OIH GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 874

TO BE ANSWERED ON THURSDAY, APRIL 30, 2015

SATELLITE LAUNCHED BY ISRO

874. SHRI RAMDAS ATHAWALE:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

(a) the details of the satellites successfully launched so far by ISRO along with those satellites ISRO failed to launch;

(b) whether there is any proposal to launch more satellites in near future, if so, the details thereof; and

(c) whether Government proposes to enter the global market for images and statistics?

ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PG & PENSIONS AND IN THE PRIME MINISTER’S OFFICE (DR. JITENDRA SINGH):

(a) As on April 2015, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has launched 74 satellites. Out of these, 7 satellites failed to reach the orbit due to launch failure and 3 satellites failed in orbit.

In addition, ISRO has successfully launched 40 foreign satellites from 19 countries and 4 micro & nano satellites built by students of Indian Universities using Polar (PSLV). The details are enclosed in Annexure-1

(b) Yes, Sir. 6 more satellites are planned to be launched during 2015-16. These are two Communication satellites GSAT-6 & GSAT-15; three Navigation satellites IRNSS-1E, IRNSS-1F & IRNSS-1G; and one Space science satellite .

In addition, it is also planned to launch 13 more satellites from four countries using Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle. The details are enclosed in Annexure-2. …2/- -2-

(c) Ltd., the commercial arm of Department of Space is already marketing remote sensing data (images) from Indian Remote Sensing satellites in the global market through establishment of International Ground Stations and reseller network.

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ANNEXURE-1

SATELLITES LAUNCHED BY ISRO (AS ON APRIL 2015) SN Satellite Launch Remarks Purpose of Satellite Date 1. 19-04-1975 Successful Experimental Space Science 2. -1 07-06-1979 Successful Earth Observations 3. Technology 10-08-1979 Launch Failed Experimental Payload 4. Rohini RS-1 18-07-1980 Successful Experimental 5. Rohini RS-D1 31-05-1981 Successful Experimental 6. APPLE 19-06-1981 Successful Experimental Communication 7. Bhaskara-2 20-11-1981 Successful Earth Observations 8. INSAT-1A 10-04-1982 Failed in Orbit Communication 9. Rohini RS-D2 17-04-1983 Successful Earth Observations 10. INSAT-1B 30-08-1983 Successful Communication 11. SROSS-1 24-03-1987 Launch Failed Scientific Experiments 12. IRS-1A 17-03-1988 Successful Earth Observations 13. SROSS-2 13-07-1988 Launch Failed Scientific Experiments 14. INSAT-1C 22-07-1988 Failed in Orbit Communication 15. INSAT-1D 12-06-1990 Successful Communication 16. IRS-1B 29-08-1991 Successful Earth Observations 17. SROSS-C 20-05-1992 Successful Scientific Experiments 18. INSAT-2A 10-07-1992 Successful Communication 19. INSAT-2B 23-07-1993 Successful Communication 20. IRS-1E 20-09-1993 Launch Failed Earth Observations 21. SROSS-C2 04-05-1994 Successful Scientific Experiments 22. IRS-P2 15-10-1994 Successful Earth Observations 23. INSAT·2C 07-12-1995 Successful Communication 24. IRS-1C 28-12-1995 Successful Earth Observations 25. IRS-P3 21-03-1996 Successful Earth Observations 26. INSAT-2D 04-06-1997 Failed in orbit Communication 27. IRS-1D 29-09-1997 Successful Earth Observations 28. INSAT-2E 03-04-1999 Successful Communication 29. OCEANSAT-1 26-05-1999 Successful Ocean Observations 30. INSAT-3B 22-03-2000 Successful Communication 31. GSAT-1 18-04-2001 Successful Communication 32. TES 22-10-2001 Successful Technology Experiments 33. INSAT-3C 24-01-2002 Successful Communication 34. KALPANA-1 12-09-2002 Successful Weather 35. INSAT-3A 10-04-2003 Successful Communication and Weather 36. GSAT-2 08-05-2003 Successful Communication 37. INSAT-3E 28-09-2003 Successful Communication 38. Resourcesat-1 17-10-2003 Successful Earth Observations 39. GSAT-3 (EDUSAT) 20-09-2004 Successful Communication 40. -1 05-05-2005 Successful Earth Observations 41. HAMSAT 05-05-2005 Successful Communication Page 1 of 4

42. INSAT-4A 22-12-2005 Successful Communication 43. INSAT-4C 10-07-2006 Launch Failed Communication 44. CARTOSAT-2 10-01-2007 Successful Earth Observations 45. SRE-1 10-01-2007 Successful Space Capsule Recovery Experiment 46. INSAT-4B 12-03-2007 Successful Communication 47. INSAT-4CR 02-09-2007 Successful Communication 48. CARTOSAT-2A 28-04-2008 Successful Earth Observations 49. IMS-1 28-04-2008 Successful Earth Observations 50. Chandrayaan-1 22-10-2008 Successful Space Science 51. W2M 21-12-2008 Successful Communication 52. RISAT-2 20-04-2009 Successful Earth Observations 53. OCEANSAT-2 23-09-2009 Successful Ocean Observations 54. GSAT-4 15-04-2010 Launch Failed Communication 55. CARTOSAT-2B 12-07-2010 Successful Earth Observations 56. HYLAS 27-11-2010 Successful Communication 57. GSAT-5P 25-12-2010 Launch Failed Communication 58. RESOURCESAT-2 20-04-2011 Successful Earth Observations 59. YOUTHSAT 20-04-2011 Successful Space Science 60. GSAT-8 21-05-2011 Successful Communication & Navigation 61. GSAT-12 15-07-2011 Successful Communication 62. Megha Tropiques 12-10-2011 Successful Weather & Climate 63. RISAT-1 26-04-2012 Successful Earth Observations 64. GSAT-10 29-09-2012 Successful Communication & Navigation 65. SARAL 25-02-2013 Successful Ocean Observations 66. IRNSS-1A 01-07-2013 Successful Navigation 67. INSAT-3D 26-07-2013 Successful Weather & Climate 68. GSAT-7 30-08-2013 Successful Communication 69. Mars Orbiter Spacecraft 05-11-2013 Successful Planetary Exploration 70. GSAT-14 05-01-2014 Successful Communication 71. IRNSS-1B 04-04-2014 Successful Navigation 72. IRNSS-1C 16-10-2014 Successful Navigation 73. GSAT-16 07-12-2014 Successful Communication 74. IRNSS-1D 28-03-2015 Successful Navigation STUDENT SATELLITES LAUNCHED BY ISRO (AS ON APRIL 2015) 1. ANUSAT 20-04-2009 Successful Experimental 2. STUDSAT 12-07-2010 Successful Experimental 3. SRMSat 12-10-2011 Successful Experimental 4. 12-10-2011 Successful Experimental

FOREIGN SATELLITES LAUNCHED BY ISRO (AS ON APRIL 2015) S. N. Satellite Name Country Date of Launch Remarks 1 DLR-TUBSAT Germany 26-05-1999 Successful 2 KITSAT-3 Republic of 26-05-1999 Successful Korea 3 BIRD Germany 22-10-2001 Successful Page 2 of 4

FOREIGN SATELLITES LAUNCHED BY ISRO (AS ON APRIL 2015) S. N. Satellite Name Country Date of Launch Remarks 4 PROBA Belgium 22-10-2001 Successful 5 LAPAN-TUBSAT Indonesia 10-01-2007 Successful 6 PEHUENSAT-1 Argentina 10-01-2007 Successful 7 AGILE Italy 23-04-2007 Successful 8 TECSAR Israel 21-01-2008 Successful 9 CAN-X2 Canada 28-04-2008 Successful 10 CUTE-1.7 Japan 28-04-2008 Successful 11 DELFI-C3 The Netherlands 28-04-2008 Successful 12 AAUSAT-II Denmark 28-04-2008 Successful 13 COMPASS-I Germany 28-04-2008 Successful 14 SEEDS Japan 28-04-2008 Successful 15 NLS-5 Canada 28-04-2008 Successful 16 RUBIN-8 Germany 28-04-2008 Successful 17 CUBESAT-1 Germany 23-09-2009 Successful 18 CUBESAT-2 Germany 23-09-2009 Successful 19 CUBESAT-3 Turkey 23-09-2009 Successful 20 CUBESAT-4 Switzerland 23-09-2009 Successful 21 Rubin-9.1 Germany 23-09-2009 Successful 22 Rubin-9.2 Germany 23-09-2009 Successful 23 ALSAT-2A Algeria 12-07-2010 Successful 24 NLS 6.1 Canada 12-07-2010 Successful 25 NLS 6.2 Switzerland 12-07-2010 Successful 26 X-SAT Singapore 20-04-2011 Successful 27 VESSELSAT-1 Luxembourg 12-10-2011 Successful 28 SPOT-6 France 09-09-2012 Successful 29 PROITERES Japan 09-09-2012 Successful 30 SAPPHIRE Canada 25-02-2013 Successful 31 NEOSSAT Canada 25-02-2013 Successful 32 NLS-8.1 Austria 25-02-2013 Successful 33 NLS-8.2 Austria 25-02-2013 Successful 34 NLS-8.3 Denmark 25-02-2013 Successful 35 STRAND-1 UK 25-02-2013 Successful 36 SPOT-7 France 30-06-2014 Successful 37 AISAT Germany 30-06-2014 Successful 38 NLS 7.1 Canada 30-06-2014 Successful 39 NLS 7.2 Canada 30-06-2014 Successful 40 VELOX-1 Singapore 30-06-2014 Successful

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ANNEXURE-2

FOREIGN SATELLITES PLANNED FOR LAUNCH IN 2015-16 S. N. Satellite Name Country 1 DMC-3/1 2 DMC-3/2 3 DMC-3/3 United Kingdom 4 Carbonite-1 5 De-orbitsail 6 TeLEOS-1 7 VELOX-C1 8 Kent Ridge-1 9 VELOX-II Singapore 10 Athenoxat-1 11 Galassia 12 NLS-14 Canada 13 LAPAN-A2 Indonesia

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