INDIA IN SPACE Chronology :-
1962 - Department of Atomoc Energy formed Indian National Committee for Space Research, INCOSPAR. Thumba of Equatorial Rocket Launching Station, TERLS started.
1963 - India’s first sounding rocket launched from TERLS.
1965 - Space Science and Technology Centre, SSTC at Thumba
1967 - Satellite Telecommunication Earth Station at Ahmedabad
1968 - TERLS dedicated to the United Nations Organization.
1969 - Indian Space Research, ISRO under DAE
1972 - Space Commission and Department of Space.ISRO brought under Department of Space.
1975 - Aryabhat, first Indian satellite launched by ISRO.
1977 - Satellite Telecommunication Experiments Project.
1979 - Experimental SLV3 launched but could not be placed in orbit.Experimental earth observation BhASKARA-I launched.
1980 - Second experimental SLV3 placed in orbit.
1981 - Experimental geo stationary satellite APPLE launched.Bhaskara-II launched.RS D1 placed in orbit.First developmental SLV3 launched.
1982 - INSAT 1A launched and later deactivated.INSAT 1B launched.
1983 - RS D2 launched in orbit.Second developmental SLV3 launched.
1984 - Indo-Soviet manned space mission.
1987 - First developmental ASLV with SROSS 1 launched. Could not be placed in orbit.
1988 - INSAT 1C launched, later abandoned.First Operational Indian Remote Sensing Satellite IRS 1A launched.Second developmental ASLV with SROSS 2 launched, could not be placed in orbit.
1990 - INSAT 1D launched.
1991 - Second operational Indian Remote Sensing Satellite IRS 1B launched.
1992 - First indigenously built second generation Indian satellite INSAT 2A launched.Third developmental ASLV with SROSS C placed in orbit.
1993 - INSAT 2B launched.First developmental PSLV with IRS 1E launched, could not be placed in orbit.
1994 - Fourth developmental ASLV with SROSS C2 placed in orbit.Second developmental PSLV with IRS P2 placed in polar sunsynchronous orbit.
1995 - INSAT 2C launched.Third operational Indian Remote Sensing Satellite IRS 1C launched.
1996 - INSAT 2C launched.Third developmental PSLV with IRS P3 placed in polar sunsynchronous orbit.
1997 - INSAT 2D launched and later abandoned.First operational PSLV with IRS 1D placed in orbit.
1998 - ARABSAT 1C changed to INSAT 2DT.
1999 - INSAT 2E launched by Ariane from Kourou, French Guyana.IRS P4 (OCEANSAT) launched by PSLV C2 alongwith KITSAT 3, Korea and DLR TUBSAT, Germany from Sriharikota
2000 - INSAT 3B, third satellite, launched by Ariane from Kourou, French Guyana.
2001 - First developmental GSLV D1 with GSAT 1 launched.Technology Experiment Satellite (TES) of ISRO, BIRD of Germany and PROBA of Belgium launched in respective orbits by PSLV C3 of ISRO.
2002 - KALPANA 1 launched by PSLV C4 from Sriharikota
2003 - INSAT 3A launched by Ariane from Kourou, French Guyana.Second developmental GSLV D2 with GSAT 2 launched form SriharikotaINSAT 3E launched by Ariane from Kourou, French Guyana.IRS P6 (RESOURCESAT 1) launched by PSLV C5 from Sriharikota.
2004 - First operational GSLV F01 launched EDUSAT from Sriharikota.
2005 - CARTOSAT 1 and HAMSAT launched by PSLV C6 from Sriharikota.INSAT 4A launched by Ariane from Kourou, French Guyana.
2006 -INSAT 4C launched by GSLV F02 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, mission failed.
INDO-US 123 AGREEMENT
4 The agreement tends to carve out a special place for India in the restructuring of Power Balance in the Asian region in particular and in the international perspective as a whole.
4 Fuel supply provisions :-
Uninterrupted fuel supply for India’s civilian nuclear programme.
Help India to develop a strategic reserve of nuclear fuel.
If supplies interrupted, US will help restoring it with the help of the supplier countries such as UK, France, and Russia.
India retains the right to take corrective measures to ensure uninterrupted operation of civilian nuclear reactors if foreign fuel supply gets disrupted.
4 Provisions for reprocessing of supplied materials :-
India permitted to reprocess the nuclear material acquired through the deal and to access the reprocessing technologies.
Under IAEA safeguards India to set up a new national nuclear material reprocessing facility.
Arrangement and facilities for physical protection, storage and environmental protection to be finalized.
4 Right to return of nuclear fuels :-
Article 14 of the draft grants US the right to require the return of nuclear material, equipment transferred under this agreement and special fissile material produced i.e. plutonium from the reprocessing of the US origin spent fuel.
Fair market value compensation to be agreed upon through a process of consultation and paid to India before return of any item.
India to sign a separate protocol with IAEA for safeguarding, monitoring and surveillance of the proposed fuel reserve facility as well as the reprocessing facilities.
4 Provisions for termination of cooperation :-
Provision of termination and cessation of cooperation at a year’s written notice along with reasons followed by consultation.
Nuclear test, diversion of fuel for military purposes, violation of IAEA safeguard agreement may make the ground for termination of cooperation.
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