10-02-2007, 03:20 PM
ISRO entrenched in remote-sensing images market
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->HYDERABAD: India has captured 20 per cent of the global market in remote-sensing images, according to K.R. Sridhara Murthi, executive director, Antrix Corporation, which is the marketing agency of the Department of Space.
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is well-entrenched in selling remote-sensing images to other countries, he told a press conference ahead of the five-day International Astronautical Congress (IAC) beginning here on September 24.
(The ISRO has launched a series of remote-sensing satellites including Resourcesat and Oceansat by its own Polar Satellite Launch Vehicles and Russian vehicles).
Mr. Sridhara Murthi said, âThe PSLV had been well received by international customersâ who found it âattractiveâ for launching their small satellites and there were continuous enquiries about it. It was a versatile and reliable vehicle, and in terms of cost, it compared well with competing vehicles. âSo we will certainly see more and more opportunitiesâ for launching satellites using the PSLV. (In April this year, Italy used the PSLV to launch its Agile satellite from Sriharikota and the Antrix Corporation received a handsome fee for it. The PSLV was used earlier for orbiting small, multiple satellites from abroad).
Mr. Sridhara Murthi said there should be more launches of Indiaâs Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) to give confidence to the market.
âWe need to have more flights of the GSLV and we are looking for enhancing its capabilityâ so that it could orbit a range of satellites which were being made in the world today. âWe are in the entry phase [in the international launch market] and we are looking for [a change] in the international-level policies to allow customers to come to India to launch their satellites.â
Issues in business
He said, âSpace business is growing in the world although in a punctuated manner.â
There were issues of regulations, access to launch market and flow of technology. âWe faced issues relating to technology transfer in this area. We continuously face issues relating to licensing for export of items.â
The international space exhibition, which would be part of IAC-2007, attracted participation by big space industries from the United States, Russia, France, Japan, Spain, Italy and China. âBoth competition and cooperation are the facts of the dayâ in the space industry.
âThis is an area where industries are constantly evolving their strategies to come together or compete,â Mr. Sridhara Murthi said.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->HYDERABAD: India has captured 20 per cent of the global market in remote-sensing images, according to K.R. Sridhara Murthi, executive director, Antrix Corporation, which is the marketing agency of the Department of Space.
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is well-entrenched in selling remote-sensing images to other countries, he told a press conference ahead of the five-day International Astronautical Congress (IAC) beginning here on September 24.
(The ISRO has launched a series of remote-sensing satellites including Resourcesat and Oceansat by its own Polar Satellite Launch Vehicles and Russian vehicles).
Mr. Sridhara Murthi said, âThe PSLV had been well received by international customersâ who found it âattractiveâ for launching their small satellites and there were continuous enquiries about it. It was a versatile and reliable vehicle, and in terms of cost, it compared well with competing vehicles. âSo we will certainly see more and more opportunitiesâ for launching satellites using the PSLV. (In April this year, Italy used the PSLV to launch its Agile satellite from Sriharikota and the Antrix Corporation received a handsome fee for it. The PSLV was used earlier for orbiting small, multiple satellites from abroad).
Mr. Sridhara Murthi said there should be more launches of Indiaâs Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) to give confidence to the market.
âWe need to have more flights of the GSLV and we are looking for enhancing its capabilityâ so that it could orbit a range of satellites which were being made in the world today. âWe are in the entry phase [in the international launch market] and we are looking for [a change] in the international-level policies to allow customers to come to India to launch their satellites.â
Issues in business
He said, âSpace business is growing in the world although in a punctuated manner.â
There were issues of regulations, access to launch market and flow of technology. âWe faced issues relating to technology transfer in this area. We continuously face issues relating to licensing for export of items.â
The international space exhibition, which would be part of IAC-2007, attracted participation by big space industries from the United States, Russia, France, Japan, Spain, Italy and China. âBoth competition and cooperation are the facts of the dayâ in the space industry.
âThis is an area where industries are constantly evolving their strategies to come together or compete,â Mr. Sridhara Murthi said.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->