Indian Space Association(ISpA) -Relevance
- GS 3: Awareness in the fields of IT, Space.
Indian Space Association(ISpA): Context
- Recently, Indian Space Association (ISpA) was launched by the Prime Minister to increase private sector participation in Indian space domain.
Indian Space Association(ISpA): Key points
- ISpA would be an industrial body representing the various stakeholders.
- indian space association members are from various public and private domains.
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Indian Space Association(ISpA): Significance
- Progress in Indian space sector is mainly attributed to ISRO (Indian Space Research Association).
- However, lately, private sector companies—global and domestic—have taken interest in India’s space domain and are working with government to make space technologies useful for Indian society.
Space reforms approach(ISpA): 4 pillars
- First, the freedom of innovation to the private sector.
- Second, the role of the government as an enabler.
- Third, preparing youth for the future.
- And fourth, to see the space sector as a resource for the progress of the common man.
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Space sector importance
- The space sector means better mapping, imaging and connectivity facilities for the common people.
- Also, the space sector means better speed from shipment to delivery for entrepreneurs.
- Better security and income for fishermen and better forecast of the natural calamity.
- Development projects are being monitored by satellite imaging.
- The space technology is being used in settlement of Fasal Bima Yojna claims, NAVIC system is helping fishermen, disaster management planning is also being carried out through this technology.
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Growth of space-based communication in India
- OneWeb, an Indian space company owned by Bharti enterprises, is building its initial constellation of 648 low-earth orbit satellites and has 322 satellites into orbit.
- Its services will be available for the Arctic region including Alaska, Canada, and the UK.
- It will offer its high-speed, low latency connectivity services in India and the rest of the world.
- StarLink and Amazon are also in discussions with the Indian government for a licence to offer satellite-based internet services.
- SpaceX has a plan to create a network of 12,000 satellites of which over 1,300 are already sky-borne.
Important FAQs
- Who is the father of Indian space program?