India earns Rs 650+ crore by launching 45 foreign satellites

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The country has earned a sum of approximately Rs 662 crore ($17 million and 78.5 million Euros) by launching 45 satellites from 19 countries using Indian Space Research Organisation's (ISRO) Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV).
 
The commercial wing of the ISRO, Antrix Corporation Limited, has been generating income with commercial arrangements through launching of satellites of foreign countries on-board ISRO’s launch vehicle. 
 
Space Department sources said the launch missions conducted by ISRO for launching Indian satellites are intended for National development. 

Antrix has signed agreements for launching 28 more foreign satellites from six countries:  Algeria - three, Canada – four, Germany - four, Indonesia - two, Singapore – six and the United States – nine.
 
The launches of these foreign satellites are envisaged during the 2015-2017 time period. Discussions with foreign agencies and companies are going on for providing launch services to their satellites on-board ISRO’s PSLV and Geo-synchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV). 

Furthermore, the images received from the Indian Remote Sensing (IRS) satellites (RESOURCESAT-2, RISAT-1 and CARTOSAT-1) are marketed globally by Antrix through International Ground Stations established outside India. The IRS images of regions outside India received and processed at ISRO’s Ground Station are also marketed to global customers through Antrix.



http://www.indiantelevision.com/satellites/satellite-launches/india-earns-rs-650-crore-by-launching-45-foreign-satellites-150729
 
Then SES 9 will be in heavens, not in space,[emoji12][emoji12]
 
Gssran said:
Then SES 9 will be in heavens, not in space,[emoji12][emoji12]

:no :no bro.

Infact, ISRO has had 29 successful launches, back to back...
Only recently, it carried one of d heaviest load it has ever carried.

Also, Only last month ISRO had launched 5 british sats.

So, ISRO cant be taken lightly, and will be d future for Space technology in d coming yrs :ohya :clap
 
shawl_who said:
:no :no bro.

Infact, ISRO has had 29 successful launches, back to back...
Only recently, it carried one of d heaviest load it has ever carried.

Also, Only last month ISRO had launched 5 british sats.

So, ISRO cant be taken lightly, and will be d future for Space technology in d coming yrs :ohya :clap

SES 9 is way too heavy for ISRO at this moment on top of that though 29(mostly PSLV) isn't a small number but Ariana 5(Heavy launch vehicle) has achieved 66 consecutive successful launch. So we need to go long way :s
 
Sarkar said:
SES 9 is way too heavy for ISRO at this moment on top of that though 29(mostly PSLV) isn't a small number but Ariana 5(Heavy launch vehicle) has achieved 66 consecutive successful launch. So we need to go long way :s

agreed.. we still have a long way to go..

But ISRO shouldnt be taken lightly or underestimated. :tup;)
 
shawl_who said:
agreed.. we still have a long way to go..

But ISRO shouldnt be taken lightly or underestimated. :tup;)


No one will underestimate us as we have demonstrated that we can reach to mars in less than a film budget :ohya
 
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