BENGALURU: Space PSU NewSpace India Limited (NSIL), which currently operates from Bengaluru, will soon have an office in Gujarat International Finance Tech-City (GIFT City), while a second office in Bengaluru will continue to function.
The new Gujarat Special Region office will get a share of the NSIL manpower and enable PSUs to be closer to Isro’s Satellite Application Center (SAC) at Ahmedabad and help financial institutions better leverage their presence and build an ecosystem. space sector.
“This expansion is part of the Center and Prime Minister’s vision to diversify the space operations and Gift City is a good location to work. Manpower deputation and sharing of roles and responsibilities is being worked out,” NSIL CMD D Radhakrishnan told TOI.
NSIL will continue to have a presence in Bengaluru in proximity to ISRO headquarters, the UR Rao Satellite Center (URSC) with which the PSU will collaborate on satellite, logistics facilities while coming to coordinate with the Vikram Sarabhai Space Center (VSSC) at Thiruvananthapuram — ISRO’s rocket center — and Spaceport at Sriharikota.
“Also, most of the private PSLV manufacturing activities through the HAL-L&T consortium will happen here, so a team will work with them as well,” said another senior official.
Besides, the PSU has a busy year ahead with multiple commercial launch missions for both domestic and international customers beginning in March 2023, when it has already launched two satellites – US’ Janus-1 and indigenous Azadisat-2 – on ISRO’s small satellite. February 10 Launch Vehicles (SSLV) Second Demonstration Mission (SSLV-D2).
A busy 2023
The next major launch by NSIL will be the GSLV-Mk3 or LVM3 mission that will deploy 36 satellites belonging to the Bharti-backed OneWeb. According to OneWeb, the satellites that arrived at the ISRO spaceport on January 27 have already been integrated into the dispensers by February 20. According to NSIL, the launch is scheduled for March.
As reported earlier by TOI, the mission is part of the OneWeb-NSIL deal which has already put 36 satellites of the UK firm into orbit on October 23, 2022, the first commercial mission of LVM3.
“After the OneWeb mission, we have lined up three dedicated PSLV missions for international and domestic customers. The first is expected in April followed by July and the third in August. Further, we have some missions in the pipeline for 2024,” Radhakrishnan said.
Also, on top of the success of SSLV-D2, NSIL is actively exploring ways and means of funding all future SSLVs after the third demonstration flight (SSLV-D3).
“After SSLV-D3, NSIL intends to fund, procure and market all SSLVs to meet the needs of small satellite launches. We will develop industrial partnership mechanisms. There may be a different model than the PSLV and it will be completely industrially produced. We are also looking at commercialization of GSLV-Mk3, which has been declared operational as part of our larger mandate,” added Radhakrishnan.
The new Gujarat Special Region office will get a share of the NSIL manpower and enable PSUs to be closer to Isro’s Satellite Application Center (SAC) at Ahmedabad and help financial institutions better leverage their presence and build an ecosystem. space sector.
“This expansion is part of the Center and Prime Minister’s vision to diversify the space operations and Gift City is a good location to work. Manpower deputation and sharing of roles and responsibilities is being worked out,” NSIL CMD D Radhakrishnan told TOI.
NSIL will continue to have a presence in Bengaluru in proximity to ISRO headquarters, the UR Rao Satellite Center (URSC) with which the PSU will collaborate on satellite, logistics facilities while coming to coordinate with the Vikram Sarabhai Space Center (VSSC) at Thiruvananthapuram — ISRO’s rocket center — and Spaceport at Sriharikota.
“Also, most of the private PSLV manufacturing activities through the HAL-L&T consortium will happen here, so a team will work with them as well,” said another senior official.
Besides, the PSU has a busy year ahead with multiple commercial launch missions for both domestic and international customers beginning in March 2023, when it has already launched two satellites – US’ Janus-1 and indigenous Azadisat-2 – on ISRO’s small satellite. February 10 Launch Vehicles (SSLV) Second Demonstration Mission (SSLV-D2).
A busy 2023
The next major launch by NSIL will be the GSLV-Mk3 or LVM3 mission that will deploy 36 satellites belonging to the Bharti-backed OneWeb. According to OneWeb, the satellites that arrived at the ISRO spaceport on January 27 have already been integrated into the dispensers by February 20. According to NSIL, the launch is scheduled for March.
As reported earlier by TOI, the mission is part of the OneWeb-NSIL deal which has already put 36 satellites of the UK firm into orbit on October 23, 2022, the first commercial mission of LVM3.
“After the OneWeb mission, we have lined up three dedicated PSLV missions for international and domestic customers. The first is expected in April followed by July and the third in August. Further, we have some missions in the pipeline for 2024,” Radhakrishnan said.
Also, on top of the success of SSLV-D2, NSIL is actively exploring ways and means of funding all future SSLVs after the third demonstration flight (SSLV-D3).
“After SSLV-D3, NSIL intends to fund, procure and market all SSLVs to meet the needs of small satellite launches. We will develop industrial partnership mechanisms. There may be a different model than the PSLV and it will be completely industrially produced. We are also looking at commercialization of GSLV-Mk3, which has been declared operational as part of our larger mandate,” added Radhakrishnan.
