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    GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
    MINISTRY OF SPACE
    LOK SABHAUNSTARRED QUESTION NO 3430
    ANSWERED ON 16.03.2011

    Shri MANISH TEWARI

    Will the Minister of SPACE be pleased to state:-

    (a) the names of the satellites launched by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) since its inception;

    (b) the details of the satellites which are still active;

    (c) the details of the satellites which were lost/destroyed/aborted due to launch failures etc., since the inception of ISRO alongwith the reasons therefor;

    (d) the details of the transponders available in terms of numbers and capacity on satellites that are launched and managed by ISRO;

    (e) the number of transponders on all these satellites that have been sold/leased/rented to the Government and private entities; and

    (f) the rent/royalty/lease charges/sale proceed dues ISRO get from each transponder on each and every satellite from the entity it has been given to?
    ANSWER: MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRIES OF PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS, PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES & PENSIONS AND IN PRIME MINISTER’S OFFICE (SHRI V. NARAYANASAMY):

    (a) Following satellites were launched by Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) since its inception:

    Sl No. Satellite

    1 Aryabhata
    2 Bhaskara-I
    3 Rohini Technology Payload (RTP)
    4 Rohini (RS-1)
    5 Rohini (RS-D1)
    6 Ariane Passenger Payload Experiment (APPLE)
    7 Bhaskara-II
    8 INSAT-1A
    9 Rohini (RS-D2)
    10 INSAT-1B
    11 Stretched Rohini Satellite Series (SROSS-1)
    12 IRS-1A
    13 Stretched Rohini Satellite Series (SROSS-2)
    14 INSAT-1C
    15 INSAT-1D
    16 IRS-1B
    17 Stretched Rohini Satellite Series (SROSS-C)
    18 INSAT-2A
    19 INSAT-2B
    20 IRS-1E
    21 Stretched Rohini Satellite Series (SROSS-C2)
    22 IRS-P2
    23 INSAT-2C
    24 IRS-1C
    25 IRS-P3
    26 INSAT-2D
    27 IRS-1D
    28 INSAT-2DT
    29 INSAT-2E
    30 Oceansat(IRS-P4)
    31 INSAT-3B
    32 GSAT-1
    33 Technology Expt Satellite (TES)
    34 INSAT-3C
    35 KALPANA-1(METSAT)
    36 GSAT-2
    37 INSAT-3E
    38 INSAT-3A
    39 Resourcesat-1(IRS-P6)
    40 EDUSAT (GSAT-3)
    41 CARTOSAT-1
    42 HAMSAT
    43 INSAT-4A
    44 INSAT-4C
    45 INSAT-4CR
    46 SRE - 1
    47 CARTOSAT - 2
    48 INSAT-4B
    49 IMS-1
    50 CARTOSAT - 2A
    51 Chandrayaan-1
    52 RISAT-2
    53 ANUSAT
    54 Oceansat-2
    55 GSAT-4
    56 CARTOSAT-2B
    57 STUDSAT
    58 GSAT-5P

    (b) The following satellites are still active:

    (i) Geostationary Satellites
    Sl No Name of the Satellite

    1 INSAT-2E
    2 INSAT-3C
    3 KALPANA-1 (METSAT)
    4 GSAT-2
    5 INSAT-3E
    6 INSAT-3A
    7 INSAT-4A
    8 INSAT-4CR
    9 INSAT-4B

    (ii) Low Earth Orbiting - Earth Observation
    Satellites
    Sl No Name of the Satellite

    1 TES
    2 RESOURCESAT-1
    3 CARTOSAT-1
    4 CARTOSAT-2
    5 CARTOSAT-2A
    6 IMS-1
    7 RISAT-2
    8 OCEANSAT
    9 CARTOSAT-2B

    (c) The following satellites were lost/destroyed/aborted due to launch failure etc., since inception of ISRO.
    Sl No. Satellite Name Period of operations and reasons
    for lost/destroyed/aborted

    1. RTP Launch failure of SLV-3
    2. SROSS-1 Launch failure of ASLV
    3. SROSS-2 Launch failure of ASLV
    4. IRS-1E Launch failure of first developmental flight of PSLV.
    5. INSAT-4C Launch Failure of GSLV-F02
    6. GSAT-4 Launch Failure of GSLV-D3
    7 GSAT-5P Launch Failure of GSLV-F06

    (d) The transponders available in terms of numbers along with their capacity, satellite-wise, are as follows:
    Sl No Name of the Satellite No. of Transponders,
    which are currently operational

    1 INSAT-2E 19
    2 INSAT-3C 33
    4 GSAT-2 9
    5 INSAT-3E 25
    6 INSAT-3A 24
    7 INSAT-4A 24
    8 INSAT-4CR 12
    9 INSAT-4B 14
    Total 160

    ISRO does not manage satellites other than those made by it.

    (e) The number of transponders on all these satellites that have been sold/leased/rented to Government and Private entities are:
    Government Users 57.42 Transponders
    Private Users 68.86 Transponders
    Sub-total 126.28
    Other Applications
    (Free - DD&AIR/Societal/ISRO etc) 33.72 Transponders
    Total: 160.00 Transponders

    (f) The present price structure for various services are as follows:
    TV customers

    Bandwidth Lease rate/yr Equivalent rate for full
    transponder (36 MHz)

    4.5 MHz ` 60 lakhs/year ` 480 lakhs/year
    9.0 MHz ` 115 lakhs/year ` 460 lakhs/year
    18.0 MHz ` 220 lakhs/year ` 440 lakhs/year
    36.0 MHz ` 400 lakhs/year ` 400 lakhs/year

    DTH Customers

    Number of Lease rate/transponder/ Equivalent rate for full
    transponders year transponder (36 MHz)

    Upto 6 ` 475 lakhs/year ` 475 lakhs/year
    7-12 ` 460 lakhs/year ` 460 lakhs/year
    13-18 ` 450 lakhs/year ` 450 lakhs/year
    More than 18 ` 440 lakhs/year ` 440 lakhs/year

    DSNG Customers:

    Satellite Cost/Mhz per year Equivalent rate for full
    transponder (36 MHz)

    INSAT-3B (45 dBW) ` 12 lakhs/MHz/year ` 432 lakhs/year
    INSAT-3A (48 dBW) ` 13.2 lakhs/MHz/year ` 475 lakhs/year
    INSAT-4 series (52 dBW) ` 14.4 lakhs/MHz/year ` 518 lakhs/year

    VSAT Extended C-band Customers:

    Extended C-band bandwidth Cost/MHz per year Equivalent rate for full
    (including NOCC charges) transponder (36 MHz)

    0-9 to MHz ` 10 lakhs/MHz/year ` 360 lakhs/year
    9.1 to 18 MHz ` 8.7 lakhs/MHz/year ` 313 lakhs/year
    18.1 to 27 MHz ` 7.7 lakhs/MHz/year ` 295 lakhs/year
    27.1 to 35.9 MHz ` 7.4 lakhs/MHz/year ` 277 lakhs/year
    36.0 to 72 MHz ` 7.4 lakhs/MHz/year ` 266 lakhs/year
    Over 72 MHz ` 7.2 lakhs/MHz/year ` 259 lakhs/year

    VSAT Ku-band Customers

    Ku-band bandwidth Cost/MHz per year Equivalent rate for
    on INSAT-3B (including NOCC full transponder
    (72 MHz per charges for INSAT-3B) (72 MHz)
    tansponder)

    0 to 4.5 MHZ ` 9.36 lakhs/MHz/year ` 673 lakhs per year
    4.6 to 18 MHz ` 7.04 lakhs/MHz/year ` 506 lakhs per year
    18.1 to 35.9 MHz ` 6.28 lakhs/MHz/year ` 452 lakhs per year
    36 MHz ` 6.11 lakhs/MHz/year ` 439 lakhs per year
    36.1 MHz and above Service not available N/A

    Ku-band bandwidth Cost/MHz per year Equivalent rate for
    on INSAT-3A (including NOCC full transponder
    charges for INSAT-3A) (36 MHz)

    0 to 4.5 MHZ ` 10.8 lakhs/MHz/year ` 388 lakhs per year
    4.6 to 18 MHz ` 10.2 lakhs/MHz/year ` 367 lakhs per year
    18.1 to 35.9 MHz ` 9.6 lakhs/MHz/year ` 345 lakhs per year
    36 MHz (full transponder) ` 9.0 lakhs/MHz/year ` 324 lakhs per year
    36.1 to 72 MHz ` 8.4 lakhs/MHz/year ` 302 lakhs per year
    Over 72 MHz ` 7.8 lakhs/MHz/year ` 280 lakhs per year

    Ku-band bandwidth Cost/MHz per year Equivalent rate for
    on INSAT-4 series() (including NOCC full transponder
    charges for INSAT- (36 MHz)
    4series)

    0 to 4.5 MHZ `14.4 lakhs/MHz/ year ` 518 lakhs per year
    4.6 to 18 MHz `14.16 lakhs/MHz/ year ` 509 lakhs per year
    18.1 to 35.9 MHz `14.04 lakhs/MHz/ year ` 505 lakhs per year
    36 MHz (full transponder) `13.92 lakhs/MHz/ year ` 501 lakhs per year
    36.1 to 72 MHz `12.6 lakhs/MHz/year ` 453 lakhs per year
    Over 72 MHz `11.4 lakhs/MHz/ year ` 410 lakhs per year

    () Ku-band VSAT services in INSAT-4 series is yet to start

    Occasional usage.

    Occasional use Cost/MHz per day Equivalent rate for
    bandwidth full transponder (36 MHz)

    C-band ` 3000/MHz ` 394 lakhs per year
    Ku-band ` 4000/MHz ` 525 lakhs per year

    For the year 2009-10, the revenue earned by ISRO by leasing transponders is ` 502.56 Crores.

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