In May, ISRO Plans To Launch Radar Image Satellite

India plans to launch its RISAT 2BR1 radar imaging satellite by the end of May 2019 in one of the variants of its Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) rocket, sources said on Tuesday.

The PSLV rocket is expected to fly on May 22 with RISAT 2BR1, officials from the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) told the IANS on condition of anonymity.

The rocket that would transport RISAT 2BR1 is designated as PSLV-C46 according to the ISRO numbering system and will be launched from the first launching platform in the country's rocket port in Sriharikota. Following the launch of RISAT 2BR1, ISRO will send a Catosat-3 mapping satellite.

India will also launch two more defense satellites in July or August with its new Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV) rocket.

ISRO finally comments on the observation of NASA's space debris. In the row of Shakti: The head of NASA, Jim Bridenstine, said that the type of risk that the test caused to humans in space was "unacceptable." ISRO has refused to comment on space debris and said it "has nothing to do with the launch of ASAT."

The Space Research Organization of India is the space agency of the Government of India based in the city of Bengaluru. His vision is "to take advantage of space technology for national development while pursuing the research of space science and planetary exploration." The Indian National Committee for Space Research (INCOSPAR) was established by Jawaharlal Nehru, the first prime minister of the Indian Government under the DAE in 1962, with the impulse of scientist Vikram Sarabhai who recognizes the need for space research. INCOSPAR became ISRO in 1969 also under the DAE. In 1972, the Government of India created a Space Commission and the Space Department (DOS), which put the ISRO under DOS. The establishment of ISRO thus institutionalized space research activities in India. It is administered by the Department of Space, which informs the Prime Minister of India.

ISRO built the first satellite of India, Aryabhata, which was launched by the Soviet Union on April 19, 1975.  It was named after the mathematician Aryabhata. In 1980, Rohini became the first satellite to be put into orbit by a launch vehicle made in India, SLV-3. Subsequently, ISRO developed two other rockets: The Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) to launch satellites in polar orbits and the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) to place satellites in geostationary orbits. These rockets have launched numerous communications satellites and Earth observation satellites. Satellite navigation systems have been implemented, such as GAGAN and IRNSS. In January 2014, ISRO used an indigenous cryogenic engine in a GSLV-D5 launch of the GSAT-14.

By: Preeti Narula

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