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  • Indian, French space agencies sign pact; team up on moon mission, space launchers

    Indian, French space agencies sign pact; team up on moon mission, space launchers

    MUMBAI: Indian Space Research Organisation and French Space agency (CNES) have signed a partnership agreement in satellite launch technology. The pact was inked between ISRO chairman Kiran Kumar and CNES president Jean-Yves Le Gall in the presence of the visiting French Minister of Foreign Affairs Jean-Marc Ayrault.

    Space cooperation between India and France spans over 50 years and is a cornerstone of the Indo-French strategic partnership. Joining forces with Team Indus on this maiden private mission to land a rover on the moon, CNES is sending the French technology for the first time on lunar terrain.

    With the new pact, India and France will improve cooperation on an upcoming lunar rover and future space launchers. Strengthening the CNES-ISRO partnership will enable France to benefit from the Indian model of streamlining the costs of space programmes.

    Ayrault, accompanied by the French delegation, was given a guided tour of ISTRAC (ISRO Telemetry Tracking and Command Network) by the Kumar, according to a French Consulate release, PTI reported.

    ISTRAC monitors Indian space missions, including the two Indo-French satellites currently in orbit for collecting data to track climate change. ISRO is the second partner of CNES, in terms of volume, after NASA. Of comparable size and sharing similar objectives, the space programmes of both countries are complementary, it was noted.

    Later, Ayrault met Indian “NewSpace” start-up CEO Rahul Narayan. This start-up put forward TeamIndus, the only Indian team competing for the Google Lunar XPRIZE, a global competition for engineers and entrepreneurs to develop low-cost methods of robotic space exploration.

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  • Indian, French space agencies sign pact; team up on moon mission, space launchers

    Indian, French space agencies sign pact; team up on moon mission, space launchers

    MUMBAI: Indian Space Research Organisation and French Space agency (CNES) have signed a partnership agreement in satellite launch technology. The pact was inked between ISRO chairman Kiran Kumar and CNES president Jean-Yves Le Gall in the presence of the visiting French Minister of Foreign Affairs Jean-Marc Ayrault.

    Space cooperation between India and France spans over 50 years and is a cornerstone of the Indo-French strategic partnership. Joining forces with Team Indus on this maiden private mission to land a rover on the moon, CNES is sending the French technology for the first time on lunar terrain.

    With the new pact, India and France will improve cooperation on an upcoming lunar rover and future space launchers. Strengthening the CNES-ISRO partnership will enable France to benefit from the Indian model of streamlining the costs of space programmes.

    Ayrault, accompanied by the French delegation, was given a guided tour of ISTRAC (ISRO Telemetry Tracking and Command Network) by the Kumar, according to a French Consulate release, PTI reported.

    ISTRAC monitors Indian space missions, including the two Indo-French satellites currently in orbit for collecting data to track climate change. ISRO is the second partner of CNES, in terms of volume, after NASA. Of comparable size and sharing similar objectives, the space programmes of both countries are complementary, it was noted.

    Later, Ayrault met Indian “NewSpace” start-up CEO Rahul Narayan. This start-up put forward TeamIndus, the only Indian team competing for the Google Lunar XPRIZE, a global competition for engineers and entrepreneurs to develop low-cost methods of robotic space exploration.

    Also Read:

    ISRO to launch 103 satellites early Feb

     

  • ISRO unites sixty space agencies to work on climate change

    ISRO unites sixty space agencies to work on climate change

    NEW DELHI: Space agencies of more than 60 countries have agreed to engage their satellites to coordinate their methods and their data to monitor human-induced greenhouse gas emissions following an initiative by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and the French Space Agency (CNES). 

    The COP21 Climate Conference held in Paris last December acted as a wake-up call in this context. Without satellites, the reality of global warming would not have been recognised and the subsequent historic agreement at the United Nations headquarters in New York on 22 April 2016 would not have been signed. Out of the 50 essential climate variables being monitored today, 26 – including rising sea levels, sea ice extent and greenhouse gas concentrations in all layers of the atmosphere – can be measured only from space. 

    The key to effectively implementing the Paris Agreement lies in the ability to verify that nations are fulfilling their commitments to curb greenhouse gas emissions. Only satellites can do that.

    Invited to New Delhi by ISRO and CNES on 3 April 2016, the world’s space agencies decided to establish ‘an independent, international system’ to centralise data from their Earth-observing satellites through the ‘New Delhi Declaration’ that officially came into effect on 16 May 2016. 

    The goal now will be to inter-calibrate these satellite data so that they can be combined and compared over time. In other words, it is to make the transition to closely coordinated and easily accessible ‘big space data’. 

    “It is overwhelming to see the unilateral support of all space agencies to use space inputs for monitoring climate change,” said ISRO chairman A S Kiran Kumar. “Earth observation satellites provide a vital means of obtaining measurements of the climate system from a global perspective. ISRO is committed for the continuity of earth observation data, through the thematic series of satellites, with improvements en-route, to meet contemporary as well as future needs. ISRO is also engaging with CNES, JAXA and NASA for realising joint missions for global climate observation with advanced instruments.” 

    “This is a historic event that reaches far beyond the space sector and is a perfect example of the kind of success that can only be achieved through international cooperation” said CNES president Jean-Yves Le Gall. “With this consensus among space agencies from more than 60 nations, including the world’s leading space powers, the international space community and scientists now have the tools they need to put their talent, intelligence and optimism to work for the good of humankind and our planet.” 

  • ISRO unites sixty space agencies to work on climate change

    ISRO unites sixty space agencies to work on climate change

    NEW DELHI: Space agencies of more than 60 countries have agreed to engage their satellites to coordinate their methods and their data to monitor human-induced greenhouse gas emissions following an initiative by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and the French Space Agency (CNES). 

    The COP21 Climate Conference held in Paris last December acted as a wake-up call in this context. Without satellites, the reality of global warming would not have been recognised and the subsequent historic agreement at the United Nations headquarters in New York on 22 April 2016 would not have been signed. Out of the 50 essential climate variables being monitored today, 26 – including rising sea levels, sea ice extent and greenhouse gas concentrations in all layers of the atmosphere – can be measured only from space. 

    The key to effectively implementing the Paris Agreement lies in the ability to verify that nations are fulfilling their commitments to curb greenhouse gas emissions. Only satellites can do that.

    Invited to New Delhi by ISRO and CNES on 3 April 2016, the world’s space agencies decided to establish ‘an independent, international system’ to centralise data from their Earth-observing satellites through the ‘New Delhi Declaration’ that officially came into effect on 16 May 2016. 

    The goal now will be to inter-calibrate these satellite data so that they can be combined and compared over time. In other words, it is to make the transition to closely coordinated and easily accessible ‘big space data’. 

    “It is overwhelming to see the unilateral support of all space agencies to use space inputs for monitoring climate change,” said ISRO chairman A S Kiran Kumar. “Earth observation satellites provide a vital means of obtaining measurements of the climate system from a global perspective. ISRO is committed for the continuity of earth observation data, through the thematic series of satellites, with improvements en-route, to meet contemporary as well as future needs. ISRO is also engaging with CNES, JAXA and NASA for realising joint missions for global climate observation with advanced instruments.” 

    “This is a historic event that reaches far beyond the space sector and is a perfect example of the kind of success that can only be achieved through international cooperation” said CNES president Jean-Yves Le Gall. “With this consensus among space agencies from more than 60 nations, including the world’s leading space powers, the international space community and scientists now have the tools they need to put their talent, intelligence and optimism to work for the good of humankind and our planet.” 

  • Arianespace to launch Arabsat’s BADR-6 satellite

    MUMBAI: As part of its upcoming ambitious fleet renewal and expansion program for the next 3 years, Satcom operator Arabsat has selected Arianespace for the launch of its recently ordered BADR-6 satellite in 2008.

    BADR-6, a fourth-generation satellite, will be built jointly by EADS-Astrium and AlcatelAleniaSpace for the communications payload, based on the Eurostar 2000+ platform. Weighing 3,400 kg at launch, the satellite will be fitted with 24 C-band and 20 Ku-band transponders with a design life of about 15 years. BADR-6 is designed to primarily provide video broadcasting services for the entire Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region from Arabsat’s 26°East geostationary orbital location and by far the MENA region’s leading video neighbourhood.

    Co-located with the rest of the BADR constellation of satellites at Arabsat’s “hot-spot” for DTH entertainment, it will be reaching an audience of 130 Million viewers from Morocco to the Gulf and a large part of sub-Saharan Africa. Moreover, BADR-6 will also provide Arabsat with additional in-orbit back-up capacity for its core television and radio customers, as well as a significantly larger number of options for optimising its telephony and data transmissions.

    Arianespace CEO Jean-Yves Le Gall says, “Arianespace is very proud and honoured to have once again been chosen by the leading operator Arabsat. We have maintained a preferred relationship with Arabsat since launching the Arabsat-1A satellite in 1985. Furthermore, being chosen for this new satellite launch right when Arabsat has announced an ambitious deployment plan is a clear recognition of the top quality and excellence offered by Arianespace’s launch service. We consider it as a significant milestone, hopefully strengthening our cooperation in the close future”.

  • Arianespace to launch a satellite for Vietnam

    Arianespace to launch a satellite for Vietnam

    MUMBAI: French satellite launch service provider Arianespace will launch in 2008 the Vinasat-1 satellite for Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications Corporation (VNPT). Vinasat-1 will be built by Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems (LMCSS).

    The first Vietnamese telecommunications satellite, Vinasat-1 will be launched on an Ariane 5 vehicle during the first half of 2008 from the Guiana Space Center, Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana.

    Vinasat-1 is the 275th contract won by Arianespace since the company’s founding in March 1980 and the 53rd launch for a satellite operator in the Asia-Pacific region. Vinasat-1 is the 39th satellite platform built by Lockheed Martin to be launched by Arianespace.

    Weighing about 2,600 kg at launch, Vinasat-1 will be positioned at 132 degrees East Longitude, and will offer a design life exceeding 15 years. Fitted with 20 C- and Ku-band transponders, the satellite will provide radio, television and telephone transmission services for all of Vietnam and the Asia Pacific region from its geostationary orbit.

    Arianespace CEO Jean-Yves Le Gall says, “We are delighted to be working with the people at LMCSS once again. This contract is the latest mark of recognition of the excellent service and solutions offered by Arianespace. We are also very honoured to be selected to orbit Vietnam’s first communications satellite, and we are very proud to be participating in the country’s economic development.”

    Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems president Ted Gavrilis said, “Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems is proud to join Arianespace’s highly professional launch team to ensure the successful launch of Vinasat-1.

    “We are confident that the expertise and heritage we bring to the Vinasat-1 programme, along with Arianespace’s outstanding launch service, will result in superior program execution for an on-time delivery of Vietnam’s first telecommunications spacecraft.”