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Nation Gujarat's Pride
IND IA'S BUR GE ONIN G
INDIA'S BURGEONING
ISPA
CAPAB ILITIE S IN SPAC E ISPA
CAPABILITIES IN SPACE
SECTOR
World Record SECTOR The launch of
World Record
the Indian Space
A record 104 satellites Association (ISpA) is
were launched in a an initiative to make
single flight. 3 orbit India a global leader
IRNSS-1G
S
LLITE
SATE
missions were launched SATELLITES IRNSS-1G in commercial space-
in a single flight based travel.
To increase high-speed has made India India is emerging
communication India's capable of developing
most advanced satellites its own satellite as a major space
superpower through
GSAT11 and GSAT-29 navigation system progressive space
were launched Similarly, if we talk reforms, programs
about spacecraft
missions, before 2014, it and missions.
Record space missions in was 2.15 per year, which
the last 8 years. Prior to has increased to 5.9
2014, an average of 1.7 since 2014.
missions were launched 35 Foreign satellites
annually, which has were launched before
increased to 5.4 per year the year 2014, which India reached the
since 2014. rose to 307 Mars orbit in maiden
after 2014 attempt through
Mangalyaan Mission

Facilities provided IN-SPACe

Our industry needs hand-holding that IN-SPACe will provide. It will act as a Promoter, 342
Enabler, Authorizer and Supervisor. The equipment for the design, fabrication, assembling,
integration, and testing of satellites will be available to Indian companies in the IN-SPACe satellites from 34
technical lab and the clean room. Many more modern facilities and infrastructure will be different countries have
created here which will help in increasing the capacity of the space industry. been launched so far

I want to assure the private sector that of public space institutions and the passion
reforms in the space sector will continue of India's private sector combine, then its
unabated. Only big ideas can create big boundless opportunities will be opened. The
winners. 'IN-SPACe' has the potential to government is removing every obstacle for the
revolutionize the space industry. India's youth. The government is undertaking several
space program is in a way the biggest reforms. It is the effort of the government to
hallmark of 'AatmaNirbhar Bharat'. When this create maximum Ease of Doing Business in
program gets a boost from the Indian private the private sector of India so that the private
sector, you can imagine how much it will add sector of the country helps the people of the
to its power. country equally in promoting ease of living.
- Narendra Modi, Prime Minister The government understands the potential

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