Future projects
ISRO plans to launch a number of new-generation Earth Observation Satellites in the near future. It will also undertake the development of new launch vehicles and spacecraft. ISRO has stated that it will send unmanned missions to Mars and Near-Earth Objects. ISRO has planned 58 missions during 2012–17; 33 satellites missions in next two years and 25 launch vehicles missions thereafter, costing ₹200 billion (US$3 billion).
Forthcoming Launches
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28 December 2017
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This launch is contracted by Team Indus, for Google Lunar X Prize , it will be the first time that multiple rovers are carried to the moon on a single launch, with a total of three rovers being planned.
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20 January 2017
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This will launch GSAT-19E , a successful launch will make ISRO self reliable for launching satellites of 3200 kg range to geostationary orbits
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Forthcoming Satellites
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GSAT-11 is based on I-4K bus which is under advanced stage of development. The spacecraft can generate 10–12 KW of power and can support payload power of 8KW. The payload configuration is on-going. It consists of 16 spot beams covering entire country including Andaman & Nicobar islands. The communication link to the user-end terminals operate in Ku-band while the communication link to the hubs operate in Ka-band. The payload is configured to be operated as a high data throughput satellite, to be realised in orbit in 2017 time frame.
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This satellite was announced by the current Indian Prime Minister , Narendra Modi at 18th SAARC Summit as gift from India to its neighbours,fostering peaceful relations . The launch was initially planned to take place in march.
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Nasa-Isro Synthetic Aperture Radar (Nisar) is a joint project between NASA and ISRO to co-develop and launch a dual frequency synthetic aperture radar satellite to be used for remote sensing. It is notable for being the first dual band radar imaging satellite.
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Future Extraterrestrial exploration
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Moon
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GSLV Mk-II
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2018
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Sun
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2019
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Venus
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2020
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Mars
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2018
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Jupiter
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TBD
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2020
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Future launch vehicles:
As a first step towards realising a Two Stage To Orbit (TSTO) fully re-usable launch vehicle, a series of technology demonstration missions have been conceived. For this purpose a Winged Reusable Launch Vehicle technology Demonstrator (RLV-TD) has been configured. The RLV-TD will act as a flying test bed to evaluate various technologies viz., hypersonic flight, autonomous landing, powered cruise flight and hypersonic flight using air-breathing propulsion. First in the series of demonstration trials is the hypersonic flight experiment (HEX).
A scaled-down, unmanned version of India's futuristic space shuttle was getting the final touches at the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) in Thumba as of 20 May 2015."The 'space plane' part of the RLV-TD is almost ready. We are now in the process of affixing special tiles on its outer surface which is needed for withstanding the intense heat during re-entry into the earth's atmosphere," SSC director M Chandradathan said. ISRO has tentatively slated the prototype's test flight from the first launchpad of Sriharikota spaceport for February 2016, but the date would be finalised depending on the completion of construction. The proposed RLV is designed in two parts; a manned space plane rigged atop a single stage, booster rocket using solid fuel. The rocket is expendable while the RLV would fly back to earth and land like a normal aeroplane after the mission.
The prototype- 'the RLV-TD' weighs around 1.5 tonnes and would fly up to a height of 70 km. The HEX(Hypersonic Flight Experiment) was successfully completed on 01:30 GMT, 23 May 2016.
Unified Launch Vehicle
The ULV or Unified Launch Vehicle is a launch vehicle in development by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). The project core objective is to design a modular architecture that will enable the replacement of the PSLV, GSLV Mk I/II and GSLV Mk III with a single family of launchers.
Future Extraterrestrial exploration
ISRO's missions beyond Earth's orbit include Chandrayaan-1 (to the Moon) and Mars Orbiter Mission (to Mars). ISRO plans to follow up with Chandrayaan-2 and missions to Venus and near-Earth objects such as asteroids and comets.
Chandrayaan-2
Chandrayaan-2 (Sanskrit: चंद्रयान-२) will be India's mission to the Moon which will include an orbiter and lander-rover module. Chandrayaan-2 will be launched on India's Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV-MkII) in 2018.The science goals of the mission are to further improve the understanding of the origin and evolution of the Moon.
Mangalyaan 2
Mangalyaan 2 (spacecraft) The next Mars mission will likely be launched in March 2018, have a less elliptical orbit around the red planet and could weigh seven times more than the first mission. This “Announcement of Opportunity (AO)” is addressed to all institutions in India currently involved in planetary exploration studies/the development of science instruments for space. This orbiter mission will facilitate scientific community to address the open science problems. The Principal Investigator of the proposal should be (i) able to provide necessary details of the instrument which can address the scientific problems and (ii) capable to bring together the instrument team and lead the team for developing a space qualified instrument. The payload capability of the proposed satellite is likely to be 100 kg.
Venus exploration
ISRO is assessing the Venus orbiter mission by 2016–2017 to study its atmosphere. Jacques Blamont, an astrophysicist, has offered to help the Indian Space Research Organisation with gigantic balloons carrying several instruments but designed to pop in and out of the extremely hot atmosphere of the planet after being unfettered from the orbiter. Some budget has been allocated for Mission to Venus as part of 2017-18 Indian budget under Space Sciences.
Solar exploration programme
ISRO plans to carry out a mission to the Sun by the year 2019–20. The probe is named as Aditya-1 and will weigh about 400 kg. It is the First Indian space based Solar Coronagraph to study the Corona in visible and near-IR bands. Launch of the Aditya mission was planned during the heightened solar activity period in 2012, but was postponed to 2019–2020 due to the extensive work involved in the fabrication, and other technical aspects. The main objective of the mission is to study Coronal Mass Ejections (CMEs), their properties (the structure and evolution of their magnetic fields for example), and consequently delineate parameters that affect space weather.
Jupiter Exploration
After Mars, Indian Space Research Organisation is looking at Venus and Jupiter. The country’s premier space agency is in the process of conceptual studies that would take up to two years before plans are firmed up to send a spacecraft to the planets To send a spacecraft to Jupiter, the launch window comes every 33 months, . The concept studies include analysing what kind of a spacecraft would be designed and which launch window could be decided upon, so that the scientists can work ahead of the deadlines to keep the spacecraft and the mission plans ready. However, both the missions – to Venus and Jupiter – will not be taken up simultaneously. It will be Venus first and then Jupiter – taking 26 months to travel from Earth to the Jovian orbit. To Venus, it takes just a little over three months. Also for a mission to be sent to Jupiter, which is the largest planet of the solar system, an elaborate payload would have to be readied for the mission.
Space science missions
Space Capsule Recovery Experiment II: The main objective of SRE II is to release a fully recoverable capsule and provide a platform to conduct microgravity experiments on Micro-biology, Agriculture, Powder Metallurgy, etc. SRE-2 is proposed to be launched on board PSLV. On 18 December 2014, ISRO successfully tested an unmanned crew module with re-entry which was splashed down later in the Bay of Bengal as planned. Some budget has also been allocated to Space Docking Experiment Mission as part of 2017-18 Indian budget under Space sciences.
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