It was in 1962 when the Indian National Committee for Space Research (INCOSPAR) was set up and India decided to go to space. When Visionary Dr Vikram Sarabhai was controlling INCOSPAR when the Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station was set up in Thiruvananthapuram for upper atmospheric research.
Indian Space Research Organisation was finally set up in 1969. It took over the Indian Committee for Space Research. Dr Vikram Sarabhai identified the importance of space technology in the development of a nation. He gave ISRO the right path to function as an agent of development. It embarked on the path of providing the Nation with space-based services and developing technologies to do the same independently.
ISRO has upheld the mission to bring space for the service of not only the nation but also the commoner. In the process of doing so, it has become one of the six largest space agencies in the world.
It has one of the largest fleets of communication and remote-sensing satellites. Communication satellites are known as Indian National Satellites (INSAT). These satellites provide telecommunication, television broadcasting, satellite news gathering, weather forecasting, societal applications, disaster warning, and search and rescue operations.
Remote sensing satellites are also known as Indian Remote Sensing Satellites (IRS). These were the first series of indigenous state of art remote sensing satellites. The IRS system provided remotely sensed data for applications in the fields of agriculture, hydrology, geology, drought and flood monitoring, snow studies, marine use, and identifying land use.
To be self-reliant, efficient launching systems had to be developed. Polar Satellite Launching Vehicle(PSLV). It has become the preferred carrier of satellites in various countries. The Geosynchronous Satellite Launching Vehicle was made for heavier and more demanding Geosynchronous communication satellites.
ISRO has also contributed to science and science education. Various centres are dedicated to research in astrophysics, astronomy, and space and atmospheric sciences.
Future readiness is the key to advancing in the fields of technology and ISRO is trying to optimise and enhance its technologies as the ambitions and needs of the country grow.
Bibliography:
n.a."About ISRO"ISRO. n.d. Web. 14 Aug, 2022.
n.a."Space Remote Sensing of Subtropical Oceans"n.d. Web. 14 Aug, 2022.
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