ISRO woos Indian industry for satellite projects

Bangalore: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has invited the private sector to play a major role in its satellite projects, especially in satellite-based navigation systems.
In the run-up to launching the GAGAN (GPS aided geo augmentation navigation) satellite in 2007, ISRO held a day-long session Tuesday with about 50 industry players.
The Rs 3.5-billion GAGAN, a joint project of ISRO and AAI (Airport Authority of India), comprises a space segment and a ground segment.
The space segment is a dual frequency (L1 & L5) GPS (global positioning system) compatible payload on the GSAT-4 satellite.
The ground system consists of eight Indian reference stations, one master control centre, one land uplink station and associated navigation software and communication links.
04/05/06 Indo Asian News Service/DailyIndia.com, US

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