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Coronavirus grounded Indian space sector in first half of 2021
Sun, Jul 4 2021 10:12 IST |
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India s second spaceport for launching small satellites would be located in Tamil Nadu s Thoothukudi district, ISRO chief K. Sivan said. Image Source: IANS News
Chennai, July 4 : A successful commercial launch, charting the decadal plan, coming out with a draft policy to allow private players, transferring medical equipment technologies was how the government owned space sector closed the Covid-19 affected first half of 2021.
On their part, the private sector players raised funds, got components manufactured overseas, designed rockets and satellites from home. We began the year with the launch of the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) that placed into orbit 19 satellites including Brazil s earth observation satellite Amazonia-1, K. Sivan, Secretary, Department of Space (DOS) told IANS.
The policy will also focus on advanced research and technology development towards improving access to space, said the department The Department of Space (DoS) has prepared a draft National Space Tran.
Private players in India can build and operate rocket launch sites
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Last Updated: Jun 26, 2021, 03:42 PM IST
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India has decided to allow private companies to establish and operate rocket launch sites within and outside the country, subject to prior authorisation from the government.
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India has decided to allow private companies to establish and operate rocket launch sites within and outside the country, subject to prior authorisation from the government.
Similarly, any rocket launch (orbital or sub-orbital) from Indian or overseas territory can be carried out only with authorisation from Indian National Space Promotion & Authorization Center (IN-SPACe), an independent body constituted by the Government of India, under the Department of Space (DOS).
The launch could be from own or leased launch site and also from mobile platforms (land, sea or air) as per the Draft National Space Transportation Policy-2020 brought out by the Department of Space.