Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Chairman G. Madhavan Nair on Monday indicated that ISRO, which recently signed a commercial contract with the European firm EADS Astrium to build a communications satellite, was likely to get orders for two more satellites.
At the inauguration of the ISRO Satellite Integration and Test Establishment (ISITE) here, Dr. Nair said the satellites to be built as part of the joint venture would pave the way for ISRO to grab a major share in the global market. However, challenges lay ahead in areas of planetary and lunar exploration and earth satellites to monitor the weather and the environment.
Dr. Nair said ISRO's hands were already full with domestic demands for communications and remote-sensing satellites, and the expectation from the global market would increase.
To be globally competitive, the organisation had to score on reliability, quality and timely delivery. "We cannot afford to make compromises on quality," he added.
Earlier, National Scientific Adviser M.K. Narayanan inaugurated the ISITE facility, a world-class assembly, integration and test complex, with all spacecraft integration and test facilities under one roof.
The Hindu.
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