Indian Military Satellite!!

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The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) launched the one-meter, high-resolution Technology Experiment Satellite (TES) in 2001, making it the only civilian space agency to possess this technology besides the American, privately owned Ikonos satellite. Although at the time of the launch former chairman of ISRO K. Kasturirangan said that the satellite was meant for "civilian use consistent with our security concerns," defense sources in India referred to TES in 2002 as a spy satellite. There is no report that TES is a dedicated military satellite, however, TES imaging capabilities were tested on and successfully relayed high-quality images of the war in Afghanistan and of Pakistani troop movements along the border. India successfully launched Resourcesat-1 (another satellite with dual-use capabilities) on October 17, 2003, and it is considered India's most sophisticated remote sensing satellite to date. Indian military authorities have requested an exclusively military telecommunications satellite, as well as satellites with high-resolution cameras. Though no response from the Indian government is available concerning a military telecommunications satellite, the high-resolution, camera-equipped Cartosat-1 and Cartosat-2 satellites are scheduled for launch in late 2004 or 2005.

Negotiations are currently underway for India to launch up to eight or nine of the Russian Glonass navigation satellites. The Glonass system would then be available for use by civilian and military users in both India and Russia. Israel has been considering an Indian offer to lease the Israeli Ofek-5 military satellite since September 2003. An agreement would allow India to obtain images of the Kashmir region. Israel's Defense Ministry reportedly offered India the services of the dual-use Eros-A in December 2003.

In October 2003, Indian Air Chief S. Krishnaswamy stated that India had started development of an operations command station for an eventual space platform for nuclear weapons. However, he retracted the statement within days under pressure from India's civilian leaders.

http://cns.miis.edu/research/space/india/mil.htm



India is planning to launch a military satellite soon to cater exclusively to the requirements of the armed forces, scientific, "The defence satellite project is at an early stage. We have just started working on it. It will be too early to disclose more details," - Dr V K Aatre


Importance of network centric warfare and work in this direction would be done by interlinking long range missiles, radars and sensors on the naval warships through satellite and info-tech to deliver a lethal punch - Admiral Arun Prakash


India needs a dedicated military satellite for future defence purposes, Future wars would be fought through air and aerospace. So one day we will need that - Chief of Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal, S. Krishnaswamy
 
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Its from a very good informative website - Center for Nonproliferation Studies (CNS)

When they do launch, im sure the pixels per metre will be less then 1metre :)
 
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The TES images are said to be highly secretive and are roumered to be used by the military more than for the civilian use.The TES was used in afghanistan and this in my view is proof enough that it will eventually fall into the military hands.
 
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India's spy satellite boost :

TES opens the world up for India's strategic planners :D:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/1679321.stm

By the BBC's Habib Beary in Bangalore
Tuesday, 27 November, 2001, 17:35 GMT




India's Technology Experiment Satellite (TES), which can be used as a spy satellite, has been beaming down what space officials call "excellent pictures".

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), based in this southern Indian city, is keeping the pictures under wraps for strategic reasons.

"We have not got approval of the government to release the pictures yet", ISRO officials say.

India is in possession of images of the war in Afghanistan, official sources maintain.

TES, launched in October from the Sriharikota launch pad on the east coast, is a precursor for the launch of fully operational spy satellites.

The first high-resolution pictures from its one-metre camera were taken over the temple town of Puri in Orissa on the east coast.



Indian space programme should help its security concerns

"The pictures beamed by TES of the temples are fantastic!" enthuse ISRO officials.

The temple images were shown to Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee last week, and he was delighted to see them.

With TES in position, defence officials say India can pick up images even of a truck moving along the border area of Pakistan.

India has fought three wars with Pakistan, two of them over the disputed territory of Kashmir.

Technical wizardry

TES can detect objects three-foot long or more.

India is the second country in the world after the USA that can offer images with one-metre resolution.

TES can be used for the mapping industry and geographical information services, officials said.

Apart from US military satellites, Ikonos, a private space company in the US, has a satellite that beams high resolution images.

India has emerged as a key player in the $1bn market for satellite images, jockeying with two well-established names, Spot of France and Landsat of US.

Antrix Corporation, the corporate arm of ISRO, sold images worth $7m in the global market last year.

The images beamed by five remote sensing satellites excluding TES are being received and marketed from nine international ground stations across the world.

With the success of TES, the ISRO Satellite Centre in Bangalore will embark on manufacturing operational remote sensing satellites that can double as spy satellites.

ISRO says its programmes are civilian-related, and denies building spy satellites.

But as ISRO Chairman Dr.K.Kasturirangan said after launching TES, "It will be for civilian use consistent with our security concerns".

The 1,008kg satellite was launched from a Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV).

The 44-metre PSLV rocket hurled into polar orbit TES and two tiny satellites, one from European Space Agency and the other from Germany.

These two satellites rode piggyback on the Indian satellite.
 
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0.1m sounds really optimistic, I don’t think the US currently has a satellite with that sort of resolution :?


Just checked, they actulaly have 11 KH-12 (KeyHole) 0.1 resolution military satellites in orbit :D:
 
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India develops cryogenic engine :D: :D: :D: :smokingc:
Tribune News Service


http://www.tribuneindia.com/2002/20020928/cth1.htm#15

Chandigarh, September 27,2002

India has developed an indigenous cryogenic engine. The country has also acquired the capability of taking .8-metre resolution pictures through satellites. This was disclosed here today by space scientist and Chairman of Prasar Bharati Prof U.R. Rao.

After acquiring the .8 metre resolution pictures from satellites the country is targeting to take .1 metre resolution within five years, enhancing its spying capabilities apart from non-military applications, Professor Rao said while delivering the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) diamond jubilee lecture on ‘’Space and Human Security’’ at the Central Scientific Instruments Organisation (CSIO).

Professor Rao later talking to mediapersons said the country had already developed a cryogenic engine after almost a decade of work and international sanctions but its use would take a long time because of a long regime of tests required for its use.

He said India’s march into space science would not be hampered due to the availability of only six Russian cryogenic engines.

The CSIO Director, Dr R.P. Bajpai, amidst applaud announced that the organisation had been awarded with the most prestigious CSIR Technology Award for the year for head-up display for the Indian light combat aircraft (LCA). Dr Bajpai talking to TNS said this display developed under a team involving Mr Narsimhan and Mr Sreeniwas would strengthen the Jaguar and Mig fighters for the Indian Air Force.

Prof Rao during his lecture said India had also acquired the capability of Intercontinental ballastic missiles as a spin off of the space programme with the launch of the PSLV.

He said space science had made it possible to predict rainfall well ahead of time to give the farmer an opportunity to change the crop pattern.

He reiterated space science could help in watershed management, checking malaria, finding pure drinking water, increasing quality education apart from early warning of calamity in ensuring human security.


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ISRO's GSLV Mk III rocket can send man to space
Friday, July 9 2004 22:06 Hrs (IST)

Bangalore: The heavier Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) Mk III rocket being built by the Indian Space Research Organisation for launch by 2008 could be used to send a man to space, ISRO Chairman G Madhavan Nair said today (July 9, 2004).

He, however, clarified that India had no plans now for a manned space mission because of its high costs.

"The GSLV Mk III can launch a 10 tonne satellite into the low earth orbit which can be used to put a man on space. Though we do not have any plan for a manned mission to space, at a later date this will be handy," Nair said in his speech on "Challenges in Launch Vehicle Technology" this evening at the lecture series by the Bangalore Science Forum.

"We know that 10 tonnes is half the size of an avro aircraft. We can definitely build a habitable module around that and that at the same time we have not embarked on a programme now...it is prohibitively expensive", he said.

"..if there is a decision at the national level that we have to make a manned mission, it (GSLV Mk III) can be handy," Nair said.

ISRO, Nair said, will conduct a Space capsule recovery experiment (SRE) next year when a 500 kg capsule launched by a rocket would re-enter the earth after conducting micro gravity experiments in space. It would also provide crucial inputs for sending a man to moon.

"Yes, naturally," he said, asked whether the SRE was another stepping stone for a manned mission.

"Because re-entry, that is one of the challenging issues for a manned mission," Nair said, adding that India's SRE project was more sophisticated than the Russian programme.

He said ISRO was working on air breathing engine technology and was also building a technology demonstrator for a reusable launch vehicle it aims to fly in 2015. India has begun work on an unmanned mission to the moon in 2008, the same year GSLV MkIII is slated to be launched, and will use its workhorse Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) for the moon trip.

Nair said ISRO aims to make GSLV as its workhorse in future and offer it for launching foreign satellites at half the existing launch costs of the existing players in the international market.

The GSLV MkIII can hurl the heavier four tonne class communication satellites into the 36,000 km Geostationary Transit Orbit (GTO).


http://news.indiainfo.com/2004/07/09/0907isro.html
 
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Hey PJ-10 Brahmos, this thread is about India spy sat capabibilities. Please dont transform it into Indian space thread. :mrgreen :smokingc:
 
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this is where phalcons would be usfull they would have a downlink with this satalite to allow the Phalcons extenteded surveilance range. Correct me if i am wrong but the phalcons do have Satellite dish that is used for an Uplink.
 
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Not really realIndian, iv posted an article which talks about a facility developed by india, which can launch much heavier and powerful commercial and military satellites
 
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adsH said:
this is where phalcons would be usfull they would have a downlink with this satalite to allow the Phalcons extenteded surveilance range. Correct me if i am wrong but the phalcons do have Satellite dish that is used for an Uplink.
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India developing a spy satellite system for it's BMD which will be the backbone of an intigrated radar network. Project already underway to hook up all the radars - civil and military - in the country to an indigenous Spy Satellite system.

RISAT (Radar Imaging Satellite) also underway.
 
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