(a) the number of satellites launched successfully during the last three years along with the names thereof;
(b) the expenditure incurred on the launching of each of the satellites into the space; and
(c) the number of satellites failed in the process and the steps being taken by the Government to enhance their effectiveness?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PG & PENSIONS AND IN THE PRIME MINISTER’S OFFICE
(DR. JITENDRA SINGH):
a) During last three years (January 2012-February 2015), India has successfully launched a) 11 Indian satellites namely, RISAT-1, Satellite for Argos and Altika (SARAL), IRNSS-1A, IRNSS-1B, IRNSS-1C, INSAT-3D, Mars Orbiter Mission Spacecraft, GSAT-14, GSAT-10, GSAT-7 and GSAT-16; and b) 13 foreign satellites viz. SPOT-6 (France), PROITERES (Japan), SAPPHIRE (Canada), NEOSSat (Canada), NLS 8.1 (Austria), NLS 8.2 (Austria), NLS 8.3 (Denmark), STRaND-1 (UK), SPOT-7 (France), NLS 7.1 (Canada), NLS 7.2 (Canada), AISat (Germany) & VELOX-1 (Singapore).
b) The expenditure incurred on the launching of each of these eleven Indian satellites into the space is given below:
(` in crores) SN Name of the Launched Expenditure Satellite by incurred on Launching 1 RISAT-1 PSLV-C19 90.00 2 SARAL PSLV-C20 85.00 3 GSAT-10 Procured Launch 406.82 4 IRNSS-1A PSLV-C22 90.00 5 Mars Orbiter Spacecraft PSLV-C25 108.34 6 GSAT-14 GSLV-D5 173.00 7 GSAT-7 Procured Launch 485.29 8 INSAT-3D Procured Launch 485.15 9 IRNSS-1B PSLV-C24 90.00 10 IRNSS-1C PSLV-C26 90.00 11 GSAT-16 Procured launch 581.00