While ISRO’s technological abilities have been consolidated, it still has a long way to go in terms of its reputation as an enabler of commercial business. Examine (200 Words)
Refer - The Hindu
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KEY POINTS
ISRO’s Consolidation
· The Indian Space Research Organisation’s successful launch on Wednesday of Cartosat-3, along with 13 other small U.S. satellites, marks a major technological milestone for India.
· Cartosat-3 is capable of unprecedented image resolution of nearly 25 cm on the ground as against the best global military-grade satellites that can provide a 10 cm resolution.
Commercial Business
· While satellite launches make for a good spectacle, they are meaningful only in so far as they aid commerce and generate revenue and jobs.
· Indian regulations restrict access to satellite images sharper than one metre to the government.
· Other than for transponders, there is a long way to go for Indian private companies sending innovative payloads aboard ISRO launch vehicles.
· ISRO recently launched a company called New Space India Limited (NSIL), a competitor to Antrix, but like it, is another public enterprise meant to commercialise space products and satellite development deals with private entities.
· The deal for the U.S. satellites launched along with Cartosat-3 was formally inked by the NSIL. The host of interesting electronics aboard Cartosat-3 should ideally inspire ISRO to explore collaboration with the private sector in improving high-technology manufacturing.
· While ISRO’s key capability still lies in developing and launching small- and medium-sized satellites, it ought to be able to market the technology aboard Cartosat-3 globally and induce the farming out of satellite development projects to ISRO or its subsidiaries.
Chinna 5 years
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Vendhan 5 years
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Achievements of ISRO is not needed. Try to explain why it has to venture in commercial business. Keep Writing.
Shivangi 5 years
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Try to stick to word limit. Problem in commercialization is not needed, try to explain why it has to venture in commercial business. Keep Writing.
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