(a) the names of the Space Satellites launched by the country during the last five years along with their launching places;
(b) the number of satellites launched unsuccessfully and the reasons for their failure including the cost thereof;
(c) the rank/position of India in satellite launch system globally; and
(d) the steps taken by India to develop the launching system?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE PRIME MINISTER`S OFFICE (SHRI PRITHVIRAJ CHAVAN):
(a) The details of the satellites launched by the country during the last five years
are as under:-
Sl No. Name of the Satellite Launch Date Launching Place
1 INSAT-3C 24.1.2002 French Guyana. 2 Kalpana-1 12.9.2002 Sriharikota, India 3 INSAT-3A 10.4.2003 French Guyana 4 GSAT-2 8.5.2003 Sriharikota, India 5 INSAT-3E 28.9.2003 French Guyana 6 IRS-P6 (RESOURCESAT-1) 17.10.2003 Sriharikota, India 7 EDUSAT 20.9.2004 Sriharikota, India 8 IRS-P5 (CARTOSAT-1) 5.5.2005 Sriharikota, India 9 HAMSAT 5.5.2005 Sriharikota, India 10 INSAT-4A 22.12.2005 French Guyana 11 INSAT-4C 10.7.2006 Sriharikota, India 12 CARTOSAT-2 10.1.2007 Sriharikota, India 13 Space Capsule Recovery Experiment (SRE-1) 10.1.2007 Sriharikota, India