndianStandards • SpaceMission. IAASymposiumonHuman • Includedas member in IEC TC80 for development of standard “IRNSS – Receiver equipment – • period: signififollowing the the at during represented fora well cant were ISRO/DOS of teams quality The Representation atInternational/Multi-lateralfora operational launchmissions. previous flof post analysis the ight towards worked also teams Quality time. to time from alerts quality issue to continued also teams The systems. space of reliability and quality the enhancing signifiup taken also have specifiprogrammes development technology cant towards targeted cally teams Quality endeavors. novel these into reliability and quality of levels high embedding towards Vehicles Test associated its and (HRLV) Vehicle Launch Rated Human of development the in role signifia playing cant also are teams Quality mission. Gaganyaan prestigious the for procedures and certifipolicy assurance, quality mission assessment, rating, risk human cation, the to respect were also taken up as the department’s quest for continual improvement. Progress was made with applications) space systems and spacecraft, ground vehicle, systems (launch of theoperational improvement further towards scientifi purposes.Initiatives for c/experimental Rockets Sounding semi-cryogenic engine/stage, re-usable launch vehicles, air breathing propulsion as well as Rohini including technologies key several of development the supported extensively also teams Quality work, etc. of certifi cation ISO:9001:2015 network, of domains all for (SAC) Centre resolution PAN-India Application Space and (NRSC) Centre Sensing Remote National under high facility calibration for data process microwave qualifi cation and products, mono for imagery Kompsat chips, high resolutionthermaltargets for radiometric calibration,establishmentof products data resolution resolution high high global the multispectral with par on fi information meta le of critical software tools, On-orbit observation tracker tool design, Product Verifi cation and Evaluation Tube Amplifi er, qualifi and cation of mirrors payload as well as spacecraft hardware, design and telescope development of space Wave Travelling and clock atomic for activities indigenization subsystems, assembly, & components payload optics Sensor process Star include generation achievements new facilities/ major qualifi for processing the cations developmental/operational art of the Some of other ISRO/DOS. state across and equipment/laboratories processes and unique systems, missions space novel several upcoming of the qualifithe enabled and analysis cation extensive out to carried They future. the in planned missions respect with activities The quality teams at ISRO/DOS Centres/Units also worked extensively towards the developmental Other salientachievementsofthequalityteams 17, September,2020. Performance requirements,methodsoftestingand requiredtestresults”. 87 Annual Report 2020-2021 Government of India, Department of Space ´ÉÉ̹ÉEò Ê®{ÉÉä]Ç 2020-2021 88 ¦ÉÉ®úiÉ ºÉ®úEòÉ®, +ÆiÉÊ®úIÉ Ê´É¦ÉÉMÉ up withrespecttoqualityandreliabilityinthenewspaceera. The quality teams are already on the job towards addressing the demands which are likely to come of NSIL also openedupnew vistas and greaterresponsibilitiesfor the quality andreliabilityteams. towards several aspects including quality and reliability. The revision in the scope of responsibilities opportunities for the private sector as well as the demand for hand-holding to unprecedented heralding be India in done sector by space the ISRO/DOS of unlocking the of initiation the saw year This Quality intheeraofspacereforms COVID-19Protocols: • specifi requirements Health Occupational on report a Prepared with Centre/Unit ISRO each to c • Promoted safety awareness by organizing 49 • safetyauditofallfacilitiesNESAC,Shillong. Completed • As per the directives from Secretary (Security), Cabinet Secretariat based on the review of DOS • Ensured the adequacy of safety systems in ISRO Centres/Units • to prevent / meet any unforeseen DOHS ProgrammeHighlights ISRO at committees Safety Centres/Units Centre are and of keenly HQ monitoring Directorate each ISRO and agencies, at every activity (DOHS), external through Safety a with and systematic review health obligations mechanism. Occupational statutory of care take to and Centres/Units ISRO in operation every for standards safety and health occupational highest achieve to order In systematic and approach to disciplined identify, analyze, and planned, control / eliminate hazards a to protect men, is machine and material. management Safety and Health Occupational modes. failure eliminating by level system the at hazards the control to is system management Safety and Occupational Health and Safety management well-defisystem. a The has primary objective ISRO ned of programme. Occupational the Health of schedule vital a delay or programme the jeopardise to enough is lapse safety minor A accident. an or incident unintended an prevent to precautions Some of the critical operations in the Space program are hazardous in nature and require extreme OccupationalHealth& Safety 2.11 Peae ad eesd Sft Mna o Poeto aant o-oiig Radiation- Non-Ionising against Represented ISRO in the 81 Protection • on Manual “Safety released and Prepared • Prepared and circulated the following Covid-19 protocols toallCentres/Units: thefollowing Covid-19protocols circulated Preparedand ♦ DOHS took proactive steps for preventing the spread of Covid-19 by releasing DOHS Health ♦ the activeparticipationofISRO/DOSmedicaloffi cers. held atDRDOBhawan,NewDelhi. crises. various handle to readiness covering Plan-2020 Management Crisis DOS and Satellites)-2020 of (Disabling Plan Management Crisis DOS both the revised Plans-2019, Management Crisis incidence. DOS:ISRO:SP:112” to provide knowledge on preventing hazards due to Non Ionising Radiation. promote safetyawareness. to ISRO of Centre/Units all to Calendars Safety National posters, Safety distributed and Units Protocols for using X-Ray scanningmachine. ProtocolsforusingX-Ray ∗ safetyprotocolsforISROHQemployees. PostlockdownHealthand ∗ Lock- COVID-19 after Centres ISRO in operations and facilities of restarting for Protocol ∗ campaignactivitiesatSDSC,SHAR. forrestartinglaunch StandardOperatingProcedure ∗ and gates, control access all at sanitizers recommended fordisablingthebiometricaccess system. of use & demo a with Virus Corona on Alerts Down. st STEC (Storage and Transport of Explosives Committee) meeting th National Safety Day event across ISRO Centres/ 89 Annual Report 2020-2021 Government of India, Department of Space ´ÉÉ̹ÉEò Ê®{ÉÉä]Ç 2020-2021 90 ¦ÉÉ®úiÉ ºÉ®úEòÉ®, +ÆiÉÊ®úIÉ Ê´É¦ÉÉMÉ Protocol for International travelers. ProtocolforInternational ∗ AirTravelProtocolsforISROEmployees. ∗ ProtocolforVehiclecleaning. ∗ VehiclesinISROCentres. ProtocolsforDisinfecting ∗ scanning inISROCentres. ProtocolsforX-raybaggage ∗ ActivitiesinISRO. ProtocolsforLaunchCampaign ∗ systems. ProtocolsforusingHVAC ∗ (HSP) isexploringcollaboration opportunites. Spacefl Programme Human ight on Group Working Joint ISRO-NASA Chandrayaan-3. in (LRA) Both 2021. summer and agencies are working spring for an implementing arrangement to for carry NASA’s Laser Refl planned being ectometer Array are fl campaigns repeat ight ASAR sites. 92 in made were Senior acquisitions data and 2019 NISAR December - November during and aircraft NASA’s aboard Group Working Access Remote Management. An NISAR ISRO built L- and S-band Airborne SAR Group; (ASAR) was fl Working own over the United States Travel NISAR Group; Steering Joint NISAR of and that including schedule mode virtual the in conducted discuss was plan implementing to meetings important Many (SAC). Centre Applications Space and meetings by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) with ISRO’s UR Rao Satellite Centre(URSC) review technical various conducting by (NISAR)’ Radar Aperture Synthetic ‘NASA-ISRO mission, satellite sensing remote microwave of realization joint the Signifiin made been has progress cant India and USA intensifi ed their space cooperation and carried out many activities during this period. in developingInspireSat1satellite. and capacity building; and (6) Agreement between IIST and University of Colorado for cooperation fiforest on (AEM) Agency Space Mexican and ISRO data observation earth using management re Specifi(5) System Propulsion Electric on Agency between Space Agreement Israel Cooperation c and ISRO between Cooperation of Plan (4) Japan University, Kyoto Humanosphere, Sustainable for Institute Research and (NARL) Laboratory Research Atmospheric National between exchange and cooperation research and academic for MoU General (3) purposes peaceful for space outer of uses and exploration the in cooperation on Nigeria and India between MoU (2) space outer of uses peaceful the in cooperation on Bhutan of Government Royal the and India of Government of agencies Space with 6 countries documents are signed this year. They are: (1) cooperative Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the 6 space, outer other of with uses relations peaceful new the establish in to nations also and relations space existing the intensify to order In Space Agency–ESA;SouthAsianAssociationforRegionalCooperation-SAARC). European EUMETSAT, - Satellites Meteorological of Exploitation the for Organisation European multinational 5 bodies (European and Centre Nam) for United Medium Viet Range and Weather Emirates, Forecasts Venezuela – Uzbekistan, ECMWF; Arab European America, Commission, of United States United Ukraine, Kingdom, Tunisia, Netherlands, The Thailand, Tajikistan, Syria, Mongolia, Sweden, Oman, of Sultanate Lanka, Sri Spain, Africa, South Singapore, Arabia, Saudi Principe, & Mexico, Mauritius, Maldives, Kuwait, Morocco, Kazakhstan, Myanmar, Nepal, Nigeria, Norway, Peru, Portugal, Republic of Korea, Russia, Japan, Sao-Tome Italy, Israel, Indonesia, Hungary, Germany, France, Finland, Egypt, China, Chile, Canada, Bulgaria, Darussalam, Brunei Brazil, Bolivia, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Bahrain, Australia, Armenia, Argentina, Algeria, (Afghanistan, Till date, ISRO and India signed space cooperative documents with space agencies of 59 countries becoming wideranddiverse,intunewithISRO’sachievementsenhancedcapabilities. is cooperation international of scope The events. international in participating and India in events international organising technology, space of applications the in expertise sharing interest; mutual with out jointactivitiesof carrying through organisations ofothernations andmultilateral space agencies relations multilateral and bilateral pursuing is (ISRO) Organisation Research Space Indian InternationalCooperation 2.12 91 Annual Report 2020-2021 Government of India, Department of Space ´ÉÉ̹ÉEò Ê®{ÉÉä]Ç 2020-2021 92 ¦ÉÉ®úiÉ ºÉ®úEòÉ®, +ÆiÉÊ®úIÉ Ê´É¦ÉÉMÉ modalities andfi nalizing acooperative documenttoformalizethesame. the out working are sides Both Australia. in island Cocos at mission Gaganyaan the for Terminal TTC Transportable a establishing in ISRO support to agreed has (ASA) Agency Space Australian Electric PropulsionSystem(EPS).Itisproposed tofl y ISA’sEPSinISRO’ssmallsatellite. in cooperation on details technical required exchange have (ISA) Agency Space Israel and ISRO on satelliteremotesensingapplicationsinIndia in 2021. in forest fi re management using earth observation data. Mexican offi cials will be attending courses ISRO and Mexican Space Agency (AEM) have agreed to cooperate in the area of capacity building Arrangement forrealizingthejointsatellitewillbe signedshortly. Implementing from An testing. Engineers and integration satellite four on training this, on-the-job offered being of are Bhutan part As Bhutan. by developed Digipeater and ISRO by developed in launch for targeted satellite, small payload imaging carry will and bus (INS) Satellite Nano ISRO on a based be will satellite This 2021. realising jointly towards working are Bhutan and India 2019, August in Bhutan to India of Minister Prime Honorable the of visit the during announced As network andoperationscross-supporttosupporteachother’ssatellitemissions. concerning fi arrangement are implementing (ESA) nalizing Agency Space European and ISRO lunar polarexplorationmissionandarecurrentlyfijoint a for nalizing thePhase-Astudyreport. study feasibility the completed have agencies Both Japan. in station reference NavIC earth observation data and to carry out calibration/ validation experiments; and establishing ISRO’s navigation and human spacefl ight programme. ISRO and JAXA are specifi cally working on: sharing India-Japan space cooperation is currently focusing on earth observation, lunar exploration, satellite implementation arrangementtoformalizecooperationinthefispaceflfi human eld ofspacemedicine. and an of ight nalising aspects medical on discussions of number a Working had HSP Group ISRO-CNES well. progressing also are India in receivers Scintillation France CNES in and station reference NavIC establishing on Discussions satellite. the with integration for instrument inISRO’s OCEANSAT-3 satellite.ARGOSat instrument hasbeendeliveredBangalore ARGOS CNES’s fiaccommodating also for have documents agencies control interface all nalized feasibility Both development. joint the ‘TRISHNA’ the fifor towards arrangement imager, working implementing are an infrared completed and nalizing thermal with have mission satellite CNES observation earth and an realize ISRO to cooperation, study space Indo-French of part As vehicles. station in Russia and GLONASS station in India) and realization of engines for use in Indian launch also are (NavIC systems ROSCOSMOS navigation satellite other’s each for and stations ground establishing towards working ISRO cooperation, HSP to addition In training. and astronaut examination general medical for 2020 Febrary in Russia to deputed and selected were candidates astronaut India’s The programme. GAGANYAAN India’s specifiin for activities contracts c few a concluded and Group” Working Joint ROSCOSMOS - “ISRO formed have agencies both HSP, in cooperation for fi2018 of October in the signed eld MoU in the to up Spacefl mainly follow Human In Programme. period ight this in signifi progress made cant cooperation space India-Russia oe hn 95 ee ire fo 19 onre. STA clbae 25 celebrated CSSTEAP countries. 109 benefi from 2975 ciaries than more Pacifithe are and there Asia now, in of Education As Technology Dehradun. and at (CSSTEAP) c Institute of Remote Sensing (IIRS) and the United Nations (UN) affi liated Centre for Space Science Indian through courses long-term and short-term conducting by technology and science space of application the in expertise facilities, its share to continues fiISRO the building, In capacity of eld organisations haveparticipated. virtually during October 20-22, 2020. About 130 offi cials from 62 member agencies and associated As the Chair, ISRO organised the 34 from USA,Russia,France,Japan,Italy,GermanyandUAEhaveparticipatedinthisevent. students participated in the Symposium. Heads of space agencies, Astronauts and eminent experts astronauts, agencies, representatives of International space industries and academic institutes, space young professionals and from technologies spacefl related human ight in experts technical challenges and future opportunities’. More than 500 delegates, including national and international spaceflpresent ‘human – of ight theme the with Bengaluru at 2020 22-24, January India during of (ASI) Society Aeronautical and (IAA) Astronautics of Academy in International with ISRO association by organized was exploration spacefl and human ight on Symposium International An and Astronautics (AIAA)onNovember18,2020. Aeronautics of Institute American by organized Benefi Humanity” the of for t Partnership in (IAC) - Cyber Edition on October 12, 2020; and (iv) ASCEND event on “Meeting Global Challenges Congress Astronautical International the at Plenary Agency Space of Heads (iii) summit; G20 the of event side a as 2020 07, October on (SSC) Commission Space Saudi by organised (Space20), of Space Agenciesmeeting heldon July 15, 2020; (ii) First G20 Space EconomyLeadersmeeting Head BRICS (i) : in videoconference) (through participated has DOS Secretary, ISRO/ Chairman, (December 23,2020)wereorganisedthroughvideoconference. (September 30); Kazakhstan (October 27); Italy (October 15); Argentina (December 2, 2020); Egypt Tajikistan (August 31, 2020); Bolivia (September 15, 2020); Morocco (September 28, 2020); France Joint Working Group meetings on space cooperation with space entities of UAE (August 17, 2020); will beaugmented. Under this, a new ground station will be established in Vietnam and the existing Indonesian station training in space science, technology and applications for the benefi t of ASEAN Member Countries. member states to receive and (ASEAN_ process Nations data Asian from East Indian South remote of sensing Association satellites support and to also programme to a provide on working is ISRO SO otne t pa a atv rl i te eieain f h Uie Ntos omte on Committee Nations United the of deliberation the in role active an play to continues ISRO and adjoiningregion. offiISRO Russia in activities related space India’s coordinate to (Space) Consular as posted is cial ISRO Technical Liaison Unit (ITLU) has been established at the Indian Embassy at Moscow and an have participatedandhighlightedtheachievements ofCSSTEAPinlast25years. Lanka Sri and Nepal Korea, South Republic, Kyrgyz Kazakhstan, Indonesia, India, from alumini establishment, through a virtual meeting, on November 02, 2020. Senior dignitaries, diplomats and th Plenary of Committee on Earth Observation Satellites (CEOS) th anniversary of its 93 Annual Report 2020-2021 Government of India, Department of Space ´ÉÉ̹ÉEò Ê®{ÉÉä]Ç 2020-2021 94 ¦ÉÉ®úiÉ ºÉ®úEòÉ®, +ÆiÉÊ®úIÉ Ê´É¦ÉÉMÉ undergoing therequiredrevisiontointegratesuggestionsfromlegalexperts. is draft The INSPACe. of establishment the of view in bill the in required changes the on and bill the of text overall the on experts legal two from opinions the obtained has Space year. of Department signifi this made progress has cant Bill Activities Space the of formulation of process The Space ActivitiesBillrelated Coordination Debris Space Committee (IADC). Inter-Agency and (ISECG) Group Coordination Exploration Space Global Navigation for Satellite Systems Committee (ICG), International Committee on (CGMS), Space Satellites Research (COSPAR), Meteorological International on Group Coordination (ISPRS), Sensing Remote and Photogrammetry for Society International (CEOS), Satellites Observation Earth on Committee (IISL), Law Space of Institute International (IAA), Astronautics of Academy International (IAF), Federation Astronautical International including fora meetings multilateral the prominent in of participates actively also ISRO (COPUOS). Space Outer of Uses Peaceful the ih nentoa csoes o ddctd anh c-asne msin o-or PL and PSLV Small SatelliteLaunchVehicle (SSLV). on-board missions co-passenger launch/ dedicated for customers International with satellites, as a co-passenger, on-board Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV). NSIL is in discussion customer launching for Agreements Service Launch two signed has NSIL 2020-21, FY the During Launch Services A. Summary ofmajorbusinessactivitiesNSILare givenhereunder: bringing inatotalturnoverofRs321.59croreswith atotalprofi t (beforetax)ofRs68.57crores. fithe During 2020. 6, Feb performance commendable a achieved company the operation, of year rst (DPE)on Enterprises Public of Department by CPSE ‘A’ Schedule a as Categorized been has NSIL (DOS). Space of Department of control administrative the under (CPSE), Enterprise Sector Public NSIL got incorporated on March 6, 2019, as a wholly owned Government of India Undertaking/ Central NewSpace IndiaLimited(NSIL) formed PSUunderDepartmentofSpace. newly a Limited, India Space New M/s. to transferred been has ANTRIX, by handled were which domain as space ISRO’s Transponder leasing, Launch the services and Mission support, under business segments opportunities business new exploring currently is Sector Space in being Antrix 60% oftheoperatingrevenue. approx. to amounting company the for earner revenue major a be to continues segment business transponders for a multitude of applications like DTH, VSAT and Cellular Backhauling etc. SATCOM leased foreign 85 through sectors, strategic and Government public, private, of section cross wide a across users, Indian various to services based satellite commercial providing is Antrix DOS, by projected need the on offiBased schools, etc. for families, doctors friends, ces, with connected – stay way better and to key only the is connectivity bigger online and evolved has technology pandemic, COVID-19 the during Especially etc. a telemedicine coverage, in news live learning, life distance ATMs, man’s Bank entertainment, common touching is Communication Satellite SATCOM (IGS) areGAFAG,GermanyforOceansat-2andResourcesat-2. satellites and archived imagery from past missions. The currently operational IRS Ground Stations Currently, Antrix markets IRS data and services from Resourcesat-2, Cartosat-2S and Oceansat-2 partners. international its with collaboration in pursued being is data IRS of marketing global The Remote SensingDataandServices: customers. space markets international and ANTRIX domestic to industries Space Indian other and Space, ISRO from services and products of Department the of umbrella administrative the Under India. OffiCorporate its has and India of Government the by owned Bangalore, wholly in is ce It 1992. in established ISRO of arm marketing and commercial the is (ANTRIX) Limited Corporation Antrix Antrix CorporationLimited SpaceCommerce 2.13

95 Annual Report 2020-2021 Government of India, Department of Space ´ÉÉ̹ÉEò Ê®{ÉÉä]Ç 2020-2021 96 ¦ÉÉ®úiÉ ºÉ®úEòÉ®, +ÆiÉÊ®úIÉ Ê´É¦ÉÉMÉ ASICs, Systems/Sub-systemstoitscustomers. NSIL, by utilizing the Technical Services of Semi-Conductor Laboratory (SCL) of DOS, is provisioning developed ISRO Technologies toIndustry. transferring for date till Agreements Transfer Technology 13 signed has NSIL DOS Centers/ Units to Industries for the larger ISRO/ benefiof activities D & R ts from of emanating Technologies stakeholders the in transfer the to mandated ecosystem. been At has present, NSIL Technology Transfer/ Spin-off E. Mission ofINPE,BrazilforLaunchandEarlyOrbitPhaseOperationemergencysupport. Satellites and Launch vehicles. NSIL will be providing Mission Support Services for the Amazonia-1 NSIL is closely working with global ground station operators to provide Mission Support Services for Mission Support Services D. back-to-back arrangementtoIndianusers. a on satellite Foreign on capacity transponder provisioning also is NSIL DSNG. TV, VSAT, DTH, viz. need applications several meeting for customers band various to satellites C GSAT INSAT/ Ext- on-board and Ku C, in transponders the provisioning is Services, SATCOM of part as NSIL, SATCOM Services C. partners, forthesame. industry Indian short-listed the to (RFP) Proposal For Request the releasing of process the in now is NSIL evaluated. were partners Industry Indian various from received proposals the and (EoI) Interest of Expression released NSIL Industry”, “Indian through PSLV’s 5 of realization Towards PSLV Productionthrough IndianIndustry B. India). AnandisanEarthObservationnanosatellite. (PIXXEL Ltd Pvt Technologies Space Syzygy M/s Startup, Space Indian by built Anand, satellite fithe launch also would NSIL mission, same nano the rst in addition, In mission. during PSLV-C51 the in satellite PSLV-C51 primary the onboard be would observation Brazil earth optical an INPE, is which Amazonia-1 from 2021. February satellite Amazonia-1 launching be would NSIL 31 customersatellitesonboardPSLV-C47,C48andC49missions. of total a launched far so has NSIL customers, International with agreement commercial a Under

´ÉÉ̹ÉEò Ê®{ÉÉä]Ç 2020-2021 98 ¦ÉÉ®úiÉ ºÉ®úEòÉ®, +ÆiÉÊ®úIÉ Ê´É¦ÉÉMÉ u t Cvd1 ipc ad etitos tann atvte hv be rfae wt required with reframed been have activities training restrictions, and impact Covid-19 to Due & level executive levelareorganised throughleadingacademicinstitutes. middle at personnel S&T for programmes training development management exclusive Customised, programmes. training de-centralised and centralised programmes through both training implemented are These requirement. training cadre of part leadership as conducted & are management etc. skills, aptitude, computer skills, soft improve to programme training General units; Programmes on other relevant topics for other personnel, depending upon their Training specialization; system; the in programmes for scientifi changes latest c/technical staff covering on specifi and systems c technical topics of procedures, relevance in specifi rules, covering c centres/ staff Administrative for technicians, programmes training for Special staff; enhancement support technical knowledge and assistants for technical courses Refresher as; such programmes Other specifi manpower, c of category other modules aredesignedandtrainingisimpartedatrespectiveCentres. for programmes training induction to regard With basis. Junior and Assistants Offirotational a on ce to Centres/Units different by conducted areas, given Administrative in Assistants Personal being are Similar programmes etc. Training processes, Induction systems, Centralised regulations, rules, achievements, programmes, ISRO the at to aimed is programme exposure necessary training providing by systems ISRO The the to engineers recruited newly continued. the introducing being is 2002, during scientist/ joined introduced newly engineers, for Programme Training Induction Centralised Decentralised of and scheme The Centralised systems. both, through envisaged are activities Development & Training Training: extended tomorethan281candidates. been has opportunity date Till Centres. of recommendations and suitability the on up depending reviewed is candidature The ISRO. to dossiers their submit can programme Space Indian the to space and a PhD holder in specialised areas of studies in engineering/technology/science relevant institution with minimum of two years of research experience in scientifi c/technical areas relevant to ISRO has established a scheme of ‘Live Register’, wherein a PG degree holder from foreign academic are inductedinDOS/ISRO. during degree B.Tech/dual to September 2016 at IIST have graduated during September 2020 and a total admitted of 97 eligible students were who students, of batch tenth The set. benchmark the meeting programme, degree B.Tech/Dual the of completion successful on (IIST) Technology and Science Space of Institute Indian the from graduates bright absorbing been has ISRO/DOS are selections under process. and continued are institutes reputed at recruitments campus The respective Centres/Units. by made are requirements, Centres the on based recruitments, specialised Further, in delay recruitment processandinitiationofrecruitmentsfornextcalendaryear. been has there restrictions related and completing the process. However, impact revised mechanism have been evolved to complete the ongoing Covid-19 to due However, year. the during continued is and engineering in degree with Scientist/Engineers of recruitment Centralised n aiu ctgre, i. ie ie civmn aad ottnig civmn awards, achievement and qualityawards. outstanding award, achievement time performance excellenceawards,merityoungscientistserviceawards Life viz. categories, various in performers consistent of contributions the recognising for schemes various instituted has ISRO Awards &Recognition: 2020 onwards. of thesameandresumedstartingfrom September administration to online infrastructure suiting D. C. B. A. No Sl. (ii) NumberofEx-servicemen (i) NumberofEx-servicemen EX-SERVICEMEN: 4. Orthopaedically 3. PartiallyBlind 2. Blind 1. Deaf&Dumb (ii) NumberofPersonswithdisabilitiesappointedduringtheyear2020 4. Orthopaedically 3. PartiallyBlind 2. Blind 1. Deaf&Dumb (i) Numberofpersonswithdisabilitiesexisting DISABILITIES (PWD): PERSONS WITH (ii) NumberofScheduledTribe (i) NumberofScheduledCaste SCHEDULED TRIBES: SCHEDULED CASTES/ (ii) FemaleEmployees Male Employees (i) Employees GENERAL: TotalNumberof Details 2020 appointed duringtheyear existing handicapped handicapped Employees Employees EMPLOYEE DETAILS(INFORMATIONASON31.10.2020) 1813 7812 Tech Staff 116 174 693 Sci/ 14 12 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 Group-A Admn Staff 154 297 10 18 50 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2328 Tech Staff 115 419 206 Sci/ 39 75 17 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Group-B Admn Staff 105 249 872 824 40 45 0 0 0 0 0 9 1 7 1224 Tech Staff 199 Sci/ 10 36 25 97 12 69 2 0 0 3 1 1 Group-C Admn 73 1231 Staff 232 303 269 14 9 1 1 1 0 8 6 5 99 Annual Report 2020-2021 Government of India, Department of Space ´ÉÉ̹ÉEò Ê®{ÉÉä]Ç 2020-2021 100 ¦ÉÉ®úiÉ ºÉ®úEòÉ®, +ÆiÉÊ®úIÉ Ê´É¦ÉÉMÉ F. E. No Sl. 11 10 14 13 12 15 17 16 18 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 STATUS OFSCHEDULEDCASTE/SCHEDULEDTRIBEPERSONNELINDOS/ISRO (iii) Numberofapprentices (i) NumberofApprentices APPRENTICES TRAINING: (ii) Numberofsuccessful (ii) NumberofOBCsappointed (i) NumberofOBCsexisting CLASSES: OTHER BACKWARD IIRS ADRIN MCF ISTRAC NRSC LPSC SAC &DECU SDSC-SHAR URSC VSSC DOS/ISRO HQ Centre/Unit NARL SCL PRL NESAC TOTAL HSFC IIST IPRC 2020 -2021(ason….) employees duringtheyear appointed asregular 2020 -2021 trained duringtheyear (i) above apprentices outof during theyear2020 Total Strengthof Employees 2020-21 1926 17099 1279 2090 2209 2685 4705 34 159 306 438 861 445 573 271 100 680 85 71 46 96 TABLE -I 61 4 Strength ofSC Employees 1164 2020-21 13 1913 111 139 186 342 304 365 108 138 16 36 63 53 13 11 17 3 2 6 1787 610 19 414 1 Strength ofST 671 Employees 51 2020-21 138 126 108 582 16 13 23 43 28 55 11 0 4 7 5 1 0 4 0 538 55 No 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Sl No 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 10 Sl 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 MCF ADRIN IIRS PRL SCL NARL NESAC HSFC IIST IPRC TOTAL ISTRAC NRSC LPSC SAC &DECU SDSC-SHAR URSC VSSC DOS/ISRO HQ Centre/Unit ADRIN MCF ISTRAC NRSC LPSC SAC &DECU SDSC-SHAR URSC VSSC DOS/ISRO HQ Centre/Unit STATUS OFREPRESENTATIONEX-SERVICEMENINDOS/ISRO STATUS OFPERSONSWITHDISABILITIESINDOS/ISRO Strength of Employees 2020-21 17099 Total 1279 2090 2209 2685 4705 306 159 271 573 100 680 438 861 445 85 71 46 96 Total NumberofEmployees Disabilities of Persons TABLE -III TABLE -II in Group-C Strength 2020-21 with 378 108 12 11 23 31 45 54 64 5 3 5 5 4 1 0 0 1 6 132 206 372 566 417 693 16 47 47 96 Deaf & Dumb 57 14 21 Classification ofEmployeeswith 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 8 6 2 0 Blind 12 Ex-Servicemen inGroup-C 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 5 0 Disabilites Partially Total Numberof Blind 21 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 1 2020-21 148 14 42 13 21 13 2 2 7 4 Orthopedically Handicapped 288 12 11 19 22 37 49 44 68 4 3 4 4 4 1 0 0 1 5 101 Annual Report 2020-2021 Government of India, Department of Space ´ÉÉ̹ÉEò Ê®{ÉÉä]Ç 2020-2021 102 ¦ÉÉ®úiÉ ºÉ®úEòÉ®, +ÆiÉÊ®úIÉ Ê´É¦ÉÉMÉ

No 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 Sl 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 MCF ISTRAC NRSC LPSC SAC &DECU SDSC-SHAR URSC VSSC DOS/ISRO HQ Centre/Unit TOTAL IPRC IIST HSFC NESAC NARL SCL PRL IIRS ADRIN TOTAL IPRC IIST HSFC NESAC NARL SCL PRL IIRS WOMEN EMPLOYEESINDOS/ISRO of Employees of Total Number 2020-21 17099 1279 2090 2209 2685 4705 306 438 861 445 680 100 573 271 159 96 46 71 85 TABLE -IV 2793 108 57 19 0 2 2 8 5 Technical Staff Scientific & Number ofWomenEmployees 2088 145 269 126 583 541 33 74 95 25 41 20 41 29 31 18 4 8 5 2020-21 Administrative Staff 287 19 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1247 108 125 146 459 113 36 59 77 42 20 20 7 6 9 8 3 5 4

No 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 Sl 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 TOTAL ANTRIX IPRC IIST HSFC NESAC NARL SCL PRL IIRS ADRIN MCF ISTRAC NRSC LPSC SAC &DECU SDSC-SHAR URSC VSSC Name oftheCentre DOS/ISRO HQ ECONOMICALLY WEAKERSECTION(EWS)INDOS/ISRO Total NumberofVacancies occurred duringtheperiod from January2019to TABLE -V 31.10.2020 1347 151 109 181 204 292 88 12 23 15 33 52 62 75 43 4 0 0 0 3 Total NumberofVacancies identified forEWS 76 14 15 15 0 2 0 8 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 3 4 8 1 103 Annual Report 2020-2021 Government of India, Department of Space ´ÉÉ̹ÉEò Ê®{ÉÉä]Ç 2020-2021 104 ¦ÉÉ®úiÉ ºÉ®úEòÉ®, +ÆiÉÊ®úIÉ Ê´É¦ÉÉMÉ nin pc Porme otne t atat h atnin f oh h Hue o Parliament. of Houses the both Questions wereansweredinParliamentduringJanuary2020-Decemberasshownbelow:- of attention the attract to continued Programme Space Indian SpaceinParliament 4.1 ISRO. DOS/ of respect in Administration Vigilance on Space/ISRO of Department of representatives with discussions held and 17.01.2020 on Bengaluru to visit study a undertook Sabha) (Rajya Justice & Law Grievances, Public Personnel, on Committee Standing Parliamentary Department-related regarding ISRO and DOS of representatives measures undertakentosecurerepresentationof OBCsinrecruitmentandfortheirWelfare. with and ISRO of Unions/Associations Welfare a study visit to Goa on 15.01.2020 and held interactions with representatives of the OBC Employees During the year 2020, Parliamentary Committee on Welfare of Other Backward Classes undertook of SpaceApplicationsProgrammeatISRO,etc. from Foreign Space Agencies, IN-SPACe and Private Sector Innovation in the Space Sector, Status Space Exploration, ISRO joining Origin Indian of Scientists Sector, Space in Participation Sector Space Private Applications, in Initiative Private Programmes, Exploration Space for Funds Port, Participation in Space, Space Technology, Space Launch Centre in Tamil Nadu, Rocket Launching Web Portal for Monitoring Government Projects, Space Program of India vis-à-vis China, Private Sector Programme, Space Indian for to Vision Minister’s Satellite Prime Manned Satellites, Observation of Earth Launching Moon, Country, the by Launched Spacecrafts GISAT-1, Launch to Progress Applications, and Technology Space of Development and Research Mission, Space for Robot Humanoid Female ISRO, By Mission Test Unmanned First ISRO, by Pads Launch Rocket New of up Setting Aditya-L1, Mission Solar Objects, Space New Satellites, Launching ISRO, of Missions Space Satellites, Debris, Observation Earth Vehicle, Space Launch Reusable Satellites, Chandrayaan-III, Homegrown Programme, Scientists Young Technology, GSAT-30, Developing Navic, ISRO Approving Mission, Flight Space Human to respect with were Questions The 4. Others Total Questions Unstarred Questions Starred Questions 17 3 rd th Sessionof LokSabha Budget Session2020 13 12 1 4 of 17 th Sabha Session L.S. 12 12 0 th Lok 251 of Rajya Monsoon Session2020 Sabha st R.S. Session 4 4 0 of RajyaSabha 252 nd Session 7 7 0 17 16 1 Total 19 19 0 4.2 Vigilance 1 (Gazetted) & GroupB Group-A Gazetted) (Non- Group-A Group C Gazetted) & (Non- Group-B

employees Category of 2 Vigilance) (Non- Disciplinary (Vigilance) Disciplinary Vigilance) (Non- Disciplinary Vigilance) (Non- Disciplinary (Vigilance) Disciplinary TOTAL Types of cases 01.10.2019 pending Cases as on 26 3 9 7 1 8 1 30.09.2020 01.10.2019 the period received during Cases 10 to 4 3 0 1 6 0 (Col. 3+4) Total 12 14 36 5 7 2 1 30.09.2020 01.10.2019 Disposed during 10 16 to 6 3 3 0 0 (Col. 5-6) Pending 20 7 9 4 2 4 1 105 Annual Report 2020-2021 Government of India, Department of Space ´ÉÉ̹ÉEò Ê®{ÉÉä]Ç 2020-2021 106 ¦ÉÉ®úiÉ ºÉ®úEòÉ®, +ÆiÉÊ®úIÉ Ê´É¦ÉÉMÉ 42 • The process of reconstituting Joint Hindi Advisory Committee (JHAC) of DOS and DAE is under • other for was as Offialso, for Implementation year Language challenging cial a was year This • ProgressiveuseofHindi 4.3 • Responsibilities of holding Secretariat for Secretariat holding of Responsibilities • Every year, Department organizes the meeting • of Departmental Offi cial Language Implementation • Training programmes in Hindi through Hindi Teaching Scheme under Correspondence courses Correspondence under Scheme Teaching Hindi through Hindi in programmes Training • out carried was Centres/Units the in and HQ ISRO in Sections various of inspection Internal • the evaluate to and manner, effective and meaningful more in Hindi implement to order In • During the year, Department spent the amount of money for the publication of advertisements in • in Libraries, their for books Hindi purchased Centres/Units its and Department year, the During • of targets the achieved region ‘C’ and ‘B’ ‘A’, in located Department the of Centres/Units the All • the approval,actionforconductingmeetingsofJHACwillbeinitiated. fithe nominations, required the all receiving After obtaining After approval. for PMO to sent 30.06.2019. is le on ended DAE and DOS of JHAC the of tenure The Department. the in process meetings/reviews. for used were techniques and tools communication Modern Towns. respective in constituted OLIC Town of meetings the in participated also Units and Centres its and DOS/ISRO Hindi. of Offi Language The cial vigour. same Implementation Committees (OLICs) held the their quarterly meetings to review with the progressive use continued (DOS) Space of Department the in Programmes of the Department. During COVID-19 pandemic situation, implementation of Hindi f l te ete/nt wr rvee, n ltes eadn ti aog ih observations/ with along this regarding suggestions weresenttotheconcernedCentres/Units. letters and reviewed, were Centres/Units the all of QPRs However, year. this convened be not could meeting said the situation, COVID-19 to Due OffiDOS. of of use Centres/Units progressive the the all review in to Language Committee cial New DelhiandSr.HindiOffiSecretariat, Branch cer, DOS,Br.Sec.,NewDelhiparticipated. DOS, OSD, meeting, this In DOL. Secretary, of Chairmanship the under continued in the Department. The percentage of employees possessing working knowledge of knowledge working possessing employees of percentage The Department. the in continued best the doing HQ DOS/ISRO in Sections implementation work. of Offi day to cial Language were day awarded. They were in awarded shields and certifi Hindi of cates. use the increase to completely plannedonline. their inspection and 33 out of 35 offi ces have completed their inspection programme which was out carried Offisuccessfully Inspecting have 34 cers of out 33 mode. online through out year carried this were inspections the pandemic, COVID-19 to Due Department. the by up drawn was Programme Inspection Annual an Centres/Units, DOS/ISRO in Hindi of use progressive Hindi invariousnewspapersaccordingtoinstructionsissuedbyDOL. accordance withthetargetsetbyDOL. correspondence setbytheDepartmentofOffi cial Language. Hassan andSCL,ChandigarhoftheDepartment. nd meeting of Central Offi cial Language Implementation Committee was held on 02.11.2020 on held Offiwas Central of Committee Implementation meeting Language cial are undertaken by URSC, Bangalore, MCF, Bangalore, URSC, by undertaken are TOLICs Wbie f h Dprmn i i blnul n i i rglry pae i Hni I adto to addition In Hindi. in updated regularly is it and bilingual in is Department the of Website • out reach to order in activities space to related programmes outreach several conducts ISRO • Mission, GSAT-30 like launches ISRO’s to connected Panels/Posters Pamphlets, Several • In house Hindi magazines were brought out by various Centres/Units of the Department. As per • 11 • various conducts It OLIC. Town of activities the in role active an plays always Department The • Children of the employees, who secured • highest marks in Hindi in class X & XII (Final Examination) Committee Advisory Hindi Joint previous the of recommendations the implement to order In • in organised, were Workshops Hindi and Month Fortnight/Hindi Hindi Week, Hindi Day, Hindi • Employees, who have successfully completed their language training programmes appeared for • internal webpagesonintranet. have also SDSC LPSC, VSSC, SAC, DOS/ISROHQ, regularly. bilingual in updated are which Department’s own Website, SAC, PRL, NRSC, URSC and NARL also have their own Websites panels andpostersinHindiwereexhibited, organizedthroughoutthecountry. year. In this connection, many outreach Programmes, exhibitions and mobile exhibitions, where this Centenary Sarabhai Vikram celebrated ISRO community. student and man common the to In thisconnection,variousbrochuresonVikram Sarabhai werebroughtoutinHindi. year. the during Programme Centenary Sarabhai Vikram celebrated ISRO Hindi. in prepared GSLV MKIII D2, PSLV-C47 Cartosat-3 Mission, PSLV-C48 RISAT-2B Mission, PSLV C49 were digital release. its for advised been have Centres/Units the all India of Government by issued instructions the consolidation ofcontenthasalreadybeeninitiatedforthenextissue. organize anyprogramthisyear. not did TOLIC situation, pandemic the to Due OLIC. Town of auspices the under programmes were awardedCashPrizesandCertifi cates. there wasanoverwhelmingresponse. and Department the of Centres/Units some in celebrations Fortnight Hindi during invited also were employees the of members family house-to-house, from Hindi of propagation regarding COVID-19 with connection in issued guidelines situation includingonlinecompetitions. the all following year this conducted were competitions the all situation, pandemic COVID-19 to Due categories. the both for separately for Hindi speaking and non-Hindi speaking employees separately. The prizes were also awarded organised were competitions These conducted. were etc. Singing Writing, Poetry Quiz, Typing, Drafting, and Noting Writing, Essay in competitions which during Centres/Units, DOS/ISRO all the fi nal examsinNovember2020. DOL. by stipulated withinthetimeschedule at theearliest programme and tocompletethetraining Units were requested to prepare an action Centres/ plan for The imparting training 80. to the than remaining employees more increased considerably Centres/Units DOS/ISRO the all in Hindi th edition of ‘DISHA’, in-house magazine of DOS/ISRO HQ was published during the year and 107 Annual Report 2020-2021 Government of India, Department of Space ´ÉÉ̹ÉEò Ê®{ÉÉä]Ç 2020-2021 108 ¦ÉÉ®úiÉ ºÉ®úEòÉ®, +ÆiÉÊ®úIÉ Ê´É¦ÉÉMÉ On 8 • on uploaded is and form electronic in available is Department the of Glossary Science Space • use progressive on activities the in participated also Centres/Units DOS/ISRO of Employees • on Hindi in Seminars Technical conduct Department the of Centres/Units various year, Every • the encourage to introduced Yojana” Lekhan Maulik Hindi Sarabhai “Vikram Scheme, Incentive • in Offiwork the maximum which doing under cers/Employees Scheme’ Incentive Month ‘Hindi • Fr et mlmnain f f il agae Dprmn o Sae a cnerd the conferred was Space of Department Language, Offi cial of implementation Best For • National Level- AWARDS: is COWAA of version web the and, COINS in Hindi of inclusion of task the Department, the In • • The Half yearly Hindi magazine “AKSH” of ISRO Inertial System Unit (IISU) has been selected been has (IISU) Unit System Inertial ISRO of “AKSH” magazine Hindi yearly Half The • website forusebygeneralpublic. Bengaluru of TOLICs the region. all offi of member ces the all for Sammelan Kavi and Regional Programme Orientation by Joint conducted also Bengaluru and (O-2), OLIC TOLIC 05.03.2020 Town Offi On Organizations, Implementation ce. voluntary various by organised Hindi of measures takenbytheDepartment,TechnicalSeminarswerenotconductedthisyear. austerity the and COVID-19 to due But form. electronic/Book in out brought also is Souvenir Seminar Offiincluded. on also session is a Language seminars, cial these In subjects. various After thereviewprocess,publicationofthesebookswillbearranged. comments. and reviews their for Committee the of Members the to forwarded are books These year. This year 06 (Six) books from various ISRO Centres/Units were received in the Department. scientifithe on during books continued write Hindi to in Department subjects the c of Scientists Prizes &CertifiCash awarded cates. were Centres/Units its and HQ DOS/ISRO of employees and year the during continued also Scheme-SOLIS” OffiImplementation “Space Language Department cial the of scheme incentive New year. the during continued awarded are month Hindi the during Hindi “Rajbhasha Kirti Puraskar” (1 “Rajbhasha KirtiPuraskar” underway atSDSC,SHARShriharikota. Second Sub-CommitteeoftheCommitteeParliamentonOffi cial Language. Scheme”. for has beengettingawardedwiththisprestigiousaward consecutivelyforthelast5years. “First Prize” as the best In-house magazine in region ‘C’ under th December 2020, inspection of DOS, Branch Secretariat, New Delhi was carried out by the st Prize) this year. It is a matter of great pride that the Department “Rajbhasha KirtiPuraskar • Information available to or held by the Department of Spaceinanelectronicform or heldby theDepartment availableto Information • Particulars of recipients of concessions, permits or authorizations granted by the Department of • ofbenefi Mannerofexecutionsubsidyprogrammes anddetails ciaries ofsuch Programmes • ofSpace&BudgetProfi BudgetoftheDepartment le • of meetings whether to as and Bodies other and Committees Councils, Boards, of Statement • Particulars of arrangements for consultation with or representation by the public in relation to the • theDepartmentofSpace orunderitscontrol Statementofthecategoriesdocumentsheldby • its by used Space of Department the of records and manuals instructions, regulations, Rules, • NormssetbytheDepartmentofSpacefordischargeitsfunctions • and supervision of channels including process, making decision the in followed Procedures • duties oftheOffi Powersand cers andEmployees • functionsandduties Organisation, • ISROHQ/DOS Directoryofemployees Suo-MotuDisclosureof • offi Suo-Motudisclosureof levelofficial toursofJointSecretary cials andabove • PublicGrievances • CitizenCharter • HumanResources • /Hindi) –2019-2020(English AnnualReport • Research Organisation oftheDepartmentSpace/IndianSpace Milestones • Act,2005. forsubmissionofapplicationunderRTI Guidelines • the webpage As per Section 4 (1) (b) of RTI Act, Department of Space has published the following information on Public InformationOffi cer forimplementationofRTIAct. identifiOffiTransparency the designated and ed OffiNodal cer, Central and Authority Appellate have cer, Bodies/PSU(Antrix) Centres/Units/Autonomous DOS/ISRO the all 2005, Act, Information to Autonomous Bodies/PSU level with effect from 01/11/2018. 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109 Annual Report 2020-2021 Government of India, Department of Space ´ÉÉ̹ÉEò Ê®{ÉÉä]Ç 2020-2021 110 ¦ÉÉ®úiÉ ºÉ®úEòÉ®, +ÆiÉÊ®úIÉ Ê´É¦ÉÉMÉ y h Frt pelt Atoiy n 1 aplat apoce te eod pelt Authority, Appellate i.e., CentralInformationCommission. Second the approached appellants 10 and Authority Appellate First the by and received were Appeals received 172 Act. were RTI the applications of provisions 1926 the under 2020, disseminated were information November to 2019 December period the During also uploadedperiodicallyinthewebsite: totheabove,followinginformation Inaddition • OffiTransparency Offithe Nodal of cers, First particulars cers, other and designations Names, • f Output-OutcomeFramework (f) forGrantsofDepartment Spacefor2019-2020 Detailed Demands (e) AuditReportoftheDOS/ISROonproactivedisclosureunderRTIAct,2005(May2017) (d) ofRTIAct,2005 Statusofimplementation (c) Transfers&Postingofoffi cers inAdministrativeCadre (b) TransferPolicyfortheadministrativecadre (a) RTI ActinDOS/ISRO. of implementation Offithe Information for Public nominated Central cers Authorities, Appellate A. StatusoftheActionTakenNote(ATN) AuditObservation 4.5 No Sl. 4 3 2 1 1 equipment commissioning of due todelayed No.5.4) Loss of 2016(Para Report No.12 propellant tanks on materialfor expenditure No.5.3) Wasteful of 2016(Para Report No.12 Programme of Telemedicine Implementation (Para No.5.2) of 2016 Report No.12 related areas fi nance and in administration, Computerisation (Para No.5.1) of 2016 Report No.12 Year 2 One One One One Audit vetting by after to PAC submitted have been ATNs on which reports PAC Paras/ No. of 3 Nil Nil Nil Nil time pending Details oftheParas/PAreportsonwhichATNsare the 1 even for Ministry sent bythe ATNs not No. of st 4

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Summaryofimportantauditobservationsduring2020 18 17 minimum residency period for promotion of its Group A offi cers at a lower than prescribed level titled “Residencyperiod forpromotionfixed atlowerthanprescribedlevel” Government rulesandprocedures. part ofwhichwaspaidfromthedepositprojects ofthedepartment,whichwascontraryto of Expenditure posts. lower in working employees fiof and promotion authority by competent up the them lled titled “Creationofpostswithoutapproval competent authority” maintenance. operational life of 10 years despite expenditure of entire its during mirrors of quality required the produce not could created facility The validated. ofthemirrorswaseitherprovedor without ensuringthatthetechnologyfordevelopment Facility Development Mirror Carbide Silicon a established Hyderabad Metallurgy, Powder for titled “SiliconCarbideMirrorDevelopmentFacility” checked centresandAutonomousBodiesundertheDepartment. grant of the two additional increments during the period December 2013 to March 2019 in 15 test being increments granted to its additional Scientists/Engineers. This resulted in two payment of of payment of withdrawal immediate consider to Finance of titled “GrantofAdditionalIncrements” civil works Management of (Para No.5.5) of 2020 Report No.6 prescribed level fi xed at lower than for promotion Residency period (Para No.5.4) of 2020 Report No.6 235.05 crore was incurred on the salaries of employees in the higher posts, a posts, higher the in employees of salaries the on incurred was crore `235.05 Nil Nil Nil Nil One One `47.12 crore incurred on its establishment and Nil Nil 251.32 crore towards continued towards crore `251.32 Nil Nil Management of civil works in fi ve centers of Department of Space was defiin was resulting Space cient of Department fiof in centers works ve civil of Management 5.4 Para 2020 of Scientifi6 Government, No. Union Report Report Departments C&AG c 5. fi nancial implicationof total having etc. payments, extra and recoveries statutory of levy/collection short contractors, by work in delay for compensation of levy short escalation, cost of payment irregular of cases of overrun cost and days 1,142 to days 109 of overrun time titled “ManagementofCivilWorks” higher scalestotheextentof`1.29crorein13testchecked. in the which resultedinpre-maturegrantofpromotionsandpaymentpayallowances `12.08 crore. 37.62 crore. Besides, there were there Besides, crore. `37.62 115 Annual Report 2020-2021 Government of India, Department of Space ´ÉÉ̹ÉEò Ê®{ÉÉä]Ç 2020-2021 116 ¦ÉÉ®úiÉ ºÉ®úEòÉ®, +ÆiÉÊ®úIÉ Ê´É¦ÉÉMÉ First Experimental launch of SLV-3 with Rohini Technology Payload onboard (August 10, 1979). • launched(June7,1979) anexperimentalsatelliteforearthobservations, Bhaskara-I, • 1979 (STEP)carriedout ExperimentalProject SatelliteTelecommunication • 1977-79 conducted SatelliteInstructionalTelevisionExperiment (SITE) • 1975-76 1975) FirstIndianSatellite,Aryabhata,launched(April19, • 1975) ISRObecomesGovernmentOrganisation(April1, • 1975 experiments sensing Air-borneremote • 1972-76 Space Commission and Department of Space (DOS) set up. ISRO brought under DOS (June 1, • 1972 Organisation(ISRO)formed(August15,1969) Research IndianSpace • 1969 2,1968) TERLSdedicatedtotheUnitedNations(February • 1968 (ESCES)setupatAhmedabad EarthStation SatelliteCommunication Experimental • 1967 inThumba andTechnologyCentre(SSTC)established SpaceScience • 1965 fromTERLS(November21,1963) Firstsoundingrocketlaunch • 1963 Thumba establishing on works and formed Research Space for Committee National Indian • 1962 Milestones Satellite couldnotbeplaced inorbit. 1972) Equatorial RocketLaunchingStation(TERLS)started PSLV-D1, the fi rst developmental launch of PSLV with IRS-1E onboard (September 20, 1993). • launched(July23,1993) INSAT-2B,the secondsatelliteinINSAT-2series, • 1993 INSAT-2A, the fi rst satellite of the indigenously-built second-generation INSAT series, • launched placed Satellite 1992). 20, (May board on SROSS-C with ASLV of launch developmental Third • 1992 IRS-1B(August29,1991) RemoteSensingsatellite, Launchofsecondoperational • 12,1990) INSAT-1Dlaunched(June • 1990 November1989 22,1988).Abandonedin INSAT-1Claunched(July • could Satellite 1988). 13, (July onboard SROSS-2 with ASLV of launch developmental Second • Launchoffi satellite,IRS-1A(March17,1988) IndianRemoteSensing rst operational • 1988 First developmental launch of ASLV with SROSS-1 satellite onboard (March 24, 1987). Satellite • 1987 mission(April1984) mannedspace Indo-Soviet • 1984 30,1983) INSAT-1Blaunched(August • inorbit(April17,1983) launch ofSLV-3.RS-D2placed Seconddevelopmental • 1983 on September6,1982 10,1982).Deactivated INSAT-1Alaunched(April • 1982 20,1981) launched(November Bhaskara-II • (June launched successfully satellite communication geostationary experimental an APPLE, • orbit inorbit(May31,1981) ofSLV-3.RS-D1placed Firstdevelopmentallaunch in • placed successfully satellite 1981 Rohini SLV-3. of launch Experimental Second • 1980 Satellite couldnotbeplaced inorbit (July 10,1992) in orbit not beplacedinorbit could notbeplacedinorbit 19, 1981) (July 18,1980) 117 Annual Report 2020-2021 Government of India, Department of Space ´ÉÉ̹ÉEò Ê®{ÉÉä]Ç 2020-2021 118 ¦ÉÉ®úiÉ ºÉ®úEòÉ®, +ÆiÉÊ®úIÉ Ê´É¦ÉÉMÉ Successful launch of KALPANA-1 by ISRO’s PSLV-C4 from SDSC SHAR (September • 12, 2002) Successfullaunch ofINSAT-3CbyArianefromKourou,French Guyana(January24,2002) • 2002 TES, India’s – satellites three placing 2001 22, October on PSLV-C3 of launch Successful • Successful fl ight test of Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV-D1) on April 18, 2001 • 2001 from Ariane by launched series, INSAT-3 generation third the fiin the satellite INSAT-3B, rst • 2000 Launch Satellite Polar by launched (OCEANSAT-1), IRS-P4 Satellite, Sensing Remote Indian • INSAT-2E, the last satellite in the multipurpose INSAT-2 • series, launched by Ariane from Kourou, 1999 INSAT system capacity augmented with the readiness of INSAT-2DT acquired from ARABSAT • 1998 Becomes 1997). 1997). 4, 29, (September onboard IRS-1D with PSLV fiof the launch (June PSLV-C1, operational rst launched • series, INSAT-2 in satellite fourth INSAT-2D, • 1997 1996). 21, (March onboard IRS-P3 with PSLV of launch developmental third the PSLV-D3, • 1996 Satellite,IRS-1C(December28,1995) IndianRemoteSensing Launchofthirdoperational • (December7,1995) INSAT-2C,thethirdsatelliteinINSAT-2series,launched • 1995 PSLV-D2, the second developmental launch of PSLV with IRS-P2 onboard (October 15, 1994). • Fourth developmental launch of ASLV with SROSS-C2 onboard (May 4, 1994). Satellite placed • 1994 Belgian PROBAandGermanBIRDintoPolarSun SynchronousOrbit with anexperimentalsatelliteGSAT-1onboard Kourou, FrenchGuyana(March22,2000) Sriharikota (May26,1999) Vehicle (PSLV-C2) along with Korean KITSAT-3 and German DLR-TUBSAT from SDSC SHAR, French Guyana(April3,1999) (January 1998) renamed later Satellite placedinorbit ARABSAT-1C, satellite, in-orbit (An 1997. 4, INSAT-2DT, wasacquiredinNovember1997topartlyaugmentINSATsystem) October on in-operable Satellite placedinPolarSunSynchronousOrbit Satellite successfullyplacedinPolarSunSynchronousOrbit. in orbit • European Ariane-5 launch vehicle successfully launches W2M satellite on December 21, 2008 21, December on satellite W2M launches successfully vehicle launch Ariane-5 European • spacecraft onOctober22,2008 successfullylaunchesChandrayaan-1 PSLV-C11 • PSLV-C9 successfully launches ten satellites on April 28, 2008: India’s Cartosat-2A, Indian Mini • commercial a under 2008 21, January on satellite TECSAR launches PSLV-C10successfully • 2008 SDSCSHARonSeptember2,2007 LaunchofGSLV-F04withINSAT-4CRonboardfrom • PSLV-C8 successfully launches an Italian satellite AGILE on April 23, 2007 under a commercial • Successful launch of INSAT-4B by Ariane launch vehicle from Korou, French Guyana on March • and atmosphere earth’s the re-enter to it manoeuvring after SRE-1 of recovery Successful • PSLV-C7 successfully launches four satellites – India’s Cartosat-2 and Space • Capsule Recovery 2007 onboard INSAT-4C with flSHAR operational SDSC second from the GSLV GSLV-F02, of ight • 2006 SuccessfullaunchofINSAT-4AbyArianefromKourou,FrenchGuyana(December22,2005) • Successful launch of Cartosat-1 and HAMSAT by PSLV-C6 from the newly established Second • 2005 GSLV-F01, the fi rst operational fl • ight of GSLV from SDSC SHAR. EDUSAT successfully placed 2004 with Successful GSLV launch of Resourcesat-1 by ISRO’s PSLV-C5 from SDSC SHAR (October 17, 2003) of • fl ight test SuccessfullaunchofINSAT-3EbyArianefromKourou,FrenchGuyana(September28,2003) developmental second • the GSLV-D2, of launch Successful • SuccessfullaunchofINSAT-3AbyArianefromKourou,FrenchGuyana(April10,2003) • 2003 jointly builtbyAntrix/ISRO andEADSAstriumonacommercialbasis contract withAntrixCorporation commercial a under Customers International for Satellites Nano eight and (IMS-1) Satellite-1 contract withAntrixCorporation contract withAntrixCorporation 12, 2007 descend overtheBayofBengalabout140kmEastSriharikota(January22,2007) (January 10,2007) PEHUENSAT-1 Argentina’s and LAPAN-TUBSAT Indonesia’s as well as (SRE-1) Experiment (July 10,2006).Thesatellitecouldnotbeplacedinorbit Launch PadatSDSCSHAR(May5,2005) in GTO(September20,2004) GSAT-2 onboardfromSDSCSHAR(May8,2003) 119 Annual Report 2020-2021 Government of India, Department of Space ´ÉÉ̹ÉEò Ê®{ÉÉä]Ç 2020-2021 120 ¦ÉÉ®úiÉ ºÉ®úEòÉ®, +ÆiÉÊ®úIÉ Ê´É¦ÉÉMÉ • PSLV, in its twenty third flthird twenty its in PSLV, SARAL Satellite Indo-French launches successfully (PSLV-C20), ight • 2013 India’s heaviest communication satellite, GSAT-10, successfully launched by Ariane-5 VA 209 • observation earth French fllaunches second successfully twenty PSLV its (PSLV-C21), In ight Satellite • Imaging Radar fi rst India’s launches (PSLV-C19), fl fi ight rst twenty its in PSLV, • 2012 on III GSLV-Mk in co- three used and Megha-Tropiques be satellite Indo-French to the launches successfully booster PSLV-C18 S-200 • of testing static successful Second • SatelliteonJuly15,2011 successfully launchesGSAT-12Communication PSLV-C17 • on Guiana French Kourou, from launcher Ariane by launched Satellite Communication GSAT-8 • PSLV-C16 successfully launches India’s Resourcesat-2, YOUTHSAT • and X-SAT from Singapore 2011 the place not could onboard, satellite GSAT-5P with GSLV of launch seventh the GSLV-F06, • 27, November on satellite HYLAS launches successfully vehicle launch Ariane-5 European • Successful Static Testing of GSLV Mk III Launch Vehicle’s L110 Liquid Core Stage (September • and Cartosat-2B India’s launches successfully PSLV, fl of seventeenth ight the PSLV-C15, • GSLV-D3, the fi rst launch of GSLV • with indigenous Cryogenic Upper Stage and GSAT-4 satellite Successful static testing of GSLV Mk III Launch Vehicle’s S200 Solid Propellant Booster Rocket • international 2010 for nanosatellites six and OCEANSAT-2 launches successfully PSLV-C14 • onApril20,2009 successfullylaunchesRISAT-2andANUSAT, PSLV-C12 • 2009 along withsixsmallersatellites fromabroadSriharikotaonFebruary 25,2013 from Kourou,FrenchGuianaonSeptember29, 2012 09, 2012 satellite SPOT-6 along with Japanese micro-satellite PROITERES from Sriharikota on September (RISAT-1) fromSriharikotaonApril26,2012 and Chennai University, VesselSat–1 fromLuxembourg–onOctober12,2011 SRM from SRMSat Kanpur, IIT, from Jugnu – satellites passenger September 4,2011 May 21,2011 on April20,2011 satellite inorbit(December25,2010) 2010 jointlybuiltbyAntrix/ISROandEADSAstriumonacommercialbasis 8, 2010) STUDSAT, Algeria’sALSAT-2A,Canada’sNLS-1andNLS-2on(July12,2010). onboard. GSAT-4couldnotbeplacedinorbit(April15,2010) Stage (January24,2010) customers underacommercialcontractwithAntrixCorporation(September23,2009) Atoa, ni’ firt eiae atooy aelt scesul luce b PL-3 on PSLV-C30 by launched successfully satellite astronomy fi dedicated India’s rst AstroSat, • Geo-Synchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV-D6), equipped with the indigenous • Cryogenic on IRNSS-1D Satellite Navigation PSLV-C28 successfully launches three identical DMC3 Fourth commercial Earth • Observation Satellites, India’s Launches Successfully PSLV-C27 • 2015 launch generation next India’s of CARE) / fl (LVM3-X suborbital ight fi experimental The rst • from VA221 Ariane-5 the by launched successfully GSAT-16 satellite, communication India’s • on Mars PSLV, in its planet twenty eighth fl around ight (PSLV-C26) successfully launches IRNSS-1C, the third • satellite orbit an into enters successfully Spacecraft Orbiter Mars India’s • other four and 7 SPOT Satellite- Observation Earth French launches Successfully PSLV-C23 • PSLV, in its twenty sixth fl• ight (PSLV-C24), successfully launches IRNSS-1B, the second satellite In its fi rst successful fl• ight with indigenous Cryogenic Upper Stage, GSLV-D5 successfully places 2014 Trans Mars Injection Manoeuvre performed on Mars Orbiter Spacecraft on December 01, 2013 • successfully Mars, fiplanet to India’s mission the interplanetary Mission, rst Orbiter Mars • VA-215 Ariane-5 by launched successfully GSAT-7 satellite communication advanced India’s • from VA-214 Ariane-5 by launched successfully INSAT-3D satellite weather advanced India’s • fi dedicated India’s rst launches successfully fl (PSLV-C22), fourth ight twenty its in PSLV, • September 28, 2015 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre SHAR, Sriharikota. Along with AstroSat, from SatishDhawanSpace CentreSHAR,Sriharikota. 2015 27, August on GTO a into GSAT-6, kg 2117 launches successfully (CUS), Stage Upper July 10,2015fromSatishDhawanSpaceCentre SHAR,Sriharikota. on Orbit Synchronous Sun polar a into Kingdom, United from satellites smaller two with along March 28,2015fromSatishDhawanSpaceCentre SHAR,Sriharikota. successfully recovered SHAR, Sriharikota on December Centre 18, 2014. CARE module carried onboard Space to a Dhawan height of 126 Satish km from conducted successfully was (GSLV-MkIII) LVM3 vehicle Kourou, FrenchGuianaonDecember07,2014. October 16,2014 on Sriharikota SHAR, SDSC from (IRNSS) System Satellite Navigation Regional Indian the of September 24,2014 co-passenger satellitesfromSDSCSHAR,SriharikotaonJune30,2014 April 04,2014 on Sriharikota SHAR, SDSC from (IRNSS) System Satellite Navigation Regional Indian the of GSAT-14 intoGTOonJanuary05,2014 to placeitinMarsTransferTrajectory launched byPSLV-C25fromSriharikotaonNovember05,2013 from Kourou,FrenchGuianaonAugust30,2013 Kourou, FrenchGuianaonJuly26,2013 navigation satelliteIRNSS-1AfromSriharikotaonJuly01,2013 121 Annual Report 2020-2021 Government of India, Department of Space ´ÉÉ̹ÉEò Ê®{ÉÉä]Ç 2020-2021 122 ¦ÉÉ®úiÉ ºÉ®úEòÉ®, +ÆiÉÊ®úIÉ Ê´É¦ÉÉMÉ Idas oa Stlie anh eil, n t 3t flih (SVC5, anhs h 371 the launches (PSLV-C35), fl ight 37th its in Vehicle, Launch Satellite Polar India’s • India’s Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV), in its tenth fl• ight (GSLV-F05) launches an of realisation the towards Engine Scramjet ISRO’s of mission experimental fi rst The • kg 727.5 the launches fl (PSLV-C34), 36th ight its in Vehicle, Launch Satellite Polar India’s • India’s Reusable Launch Vehicle-Technology Demonstrator (RLV-TD), successfully fl ight tested • The Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, in • its 35th fl ight (PSLV-C33), launches IRNSS-1G, the seventh The Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, in its 34th fl ight (PSLV-C32), launches IRNSS-1F, the sixth • fl33rd its in Vehicle, Launch Satellite Polar The fi the IRNSS-1E, launches (PSLV-C31), ight fth • 2016 2015, 16, December on Sriharikota SHAR, SDSC from fl conducted second ight thirty its In • launched payload GAGAN and transponders Ku-band carrying GSAT-15 kg 3164 The • PISAT fromPESUniversity, Bengaluru. Sriharikota. SHAR from SDSC and Bombay NLS-19 IIT from PathfiPRATHAM and from satellites Canada two as Algeria, well as USA from nder-1 from 2016 ALSAT-1N ALSAT-2B, 26, ALSAT-1B, are September satellites polar on Co-passenger into (SSO) satellites co-passenger Orbit seven Synchronous and studies Sun related weather for SCATSAT-1 kg Orbit (GTO)onSeptember08,2016fromSDSC SHAR,Sriharikota. Transfer Geostationary a into kg 2,211 weighing satellite, weather advanced an INSAT-3DR, Dhawan SpaceCentreSHAR,Sriharikota. Satish from 2016 28, August on conducted successfully was System Propulsion Breathing Air Academic Institute. Indonesia as well as two satellites (SATHYABAMASAT and SWAYAM) from Indian University / and Germany Canada, USA, from are satellites co-passenger The Sriharikota. from 2016 22, together June on (SSO) Orbit Synchronous Sun satellites polar km 505 co-passenger a into lift–off 19 at kg 560 about and weighing observation earth for Satellite Series Cartosat-2 launch vehicletoenablelowcostaccessspace. reusable fully a for technologies essential developing towards ISRO technologically of endeavors most challenging the of one is RLV-TD Sriharikota. SHAR, SDSC from 2016 23, May on Transfer Orbit(Sub-GTO)onApril28,2016fromSDSCSHAR,Sriharikota. satellite of the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS) into a Sub-Geosynchronous SDSC SHAR,Sriharikota. from 2016 10, March on (IRNSS) System Satellite Navigational Regional Indian the of satellite SDSC SHAR,Sriharikota. from 2016 20, January on (IRNSS) System Satellite Navigation Regional Indian the of satellite satellite andotherFiveco-passengerpayloads). primary as TeLEOS-1 kg (400 Singapore from satellites six launches successfully PSLV-C29 2015. 11, November on Guiana French Kourou, from VA-227 Ariane-5 European the by successfully and fouridenticalLEMURsatellitesofUSA–werealsolaunchedbythisPSLVfl Canada of (Ev9) NLS-14 Indonesia, of LAPAN-A2 - customers international from satellites six ight. In its 38 • India’s latest communication satellite, GSAT-18 was inducted into the INSAT / GSAT system on • In its 42nd fl ight, PSLV-C40 successfully • launched the 710 kg Cartosat-2 Series Remote Sensing 2018 The forty-fi rst fl ight of • India’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C39), carrying IRNSS-1H INSAT/GSAT the into inducted was GSAT-17 satellite, communication latest India’s • Cartosat-2 kg 712 the launched successfully PSLV-C38 Vehicle Launch Satellite Polar ISRO’s • vehicle launch lift heavy India’s of (GSLV-MkIII-D1) fl ight developmental fi rst The • India’s Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle, in its eleventh fl ight (GSLV-F09) successfully • successfully Vehicle Launch Satellite Polar ISRO’s (PSLV-C37), fl ight ninth thirty its In • 2017 accurately pointinggroundantennastowardsthesatellite. for beacon Ku-band a with along spectrum frequency the of Ku-bands and C-band Extended Upper C-band, Normal in services provide to transponders communication 48 carries GSAT-18 October 06, 2016 from Kourou, French Guiana by Ariane-5 VA-231. Weighing 3,404 kg at lift-off, ete HR Siaioa Te opsegr aelts opie n Mcoaelt ad one and Microsatellite one comprise satellites co-passenger The Sriharikota. SHAR, Centre Satellite along with 30 co-passenger satellites on January 12, 2018 from Satish Dhawan Space Sriharikota, wasunsuccessful. SHAR, Centre Space Dhawan Satish from 2017 31, August on conducted Satellite Navigation The VA-238. Ariane-5 by Guiana data relayandsatellitebasedsearchrescue services. French Kourou, providing various services to the country. from The satellite also carries equipment for meteorological 2017 29, 3477 kg GSAT-17 carries communication payloads in June C-band, Extended C-band and S-band for on system PSLV. of mission successful consecutively thirty-ninth the is This Sriharikota. SHAR, Centre Space Dhawan Satish from 2017 23, June on satellites co-passenger 30 with along Satellite Series the heaviestsatellitelaunchedfromIndiansoil. fully indigenous cryogenic upper stage during the fl ight. Weighing 3136 kg at lift-off, GSAT-19 is of fi mission GSLV-MkIII, which was mainly intended to the orbital evaluate the vehicle performance including that was rst of its This satellite. GSAT-19 of launch the with Sriharikota SHAR, Centre Space Dhawan Satish from 2017 05, June on conducted successfully was GSLV-MkIII success achievedbyGSLVcarryingindigenouslydevelopedCryogenicUpperStage. its into Sriharikota, planned Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (GTO) on May SHAR, 05, 2017. This is the fourth consecutive SDSC from (GSAT-9) Satellite Asia South kg 2230 the the launched all of weight total The launched inaSingleFlight. PSLV. of the mission is 104 satellites carried on-board PSLV-C37 was 1378 kg. This is the This highest number of satellites successful Sriharikota. satellites SHAR, co-passenger consecutively Centre Space 103 Dhawan thirty-eighth with Satish along from 2017 Satellite 15, Series February on Cartosat-2 kg 714 the launched Sriharikota. Thisisthe37thconsecutivelysuccessfulmissionofPSLV. kg Resourcesat-2A Satellite on December 07, 2016 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre SHAR, th fl ight (PSLV-C36), ISRO’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle successfully launches 1,235 123 Annual Report 2020-2021 Government of India, Department of Space ´ÉÉ̹ÉEò Ê®{ÉÉä]Ç 2020-2021 124 ¦ÉÉ®úiÉ ºÉ®úEòÉ®, +ÆiÉÊ®úIÉ Ê´É¦ÉÉMÉ O Fbur 0, 09 GA 3 ws ucsfly anhd rm oru Fec Guiana French Kourou, from launched successfully was 31 GSAT 2019, 06, February On from • 2019 24, January on Kalamsat-V2 and Microsat-R launched successfully PSLV-C44 • 2019 GSLV-F11 successfully launched GSAT-7A, ISRO’s 39th communication satellite, on December • successfully was GSAT-11 satellite, communication throughput high generation next ISRO’s • PSLV-C43 on November 29, 2018 successfully launched India’s Hyperspectral Imaging Satellite • On November 14, 2018 GSLV MK III-D2 successfully launched communication satellite, GSAT- • Centre Space Dhawan Satish from satellites foreign two Launches Successfully PSLV-C42 • launched A major technology demonstrator called as in Pad Abort Test was successfully carried • out at (PSLV-C41) Satish fl ight forty-third its in Vehicle, Launch Satellite Polar India’s • launched (GSLV) Vehicle Launch Satellite Geosynchronous fl of 12th ight its in GSLV-F08 • onboard Arianespacerocket. Sriharikota. over theIndianregion. users the to communication capability communication provide to built is Satellite The carrying Ku-band. in transponders satellite geostationary a is kg, 2250 of mass lift-off a with GSAT-7A 19, 2018 from the Second Launch Pad (SLP) of Satish Dhawan Space Centre SHAR, Sriharikota. across thecountry.Itwillalsoprovideaplatformtodemonstratenewgenerationapplications. over Indian mainland and Islands. GSAT-11 will play a vital role in providing broadband services coverage withmulti-spotbeamantenna satellites communication in theseriesofadvanced runner fore- the is GSAT-11 ISRO. by built satellite heaviest the is GSAT-11 kg, 5854 about Weighing launched on December 05, 2018 from Kourou launch base, French Guiana by Ariane-5 VA-246. Antrix CorporationLimited,thecommercialarmofISRO. through launch for contracted commercially been have satellites These countries. different 8 Satellite-2 (IMS-2) bus. The co-passengers of HysIS include 1 Micro and 29 Nano satellites from mission, weighing about 380 kg, is an earth observation satellite confi gured around ISRO’s Mini PSLV-C43 of satellite primary the HysIS, satellites. co-passenger international 30 and (HysIS) 29 intotheorbitweighingabout3423kgfromSDSCSHAR,Sriharikota. earth Antrix CorporationLimited. with arrangement commercial two under Kingdom launched United Surrey (SSTL), M/s Limited mission of Technologies kg) Satellite 889 This nearly weighing 2018. (together S1-4 16, and NovaSAR satellites, September observation on Sriharikota SHAR, (SDSC), the launchpad. at exigency any of case in module crew the of recovery safe the demonstrated Test Abort Pad spaceflhuman in technology critical a fiis The which ight. System, Escape Crew a qualify to rst tests the of one was This 2018. 05, July on Sriharikota SHAR, (SDSC), Centre Space Dhawan The IRNSS-1IistheeighthsatellitetojoinNavICnavigationconstellation. 2018. 12, April on Sriharikota SHAR, SDSC of (FLP) Pad Launch First from Satellite IRNSS-1I on March29,2018.However,satellitelostcommunicationwithgroundstation. GSAT-6A from the Second Launch Pad (SLP) in Satish Dhawan Space Centre SHAR, Sriharikota namely, Canada,Finland,France,RepublicofKorea,UKandUSA. countries, six from Nanosatellites 25 and Microsatellites 3 as well as India from Nanosatellite • PSLV-C50 successfully launched CMS-01 on December 17,2020fromSriharikota. successfully launchedCMS-01onDecember PSLV-C50 • November on PSLV-C49 by launched successfully were satellites customer nine and EOS-01 • On January 17, 2020, GSAT-30 was successfully launched • form Kourou, French Guiana onboard 2020 On December 11, 2019, PSLV-C48 successfully launched RISAT-2BR1satellite and 9 customer • by launched successfully were satellites customer 13 and Cartosat-3 27,2019 November On • on GSLV-MKIII-M1 by orbit earth an into launched successfully was satellite Chandrayaan-2 from • PSLV-C46 onboard launched successfully was satellite RISAT-2B 2019 22, May On • EMISAT and 28 customer satellites were successfully launched onboard PSLV-C45 on April 01, • 07, 2020fromSriharikota. Arianespace Ariane-5VA-251rocket. satellites fromSriharikota. PSLV-C47 fromSriharikota. July 22,2019. Sriharikota. viewing launcheslivefromSriharikota. 2019 from Sriharikota. The launch viewing gallery was inaugurated and opened to the public for 125 Annual Report 2020-2021 Government of India, Department of Space ´ÉÉ̹ÉEò Ê®{ÉÉä]Ç 2020-2021 126 ¦ÉÉ®úiÉ ºÉ®úEòÉ®, +ÆiÉÊ®úIÉ Ê´É¦ÉÉMÉ CNES CMS using Management & Assessment Horticulture CMOS on programme Coordinated CME CHAMAN CGMS Centre forNanoScienceandEngineering CFRP CES CEOS CeNSE ComprehensiveAssemblyandTestVacuumChamber CDMA CCoE BunchedPassageOrifi ce FlowMeter CATVAC Advanced WideFieldSensor BSX BPOFM Advanced SpaceTechnologyDevelopmentCell AWS AirborneVisibleInfraredImagingSpectrometer-NextGeneration AWiFS AVIRIS-NG ASTDC ASICs ASIC ASDM ARG APEP AoI AMD AntarcticaGroundStationforEarthObservationSatellites AIT AICTE AGEOS ArielDeliveryResearchandDevelopmentEstablishment AFTN AdvisoryCommitteeforSpaceSciences AFC ADRDE ADCOS ACL ABPP AAI AA Acronyms Centre Nationald’Etudes Spatiales Communication &Data Relay Satellite Complementary MetalOxide Semiconductor Continuing MedicalEducation Geoinformatics Coordination GroupforMeteorologicalSatellites Composite FiberReinforcedPlastic Crew EscapeSystem Committee onEarthObservationSatellites Code DivisionMultipleAccess Chief ControllerofExplosives Bengaluru SpaceExpo Automatic WeatherStations Application Specifi c IntegratedCircuits Application Specifi c IntegratedCircuit Aerial ServicesandDigitalMapping Automatic RainGauge Ammonium PerchlorateExperimentalPlant Area ofInterest Atomic MineralsDirectorate Assembly, IntegrationandTesting All IndiaCouncilforTechnicalEducation Aeronautical FixedTelecommunicationNetwork Autonomous FilmCooling Antrix CorporationLimited Air BreathingPropulsionProject Airport AuthorityofIndia Aluminium Alloy

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