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India
Is Now A Space Power
Hurling the Geosynchronous Satellite
Launch Vehicle into orbit from Sriharikota marks the maturing of India's
space faring capabilities. Besides saving on the costs of launching its
own satellites, the country has entered the billion-dollar space launch
market.
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STATES
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Moment Of Reckoning
The polls are likely to be milestones
for the political parties. In Tamil Nadu, Karunanidhi is poised to hand
over the mantle of the DMK to his son Stalin. And in West Bengal, Mamata
may find it takes more than aggression to win a mandate.
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BUSINESS
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Breaking
Trust
UTI's dealing in Ketan Parekh's favourite
shares has been under a cloud and SEBI's report on the stock-rigging scandal
reaffirms suspicions. Bogged down with chunks of worthless shares, UTI's
credibility has taken a nose dive.
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Cold-Blooded
Gamble
Sudden, violent skirmishes along the
India-Bangladesh border leaves many dead and raises worrisome questions
about peace and security in the North-east as a "friendly" neighbour's
problems spill over.
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CRIME
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Blue
Sari Mystery
A dead polo player, a beautiful woman, an unclaimed garment. The Rajasthan
High Court orders the police to look into the case.
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OTHER STORIES
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COVER STORY: GSLV LAUNCH
GEO-STATIONARY ORBIT: THE SPACE
JAM
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a satellite to provide uninterrupted broadcast or telephonic service
to the country and provide the widest viable footprint, research
showed that the best orbital slot was to stay stationary at 36,000
km in space. To remain steady on the geo-stationary orbit, as it
is termed, the satellite requires to match the speed of the earth's
rotation. At that height the ideal speed is 10.2 km per second so
a launcher like GSLV must be able to not only inject it at the exact
transfer orbit but also at the correct speed. Otherwise the satellite
would drift and become unusable. The space highway for such satellites
is already jammed and is regulated by the International Telecommunications
Union.
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| THE DEFENCE CONNECTION |
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 Theoretically
GSLV gives India ICBM capability, the ability to direct a warhead
for over 5,000 km. But while it gives India the expertise for such
technology, GSLV itself can't be used for the purpose. Its solid
fuel engines would have to be modified and made slimmer, liquids
are now a no no in long-range missiles and CRYO engines are rarely
ever used because of problems in handling super-cooled liquids.
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| INDIA'S SPACE ODYSSEY |
| 1975:
First Indian satellite Aryabhatta launched. |
| 1979:
Bhaskara I remote sensing satellite launched. SLV 3 E-1 First satellite
launcher fails. |
| 1980:
SLV3 E-2 launch successful. Bhaskara II launched. |
| 1981:
First communication satellite Apple tested. |
| 1982:
INSAT !A bought from US. Fails. |
| 1983:
INSAT !B bought from US. Succeeds. |
| 1986:
INSAT 1C bought from US. Succeeds partially. ASLV D2 fails. IRS 1A
launch successful. |
| 1987:
ASLV D1 launcher fails |
| 1990:
INSAT 1D bought from US launched. Successful. |
| 1991:
IRS1B goes successful. |
| 1992:
ASLV D2 works. Indian built INSAT 2A launch succeeds. |
| 1993:
PSLV-D1, IRS-1E and INSAT2B succeed. |
| 1994:
PSLV-D2 and IRS-P2 succeed. |
| 1995:
IRS-1C and INSAT-2C succeed. |
| 1996:
PSLV-D3 and IRS-P3 succeed. |
| 1997:
IRS-1D, INSAT-2D and PSLV-C1 succeed. |
| 1999:
PSLV-C2, IRS-P4 and INSAT-2E succeed. |
| 2000:
INSAT-3B succeeds. |
| 2001:
GSLV-D1 succeeds. |
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Exclusives |
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Lackadaisical legal proceedings
and a sympathetic state government are luring more and more fugitive Punjab
militants back to India, says INDIA TODAY's Special Correspondent Ramesh
Vinayak in Despatches.
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