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ISRO To Launch 10 Satellites In Four Years

Illustration of the INSAT-4A satellite.

 New Delhi (SPX) Dec 02, 2005
 The Indian Space Research Organization is planning to launch 10-12 satellites in the coming four years, Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office Prithviraj Chavan informed the Rajya Sabha on Thursday.

In a written reply, he said the satellites which have been approved by the Government and for which work is currently on are- communication satellites INSAT-4A, 4B and 4C, communication satellites GSAT-4 and GSAT-5, advanced satellite for cartographic mapping applications Cartosat-2, microwave remote sensing satellite with all weather capability radar imaging satellite, satellite for oceanography studies and services Oceansat-2.

Remote Sensing satellite for natural resources management applications (Resourcesat-2), development and qualification of re-entry and recovery technologies for future space transportation system and conduct of Micro-Gravity Research (SRE-1and 2), advanced satellite for meteorological observations (INSAT-3D), Indo-French Joint mission for tropical climatic research (Megha-Tropiques) are some of the others.

Chavan said that the transponder capacity is expected to increase by 60 transponders after the launch of INSAT-4A, 4B and 4C and GSAT-5.

To another question he said a framework agreement between India and European Union on participation in Galileo program was initiated at New Delhi on September 7, 2005 during the Indo-EU Summit.

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