(a) whether it is a fact that there is a delay in the launching of Chandrayaan 3 and if so, the details thereof;
(b) the reasons for the delay in the Chandrayaan 3 mission and the likely time by which the mission will be accomplished including the functions of the mission.
(c) the details of the various space missions delayed since the last three years, year-wise; and
(d) the future plan of the Government in this regard for the next three years, year-wise?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PG & PENSIONS AND IN THE PRIME MINISTER’S OFFICE
(DR. JITENDRA SINGH):
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(a) & (b)
Based on the learnings from Chandrayaan-2 and suggestions made by the national level experts, the realization of Chandrayaan-3 is in progress. Many related hardware and their special tests are successfully completed. The Launch is scheduled for August 2022.
(c) Several ongoing missions were impacted due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Also, reprioritization of projects has taken place in the back drop of Space Sector reforms and newly introduced demand driven models. The following missions were realized in last 3 years.
List of Satellites launched in last 3 years time frame
Satellite Name Launch Date
EOS-03
Aug 12, 2021
Amazonia-1 Feb 28, 2021
Satish Dhawan SAT (SDSAT)
Feb 28, 2021
UNITYsat
Feb 28, 2021
CMS-01
Dec 17, 2020
EOS-01
Nov 07, 2020
GSAT-30
Jan 17, 2020
RISAT-2BR1
Dec 11, 2019
Cartosat-3
Nov 27, 2019
Chandrayaan-2
Jul 22, 2019
RISAT-2B
May 22, 2019
EMISAT
Apr 01, 2019
GSAT-31
Feb 06, 2019
Microsat-R
Jan 24, 2019
Kalamsat-V2
Jan 24, 2019
(d) With the unlocking space sector reforms, the Department of Space is in the process of reviewing the future requirements of satellites based on the demand driven model. Discussions with the User ministries and probable customers are underway.
Number of missions planned during 2022 (Jan to Dec''22) are 19 viz., 08 Launch Vehicle Missions, 07 Spacecraft Missions and 04 Technology Demonstrator Missions.
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