The small-satellite market is booming, but so is competition. Isro’s SSLV needs an immediate booster to stay in orbit.
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Indian space scientist Kailasavadivoo Sivan, chairman, ISRO, while addressing a press conference at the ISRO headquarters Antariksh Bhavan in Bangalore on January 11, 2019.
Synopsis
With fast-moving private players from other countries scrambling for a share, Isro must accelerate its small satellite launch-vehicle programme and up its marketing game to retain its hard-earned advantage.
Isro needs to think small. From communication to weather monitoring to education and from remote sensing to military applications, when it comes to space, small is in. US-based aerospace company SpaceWorks Enterprises says annual nano- or micro-satellite launches have grown at an average of 40% a year since 2011, and will grow at 10% till 2023. The business of launching these satellites into space is worth an estimated USD18 billion, according
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