The year 2020 is very important for the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO). ISRO has set several major targets in the field of space science for the next year. Along with launching dozens of satellite missions in 2020, the interplanetary mission Aditya will also launch a test flight for Mission Gaganyaan. The test flight for Mission Gaganyaan is yet to be named.
The ISRO chairman said, "Our target for the next year is to launch 10 satellite missions. These include advanced communication satellites GSAT1 and GSAT12R and earth observation RISAT 2BR2 and microsat for surveillance. With this, the Aditya L1 mission is planned to be launched by mid-2020 and the first test flight for Mission Gaganyaan will be launched in December. The name of this test flight has not been decided yet.
Aditya L1 Mission First Solar Mission of the country
ISRO is now eyeing the Sun and the Aditya L1 mission will be the country's first solar mission. ISRO Chief confirmed this. The ISRO chief said, 'A PSLV will be used to carry the spacecraft. Work on this is still in progress. Giving information about this mission, ISRO Chief said, '400 kg. The K class satellite will also have six scientific payloads. The work of these 6 payloads will be to reach the starting point 1 (L1) of the effective area within the orbit's scope. This orbit is 1.5 million km from Earth. Its advantage will be that the sun can be seen continuously without any hindrance.'
Giving details about two other ISRO missions, Sivan said, "There are plans for a test flight launch of the reusable launch vehicle (RLV) and the newly developed small satellite (SSLV and mini-PSLV) early next year. Use of RLV technology is important in terms of economy. With the RLV technology, the space agency can reuse rockets at first and second stays. This is important in terms of cost cutting. It is also capable of bearing heavy payloads. '
