Indian Space Research Organization totally earned Rs 101.60crore from launching other contries satellites in the last three years. This is Lok Sabha news on Monday. The minister of state in PMO Prithviraj Chavan told that ISRO news. In Last three years this organization launched 12 foreign satellites shut in six Nano satellites at a full cost of Rs 101.60crore.
“The full thrust of the space research programme for the future is to sustain and strengthen space based services in a self reliant manner towards national development and improve space technology capabilities in the areas of advanced satellites”,Chavan said.
It is also planning to launch a Naval satellite in year 2010-2011 and this is mainly provide complete communication facility to many naval vessels. Our space programme also to enhance the capabilities in the areas of Earth observation, Navigation, Satellite communication and Human space flight in addition on pursuing research in space science, planetary exploration and astronomy, he said. GSLV is also known as Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle. It is capable of putting into orbit a 500kg payload to undertake a mission to Mars.