About ISRO
The objective of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is to develop space technology and its application to various national tasks. ISRO has successfully operationalized two major satellite systems namely Indian National Satellites (INSAT) for communication services and Indian Remote Sensing (IRS) satellites for management of natural resources. ISRO has also developed the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) for launching IRS type of satellites and Geostationary Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) for launching INSAT type of satellites. For more details, please refer to the ISRO Website http://www.isro.gov.in
Bilateral Relations
France and India view each other as important partners in space technology and applications. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and its French counterpart the Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales (CNES) have a rich legacy of cooperation and collaboration for more than four decades. ISRO and CNES jointly worked on a scientific satellite programme for studying tropical atmosphere, called Megha-Tropiques which was launched on October-12, 2011 by ISRO's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV). Megha-Tropiques is designed to study tropical weather. On September 9, 2012, ISRO's PSLV-C21 successfully launched the French Earth Observation Satellite SPOT-6. Another joint Indo-French satellite SARAL (Satellite for ARGOS and ALTIKA), carrying a Ka-band altimeter to study the ocean surface and a platform for collecting data was successfully launched by PSLV on February 25, 2013 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota, India. On 30th June 2014, India’s PSLV-C23 successfully launched the French SPOT-7 satellite.
ISRO and CNES hold regular bilateral meetings and the scientific communities of India and France cooperate in joint experiments, space components development and space education. A 'Science Seminar' and 'Research and Technology Workshop' was organised in Bangalore during February 05-06, 2013 and ISRO and CNES have jointly identified areas of further cooperation. A Statement of Intent for Long-Term Co-operation in Space between ISRO and CNES was signed between Chairman ISRO and President of CNES on 14 February 2013. The two Chiefs reiterated their willingness for continuing the good cooperation during their meeting in Paris in April 2014.
What’s new
- PSLV-C26 Successfully Launches India's Third Navigation Satellite IRNSS-1C
- Mars Orbiter Spacecraft Successfully Inserted into Mars Orbit
- PSLV-C23 Successfully Launches French Earth Observation Satellite- SPOT 7 and four other co-passenger satellites from Sriharikota, India
- PSLV-C24 Successfully Launches India's Second Dedicated Navigation Satellite IRNSS-1B
- India's Geo Synchronous Launch Vehicle GSLV-D5 with indigenous cryogenic stage has been successfully launched
- Mars Orbiter Spacecraft Successfully placed in Mars Transfer Trajectory
- India’s advanced communication satellite GSAT-7 successfully launched by Ariane 5 from French Guiana on 29-August-2013
- India’s advanced weather satellite INSAT-3D successfully launched by Ariane 5 from French Guiana on 25-July-2013
- PSLV-C22 Successfully Launches IRNSS-1A, India's First Navigation Satellite
- PSLV-C20 succesfully launches SARAL along with six commercial payloads on Feb 25, 2013
- GSAT-10 Satellite successfully launched from Kourou launch base in French Guiana
- PSLV-C21 successfully launches SPOT 6 and PROITERES on September 09, 2012
Contact
- Imtiaz Ali Khan
- Counsellor Space & ISRO Technical Liaison Officer
- Embassy of India
- 15 Rue Alfred Dehodencq
- 75016 Paris
- +33 (0) 1 42 66 33 62 (Tel)
- +33 (0) 1 42 66 32 72 (Fax)
- isro.paris@mea.gov.in