Indian Space Research Organisation

 

ISRO

Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) i.e. ISRO is the space institute of our beloved India, headquartered in Bangalore, Karnataka. ISRO was established in 1962 as "Indian National Committee for Space Research" (INCOSPAR). Which later became famous as ISRO.

 The main task of this institute is to provide a better space technology for India. This includes the development of satellites, sounding rockets, launch vehicles and ground systems. For the information of all of you, let us tell you that India's first satellite was launched on 19 April 1975, whose name was Aryabhatta. Which was named after Aryabhata, the great mathematician and astronomer of India.

 At that time our satellite was launched into space by the Soviet Union due to our lack of technology. That satellite stopped working after 5 days. But still it was a great achievement for India. After this second satellite Bhaskar, followed by Rohini satellite and after that many other satellites were successfully installed in space.

History of ISRO in Hindi

 It is about the time when India got independence and many Indian scientists of our country were contributing to the world of science. Dr. Vikram Sarabhai was also included in these scientists. The Indian space program was conceived by Vikram Sarabhai, that is why he is called the father of the Indian space program. In the time of Vikram Sarabhai, there was another great scientist named Homi Jahangir Bhabha, he is called the father of Indian nuclear program.

The "Indian National Committee for Space Research" (INCOSPAR) was established in 1962, about 15 years after India's independence. Whose name was changed to Indian Space Research Organization i.e. ISRO in 1969.  At this time, Vikram Sarabhai was elected as its chairman.

Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station (TERLS) for the study of the upper atmosphere was established by INCOSPAR under the chairmanship of Sarabhai at Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.

As time passed, ISRO's programs were also increasing and there was a shortage of many types of raw materials and technology. In view of this, ISRO was formed in 1969, and after this the Department of Space (DOS) was also established in June 1972.

After this India's first satellite made by ISRO – Aryabhata was launched by Soviet Union on 19 April 1975. In 1979, India launched the SLV-3 (Satellite Launch Vehicle) from the Satish Dhawan Space Center, which was unsuccessful.

After this, Rohini Observation Vehicle, built by India in 1980, became the first satellite to go into orbit by SLV-3. After this, two other types of rockets were developed by ISRO to launch satellites into Earth's orbit, first PSLV - Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle and second GSLV - Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle.

Through PSLV and GSLV, India launched many types of rockets for many types of communication and information about the earth. Satellites like GAGAN and IRNSS were launched by these rockets for navigation systems.

Achievements

• ISRO got their first success in 1975, when India launched its first satellite, Aryabhata.

• ISRO's next achievement was achieved in 1993, at this time India manufactured PSLV i.e. Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle.

• GSLV (Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle) was successfully launched in 2004 from the Satish Dhawan Space Center.

• In 2008, Chandrayaan was successfully launched by ISRO.

• India successfully launched Mangalyaan on 5 November 2013, which after 298 days on 24 September 2014 was successfully placed in the orbit of Mars. India was the first country to succeed in doing so.

• When India did not have a cryogenic engine, America used to threaten sanctions under the guise of its policies. Because of this the Soviet Union which was helping us also withdrew their hands. Successfully tested the cryogenic engine in India after many years of hard work.

• There was a time when we did not have a navigation system, during the Kargil war, India had asked for GPS service from America but America refused to provide GPS service. That is why India started the IRNSS  (project. Successfully launched all navigation satellites and named it NAVIC (Navik).

• In 2017, ISRO made a record of launching 104 satellites simultaneously.

• In 2019, the lander Vikram of the Indian lunar mission Chandrayaan-2 (India's Moon Mission Chandrayaan 2) could not land properly on the moon and on the way to its reach, ISRO has recorded many types of data, due to which it was 98% successful. It is assumed.

ISRO’s Upcoming Programs

• ISRO is preparing to send humans into space by 2022. The name of this mission is Gaganyaan.

• In 2022, Aditya-L1 will be sent to India for its first study of the Sun.

• NISAR satellite which is a radar satellite will be launched in 2022.

• India will launch its second satellite for the study of Mars in 2024, named Mars Orbiter Mission 2 (MOM 2) or Mangalyaan 2.

• For the study of Venus, ISRO will launch its Shukrayaan-1 orbiter in 2025, which will give us information about the atmosphere of Venus.

If you like my post do share it.

For Daily Current Affairs Follow  our  YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWj6TfeSXGKHWkvd8negWeQ  

You can also visit our website https://gkpost12.blogspot.com/