On April 19, 1975, India entered the “space age” with the successful launch of “Aryabhata”, the first satellite named after former mathematician and astronomer Aryabhata.
Since then, India has made significant progress in the vast and box area through the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), the nodal enterprise and standard-bearer of India’s area program. The India area program includes a diversity of specialized areas such as remote sensing, astronomy and astrophysics, atmospheric sciences and general area science.
In addition, the area program has several other functions, adding control of resources such as mineral resources, agriculture, marine resources, etc. ; preservation of the environment; internal security and terrorism; weather forecasting, crisis control, communication, etc. Commissioned in 1983 the Indian National Satellite (INSAT), a series of multipurpose geostationary satellites introduced through ISRO for telecommunications, broadcasting, meteorology and search and rescue operations. With nine operational communications satellites in geostationary orbit, INSAT is one of the largest national satellite communication systems in Asia and the Pacific. ARC satellite).
It is also helping to commercialize area programs, such as launching communications satellites from other countries or agencies.
In 1988, ISRO deployed several operational remote sensing satellites serving for crisis management, assistance in the study and mapping of biological resources and the environment (RESOURCESAT), mapping (CARTOSAT), agriculture, rural and urban development (e. g. National Drinking Water Mission).
These historic breakthroughs would not have been imaginable without the vision of Dr. Vikram Sarabhai, the founding father of the India area program.
In the history of the Indian program, the first phase took place between 1960 and 1970. Sarabhai highlighted the prospect of satellites after the launch of Sputnik in 1957.
The leader at the time, Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, saw clinical progress as critical to India’s future. Space studies were under the jurisdiction of the Department of Atomic Energy in 1961.
Subsequently, Homi Jahangir Bhabha, father of India’s atomic program, the Indian National Committee for Space Research (INCOSPAR) in 1962, with Dr. Sarabhai as chairman.
In 1962, India’s area program began to gain prominence with the launch of sound rockets. This was facilitated by India’s geographical proximity to the equator. In 1963, the Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launch Station (TERLS) was established near Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala. 1500 kilometers of altitude. While ISRO was established in 1969, the Space Department was established in 1972. In the current phase of India’s space program (the 1970s-80s), Sarabhai joined an initial NASA study on the feasibility of satellites for uses as varied as direct television broadcasting.
During this decade, India developed satellite generation in anticipation of long-term communication and remote sensing needs. In 1975, India ventured into the area for the first time with the launch of its Aryabhata satellite via a Soviet launch vehicle. This challenge was solved in 1980. In 1980, India’s first indigenous satellite called Rohini was launched.
During the third decade, from 1980 to 1990, following the good fortune of the SLV, ISRO wished to begin work on an SLV capable of putting a satellite into polar orbit. In 1987, the Augmented Satellite Launch Vehicle (ASLV) was tested, but the launch failed. In 1994, the PSLV became the launch vehicle, putting remote sensing and communications satellites into orbit, building the world’s largest cluster and offering exclusive expertise to Indian industry and agriculture.
Developments after 2000 are listed below: In 2001, the first progression flight of the GSLV took place. The observing program includes Indian remote sensing satellites such as Resourcesat, Cartosat, Oceansat, Radar Imaging Satellite, Geo-Imaging Satellite and weather/climate satellites such as INSAT-3DR missions.
In August 2016, ISRO effectively tested the Scramjet (Supersonic Combustion Ramjet) engine. The Scramjet engine uses hydrogen as fuel and oxygen from atmospheric air as oxidizer.
This test is the first short-duration experimental test of ISRO’s Scramjet engine with hypersonic flight at Mach 6. ISRO’s futuristic sounding rocket, the Advanced Technology Vehicle (ATV), served as a forged rocket booster for supersonic testing of Scramjet engines. The new propulsion formula will complement ISRO’s reusable launcher which would have a longer flight time. It is controlled by the Department of Space.
Based in Bangalore, it is the advertising arm of ISRO and seeks to enable Indian corporations to interact in high-tech area operations. It is believed that Gaganyaan’s formula module, known as orbital module, will house 3 Indian astronauts, plus one woman. For five to seven days, it will circle the Earth in a low Earth orbit at an altitude of 300 to 400 km.
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