India Launches Record 20 Satellites In Space Using A Single Rocket (indiatimes.com) 110
William Robinson writes from a report via Times of India: The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) used its workhorse PSLV-C34 to inject 20 satellites which includes 17 satellites from various countries like US, Canada, Germany and Indonesia, into orbit in a single mission and set a new record on Wednesday. In the final stages of the mission, ISRO also demonstrated the vehicle's capability to place satellites in different orbits. In the demonstration, the vehicle reignited twice after its fourth and final stage and moved further a few kilometers into another orbit. Also included are a couple of satellites from academic institutions, Sathyabamasat from Sathyabhama University, Chennai and Swayam from College of Engineering, Pune. From the report: "The 320 ton Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C34) took off on its 36th flight at 9:26 a.m. from the Satish Dhawan Space Center with 20 satellites including its primary payload Cartosat-2 series, which provides remote sensing services, and earth observation and imaging satellites from U.S., Canada, Germany and Indonesia. It was also the 14th flight of PSLV in 'XL' configuration with the use of solid strap-on motors. ISRO scientists said, the vehicle had been pre-programmed for today's launch to perform tiny maneuvering to place the 20 satellites into polar sun-synchronous orbits with different inclinations and velocities. It ensured that the satellites were placed with enough distance to prevent collision."
way to go ! (Score:1)
way to go !
Russia still holds the world record (Score:1)
ISRO set a world record for the highest number of satellites launched in a single mission when it placed 10 satellites in a PSLV on April 28, 2008. Nasa in 2013 placed 29 satellites in a single mission and Russia in 2014 launched 33 satellites in one launch.
In soviet Russia, satellite launch you !
Re:Russia still holds the world record (Score:4, Insightful)
I think the PSLV is getting close to a world record for the most consecutive launches without problems. I'm too lazy to look it up right now, but hopefully someone will chime in with the real numbers.
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I think the PSLV is getting close to a world record for the most consecutive launches without problems.
That's lucky - because if they have to call tech support it would be a nightmare.
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PSLV is at 33. Ariane 5 is at 72.Soyuz has the largest number of launches (more than 1700), but I haven't found an interval between failures of more than 72 launches in the list yet.
Re:Russia still holds the world record (Score:4, Informative)
There were at least 2 stretches of 133 successful launches for Soyuz.
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There's also the 100(ish?) span by the sexy Delta II (when I saw some concept art around 1990, I fell in love with it. That's what rockets were supposed to look like!)
So you are attrakted to large fallik objects, ja? How long have you had zeez fantazies about your vater?
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In (Soviet) Russia, Russians rule their own nation!!
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That sir is a laughable prospect. The Russian people haven't ruled ever.
Well done India (Score:5, Funny)
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There is probably a reason you dont have mod points then.
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So there really must be very intelligent and productive Indian engineers. Just not in my company :D.
I can say the same thing about white, black, yellow, purple or green engineers. Low-quality talent comes in all colors, shapes and sizes.
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I guess Slashdotters must think bitter Indo-Pakistani wars, conflict, religious sectarianism and racism are just amusing or something.
I find religious people horrifying, and if I don't laugh at their insanity and idiocy, I'm going to cry.
Re: Well done India (Score:2)
MIRV? (Score:1)
Am I the only one thinking this is an indirect demonstration of potential ICBM MIRV capability? IIRC, the physics and engineering behind launching multiple satellites into different orbits on a single rocket is not that far off from putting multiple warheads on a single ICBM.
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"...imaging satellites from U.S., Canada, Germany and Indonesia...."
Those satellitles would have made their way into space regardless of whether India launched them or not. Also, 20 is now a small number -- http://phys.org/news/2014-02-nasa-deploys-record-breaking-small-satellites.html
Re:India shouldn't be doing that (Score:5, Insightful)
> We already have far too many satellites and pieces of debris in orbit [...]
Says you while whipping out the smartphone to get location (GPS) and directions (mapping satellites) -- and a weather forecast for tomorrow (weather satellites) to attend the open-air folk festival.
Look, I'm too of the opinion that our current system is too wasteful of everything (human, natural resources) and that we should be thinking hard on how to do things better, on how to rein-in uncontrolled capitalism, led by pure greed, to better serve us humans. There's lot to criticize. Let's do that.
But "India... sholdn't be doing this" is not part of my utopia. Who should? USA? Finland? Vanuatu? Nobody?
If you possess any tiny bit of modern tech *you* are part of it. If you don't want it: go to the Amish. But then you would be cut off from wanking on slashdot.
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20 satellites is hardly a "ridiculous amount", now is it? But that made me wonder if all those junk satellites on orbit, made of highly refined materials and often having perfectly functional components, might serve as a harvestable resource for an orbital. It would require an orbit-only craft with maybe ion engines or solar sail to capture and some kind of workshop to disassemble them.
We're all thinking the same thing, right? (Score:5, Funny)
Guess they had a lot of practice with the trains...
Re: When is Africa going to do the same? (Score:2, Insightful)
Africa isn't a country.
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When did I say it was a country? Oh, I see... You couldn't even begin to address my simple question, because it exposes the truth about race and IQ...
Pat Buchanan - is that you?
Amazing that stupid fucks keep posting on that, especially when the stupid fucks that usually hold that opinion are not on first place on that list.
Intelligence is an individual trait, not a racial trait.
And as you so nicely prove AC, you don't have to have dark pigmentation to be on the derpish end of the Bell curve.
Re: When is Africa going to do the same? (Score:2)
There are Arabs, whites and even Chinese in Africa. I don't see Egypt or South Africa with a space program either.
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Repatriations? Colonial Guilt? Guilt for Starving Bengal? Most of the aid goes to Indian NGO that lobby for Britain and some of it goes to help the poor in India. Indian govt would be pleased to see this aid stop and reduce foreign influence in Indian affairs. Especially the current govt. The Indian govt sends aid (an order more than Britain sends to India) to gain favor for itself and some of it just to keep the world stable. Britain's aid doesnt matter.
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Fortunately, it was not necessary to carry on-board toilets - India has yet to master the toilet technology.
Dude!!! Toilet were first developed in India. Read the history. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flush_toilet .
British looted them and fixed their home. It is just unfortunate that we Indian still havn't covered 100% population under clean sanitation. But it is available for more than 70% household.
Oh Please, Pretty Please! (Score:2)
I SO want the last stage to look like a little car and all the satellites to be painted up like clowns! [wikipedia.org]
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a few years ago, when they sent their orbiter to Mars, i was listening to an interview with a head honcho of their space programme on BBC radio. the interviewer mentioned they're a country where over half the population have no access to a toilet and whether it's reasonable to spend so much money on a space programme instead of sanitation. i was cringing just sitting in my car. the interviewee tried really hard to imply space programme will bring progress and benefit the whole nation but one could see he wa
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well, this project might and that's good. mars orbiter on the other hand isn't a commercial endeavor.
Re:How sad... (Score:4, Informative)
oh, it's full of them. i, however, am not from there (hence the reference to BBC).
taken from wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/... [wikipedia.org]
In 2010, the UN estimated based on Indian statistics that 626 million people practice open defecation.[10] In June 2012 Minister of Rural Development Jairam Ramesh stated India is the world's largest "open air toilet". He also remarked that Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan have better sanitation records.[11]
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> And in next 3 years it will also be one of the top 4 nations in space.
let's hope they won't forget to bring space toilets along.
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It is not an economic problem there, it's a Social problem. I have several friends that emigrated here from india and they all will freely admit, "it's not a nice place" because of the class and caste system allows horrible treatment of others.
The ones that flee to come here looking for freedom, they come here for really good reasons. Parts of india may be beautiful and amazing but a large amount of is still filled with human suffering all in the name of tradition.
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The people shitting into the landscape are nevertheless sitting in front of the TV in front of a small restaurant or pub (on the ground) and watching the launch and cheering over its success and are proud about their country!
And they dream to sent a son or daughter to university to participate in such an adventure. Often the whole family is pooling up all their money to do that. And I for my part meet those kids here in Germany in an irish pub after they come from their studies from the KIT.
Go back and play
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So what, they are just lower caste members or even pariah's. No good hindu should care.
Re: How sad... (Score:2)
We are? Why?
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> We first-worlders _were_ part of the problem [...]
A couple of pointers to you: weapons exports, trade agreement blackmail, neocolonialism in help's disguise...
The EU is putting lots of little African chicken farmers out of their jobs thanks to a trade agreement forcing disgustingly cheap chicken meat (the parts we EUsians don't want to eat) down their throats. Any wonder they risk their lives to just be elsewhere?
Germany's "development help" to "poor countries" dwindles wrt its gross revenue from weapo
Re:How sad... (Score:5, Insightful)
I hear the same stupid question when there's news of a programme to get Internet to rural Africa, or to get smart phones in the hands of Asian farmers: "what would they need with that when they barely survive?" Just as subsistence farmers derive huge benefits from having a connected smart phone (more than we selfie-posting drones do with our phones), a developing nation can reap a great return from space technology. And for a nation like India it makes sense to get into the space game themselves instead of relying on others: the space programme helps their industry and their defense, which in turn helps inspire and retain valuable talent. As long as they can do so cheaply.
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As long as they can do so cheaply.
I was 100 percent with you, until you posted that.
We've been trying the concept of the path to wealth is via having as many people as possible as poor as possible here since the early 1980s. It always looks like a good idea until they come for your wealth.
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We've been trying the concept of the path to wealth is via having as many people as possible as poor as possible here since the early 1980s.
Not true. Even India has been getting wealthier at the individual level and has a declining fertility. I think a huge part of the problem in this area are the myths. Economics is a positive sum game and the path to wealth is not as you describe.
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> Isn't it sad that such a poor (and polluted) country like the USA devotes money to put garbage into space?
FTFY
The USA has the largest economy, but still has people living on the streets, lots of mental health issues, many people so overweight as to be dangerous, more people incarcerated per capita than Durkadurkastan, has horrendous crime stats, lots of unemployment, etc etc. Should the US have fixed all those things before going into space?