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India's NSIL Partners With Arianespace For Global Heavy Satellite Launch Services
Indian space PSU NewSpace India Limited (NSIL) announced on Tuesday (30 January) that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with French satellite launch company Arianespace. This partnership is aimed at jointly exploring the expanding international market for commercial satellite launch services.
"Under the agreement, NSIL’s heavy lift LVM3 rocket and Arianespace’s Ariane-6 rocket will collaborate to meet the rising demand for launching heavy communication, earth observation and satellite constellation payloads," NSIL said. NSIL is the commercial branch of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).
LVM3 Launching a Commercial Payload for OneWeb
This collaboration is particularly significant as Arianespace transitions away from its Ariane-5 launch vehicle, which has been instrumental in launching numerous global satellites, including those from India, and faces developmental delays with its Ariane-6 rocket. NSIL's analysis of the global launch services market for the next decade indicates significant growth potential, especially for rockets capable of transporting large payloads to geosynchronous transfer orbit (GTO) and low earth orbit (LEO).
However, this growth is contingent on India's ability to increase the production of the LVM-3 rocket and to involve the private sector in these efforts.
This long-term mutual agreement aims to reinforce NSIL and Arianespace’s positions in the highly-competitive commercial launch services industry in the 2020s.
Both the companies are preparing for an increase in launch activities to meet the demands of the burgeoning satellite market, which includes private communication networks, IoT services, and earth observation constellations. Earlier this month, NSIL announced its plan to launch a high-throughput satellite using Elon Musk’s SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket later in the year.
Ariane-6 Static Fire Test
NSIL plans to launch its second demand-driven communications satellite, the GSAT-20 (renamed GSAT-N2), in the second quarter of 2024. The satellite will be a high-throughput Ka-band satellite primarily aimed at meeting India’s growing broadband connectivity needs.
The 4,700 kg GSAT-N2 satellite, entirely owned, operated, and funded by NSIL, is expected to provide up to 48 Gbps of capacity through 32 beams, covering the entirety of India, including the Andaman, Nicobar, and Lakshadweep Islands.
This launch will mark NSIL's first use of a US launcher, as it has previously relied on Arianespace for launches involving satellites heavier than the capacity of Indian launch vehicles.
Indian space PSU NewSpace India Limited (NSIL) announced on Tuesday (30 January) that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with French satellite launch company Arianespace. This partnership is aimed at jointly exploring the expanding international market for commercial satellite launch services.
"Under the agreement, NSIL’s heavy lift LVM3 rocket and Arianespace’s Ariane-6 rocket will collaborate to meet the rising demand for launching heavy communication, earth observation and satellite constellation payloads," NSIL said. NSIL is the commercial branch of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).
LVM3 Launching a Commercial Payload for OneWeb
This collaboration is particularly significant as Arianespace transitions away from its Ariane-5 launch vehicle, which has been instrumental in launching numerous global satellites, including those from India, and faces developmental delays with its Ariane-6 rocket. NSIL's analysis of the global launch services market for the next decade indicates significant growth potential, especially for rockets capable of transporting large payloads to geosynchronous transfer orbit (GTO) and low earth orbit (LEO).
However, this growth is contingent on India's ability to increase the production of the LVM-3 rocket and to involve the private sector in these efforts.
This long-term mutual agreement aims to reinforce NSIL and Arianespace’s positions in the highly-competitive commercial launch services industry in the 2020s.
Both the companies are preparing for an increase in launch activities to meet the demands of the burgeoning satellite market, which includes private communication networks, IoT services, and earth observation constellations. Earlier this month, NSIL announced its plan to launch a high-throughput satellite using Elon Musk’s SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket later in the year.
Ariane-6 Static Fire Test
NSIL plans to launch its second demand-driven communications satellite, the GSAT-20 (renamed GSAT-N2), in the second quarter of 2024. The satellite will be a high-throughput Ka-band satellite primarily aimed at meeting India’s growing broadband connectivity needs.
The 4,700 kg GSAT-N2 satellite, entirely owned, operated, and funded by NSIL, is expected to provide up to 48 Gbps of capacity through 32 beams, covering the entirety of India, including the Andaman, Nicobar, and Lakshadweep Islands.
This launch will mark NSIL's first use of a US launcher, as it has previously relied on Arianespace for launches involving satellites heavier than the capacity of Indian launch vehicles.
India's NSIL Eyes Global Heavy Satellite Launch Market, Partners With French Arianespace
Indian space PSU NewSpace India Limited (NSIL) announced on Tuesday (30 January) that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with French satellite launch company Arianespace
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Semiconductor Laboratory revamp: Tata, Tower among nine bidders
The state-owned Semiconductor Laboratory in Mohali is the only chip manufacturing unit in India that produces semiconductors for strategic and defence purposes, including for space exploration such as the Chandrayaan mission. However, the facility that was founded in 1976, has lagged behind...
The government has received nine bids, from companies including the Tata Group, Tower Semiconductor and Texas Instruments, for the overhaul of its Semiconductor Laboratory (SCL) in Mohali, said people with knowledge of the development.
The government has earmarked about $1 billion for the modernisation of the 48-year-old facility.
The state-owned plant is the only chip manufacturing unit in India which produces semiconductors for strategic and defence purposes, including for space exploration such as the Chandrayaan mission. “The need for modernisation of SCL is for a strategic purpose,” a senior government official said, adding that it is keen that a local firm gets the mandate since a lot of the work is of national importance.
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Next launch is coming up on Feb 17th,
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February 8, 2024
The launch of the GSLV-F14/INSAT-3DS mission is set for Saturday, February 17, 2024, at 17:30 Hrs. IST from SDSC-SHAR, Sriharikota. In its 16th mission, the GSLV aims at deploying the INSAT-3DS meteorological satellite into the Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (GTO). Subsequent orbit-raising maneuvers will ensure that the satellite is positioned in a Geo-stationary Orbit.
ISRO to launch INSAT-3DS mission on February 17. Timings and other details
‘In its 16th mission, the GSLV aims to deploy the INSAT-3DS meteorological satellite into the Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (GTO). Subsequent orbit-raising maneuvers will ensure that the satellite is positioned in a Geo-stationary Orbit,’ ISRO said in a statement
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GSLV-F14/INSAT-3DS MISSION
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February 8, 2024
The launch of the GSLV-F14/INSAT-3DS mission is set for Saturday, February 17, 2024, at 17:30 Hrs. IST from SDSC-SHAR, Sriharikota. In its 16th mission, the GSLV aims at deploying the INSAT-3DS meteorological satellite into the Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (GTO). Subsequent orbit-raising maneuvers will ensure that the satellite is positioned in a Geo-stationary Orbit.
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One is retired and another to go up shortly...
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Launch was successful! :
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Isro’s GSLV-F14/Insat-3DS mission successful; satellite to enhance weather forecast | India News - Times of India
India News: Isro successfully launched Insat-3DS, a third-generation weather satellite that will enhance meteorological services and improve the accuracy of weather forecasts in India. The satellite will provide enhanced meteorological observations and monitor land and ocean surfaces for weather...
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You hear about this @Gessler ? Any extra info you found open source?
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India's first spy satellite made by local private player set for SpaceX liftoff
India's first military grade spy satellite, manufactured by the domestic private sector, is ready and has been shipped for launch on a SpaceX rocket. The ground control in Bengaluru will direct the satellite's path and process imagery. It will provide imagery with 0.5-metre spatial resolution...
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You hear about this @Gessler ? Any extra info you found open source?
India's first spy satellite made by local private player set for SpaceX liftoff
India's first military grade spy satellite, manufactured by the domestic private sector, is ready and has been shipped for launch on a SpaceX rocket. The ground control in Bengaluru will direct the satellite's path and process imagery. It will provide imagery with 0.5-metre spatial resolution...
No, this is the Tata-Satellogic JV right?
I think the "spy satellite" part is exaggeration. It's an EO sat is all, yes the resolution is very good and the datasets may be contracted by commercial integration cells of various strategic services but I wouldn't call it a "spy sat" just for that.
It's a commercial EO sat - not that it's not significant. TASL is quickly becoming a proper AeroSPACE player.
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