(a) whether ISRO has roped in a consortium of six companies to deliver the country''s first industry built spacecraft;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) whether the first spacecraft will be brought out in around nine months; and
(d) if so, the details thereof?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PG & PENSIONS AND IN THE PRIME MINISTER’S OFFICE
(DR. JITENDRA SINGH):
(a) & (b)
No Madam. ISRO has not engaged industry to build a spacecraft. However, ISRO is involving a consortium of 6 industries only for Assembly, Integration and Testing (AIT) of two similar satellites, wherein the sub-systems and infrastructure is being provided by ISRO. The AIT of the first satellite will be carried out by a joint team of ISRO & Industry and of the second satellite by industry team independently.
(c) Yes Madam.
(d) The AIT activities are planned to be realised with respect to a navigation satellite ‘IRNSS-1H’ of Navigation with Indian Constellation (NavIC).
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