This became essential after the main back-up was lost in a failed launch on August 31
Work has begun in Bengaluru to assemble the alternative substitute navigation spacecraft, which became essential after the main back-up was lost in a failed launch on August 31.
IRNSS-1I was earlier approved as a ground spare, to be sent to space in an emergency.
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has been training a team from an industry consortium to assemble this spacecraft and its lost fellow satellite, 1H.
Will there be another back-up, a ‘1J’, and if so, who would assemble it?
M. Annadurai, Director of ISRO Satellite Centre (ISAC), Bengaluru, said the current approval is for seven navigation spacecraft (all of which are in orbit) and two spares — 1H and 1I. Should a new back-up be sought and approved, it may be part of another model of outsourcing of its satellites to Indian industry.
External partners
ISRO has just begun identifying a set of external partners who would assemble its future satellites, he noted. Until now all Indian spacecraft have been assembled at ISAC by its engineers.
Work has begun in Bengaluru to assemble the alternative substitute navigation spacecraft, which became essential after the main back-up was lost in a failed launch on August 31.
IRNSS-1I was earlier approved as a ground spare, to be sent to space in an emergency.
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has been training a team from an industry consortium to assemble this spacecraft and its lost fellow satellite, 1H.
Will there be another back-up, a ‘1J’, and if so, who would assemble it?
M. Annadurai, Director of ISRO Satellite Centre (ISAC), Bengaluru, said the current approval is for seven navigation spacecraft (all of which are in orbit) and two spares — 1H and 1I. Should a new back-up be sought and approved, it may be part of another model of outsourcing of its satellites to Indian industry.
External partners
ISRO has just begun identifying a set of external partners who would assemble its future satellites, he noted. Until now all Indian spacecraft have been assembled at ISAC by its engineers.
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