Space tech: Can India breach new frontiers?
The only other country that can match or beat the costs India offers in space tech is China, but the geopolitical situation is such that the world does not trust China | Latest News India
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The only other country that can match or beat the costs India offers in space tech is China, but the geopolitical situation is such that the world does not trust China | Latest News India
ISRO: Last year, the Indian government said the country has about 53 operational satellites that includes communication/navigation/earth observation and science satellites.
India may be sending spacecraft to orbit the Moon and Mars, and plans to send one to study the Sun and Venus, and finally, humans to space in the last four decades of this century, but its presence in the global space sector market is a mere ...
In terms of rocket's carrying capacity, India's heavy lift rocket LVM3 can carry a maximum of four tonne whereas the rockets of the US, China and Europe can carry several times higher. As a matter of fact, India uses the services of Arianespace's Ariane rockets to orbit heavier communication satellites.
India may be sending spacecraft to orbit the Moon and Mars, and plans to send one to study the Sun and Venus, and finally, humans to space in the last four decades of this century, but its presence in the global space sector market is a mere two-three per cent.