K Sivan, Chairman of ISRO and Secretary, Department of Space, said that due to the spread of Corona and the nationwide lockdown, vendors are working at low capacity or have stopped, which in turn has affected the supply of components.
A top official of the Indian Space Agency said that the first test flight of the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle-Mk III (GSLV Mk III), which will take Indian astronauts to space later, this year due to the Kovid epidemic and lockdown. will not be completed due to He also said that most of the design and documentation activities for the rocket have been completed. Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) Chairman and Secretary, Department of Space, K Sivan said that due to the spread of coronavirus infection and the nationwide lockdown, vendors are working at low capacity or have shut down. In turn the supply of components has been affected. Even our officers are away from home due to lockdown.
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COVID 19 spread and lockdown reduced operations
With the successful launch of the Brazilian satellite Amazonia-1 and 18 other satellites, ISRO pointed to the start of the year 2021, saying that the spread of COVID-19 and the lockdown have curtailed operations. The first of the two test flights, the first manned rated GSLV-Mk III, was scheduled to fly by the end of 2021. Taking the flight results, another unmanned rocket will go while the third rocket will carry Indian astronauts. Sivan said that the major design and documentation activities for the Gangayaan project have been completed.
Liquid fuel engine will be tested
An ISRO official had earlier said that the crew module is being developed and 80 percent of the hardware orders have been placed. According to the official, static tests of the solid fuel motor of the rocket are to be held this September and the liquid fuel engine will also be tested. Meanwhile, four Indian astronauts returned to India this March after completing their training in Russia and will now undergo various space mission specific training in the country.
Sivan also said that ISRO is looking forward to launch India's first Geo Imaging Satellite (GISAT-1) to put it in geostationary orbit. When asked about launching the satellite using foreign rockets like Arianespace's Ariane, Sivan said that only China and the US are launching rockets and not others. Anyway, we have our own rocket to launch. He said that once the spread of Kovid subsides, the satellite will be launched. The satellite and the rocket (Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle - F10 (GSLV F10) are ready at the Rocket Launch Center in Sriharikota.
GISAT-1 will be the country's first Akash Eye or Earth observation satellite to be placed in geostationary orbit. Originally GISAT-1 was to be launched on March 5, 2020, but a few hours before the launch, ISRO announced the postponement of the mission due to some technical glitch. Thereafter, the launch of GISAT-1 was scheduled for March 2021, but due to problems with the battery side of the satellite, the flight was delayed and the battery was replaced. The Indian space agency had earlier said that GISAT-1, weighing 2,268 kg, will provide real-time images of a large region of interest at frequent intervals. It will also enable quick monitoring of natural calamities, episodic incidents and any short-term incidents. -input IANS
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