According to the R&D wing of the Indian Space Research Organization or ISRO, the agencies plan to launch 14 communications satellite by 2017 draws largely from the increased demand for transponder capacity. At present, the INSAT-GSAT vessels are able to provide 187 transponders.
With the more than dozen satellites planned, the Department of Space or DoS is looking to improve capacity up to 794 transponders within five years (2012-2017). The 14 vessels include powerful S band satellite that can be used for geo-imaging and mobile communications.
The plan is also in anticipation of the possible increased demand for high-powered new-generation VSAT technology, and the emerging ka band systems. The Ka band spectrum is the successor to the C-band and Ku-band systems which inevitably, will be clogged.
The ISRO’s proposal is also seen as a means to facilitate growth in space exploration, as well as scientific and technological fields in the subcontinent.
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