India and France are dealing with their third joint satellite mission, even as the two-sided space cooperation is going into different areas, including human spaceflight program, ISRO Chairman K Sivan said. Sivan, likewise Secretary in the Department of Space, said many French organizations are quick to take advantage of chances hurled by late changes infused into the space area by the Government.
"France is the greatest accomplice of India in space", he said at the DST (Department of Science and Technology) Golden Jubilee Discourse on 'opening India's space potential - geospatial information and planning', an occasion introduced on virtual mode by the National Council for Science and Technology Communication and 'Vigyan Prasar' on Friday.
As per ISRO authorities, ISRO and French space organization CNES (Center National dEtudes Spatiales) have attempted two joint missions 'Megha-Tropiques', which was dispatched in 2011, and 'Saral-Altika' in 2013.
"As of now, we are working for the third one (mission)", Sivan said.
Authorities said ISRO and CNES have finished the attainability study to understand the earth perception satellite mission with warm infrared imager, TRISHNA (Thermal infraRed Imaging Satellite for High goal Natural asset Assessment) and are pursuing settling an executing course of action for the joint turn of events.
Sivan said India is additionally working with France on joint analyses and convenience of logical instruments in space missions.
Indo-French space cooperation is venturing into various areas including space investigation and human space flight program," he said.
ISRO authorities said the two space offices have likewise concluded all interface control archives for obliging CNES's 'ARGOS' instrument in ISROs OCEANSAT-3 satellite.
ARGOS instrument has been conveyed at Bengaluru for mix with the satellite.
"Conversations on setting up 'NavIC' (an autonomous provincial route satellite framework created and kept up by India) reference station in France and CNES 'Sparkle' recipients in India are additionally advancing great", they said.
ISRO-CNES HSP (Human Space Program) Working Group had various conversations on clinical parts of human spaceflight and finishing an execution course of action to formalize collaboration in the field of room medication, it was noted.
Sivan said with the new changes started by the public authority in the space area, the Indo-French space collaboration is required to become further including enterprises, the scholarly world and examination organizations.
He said many French organizations need to "utilize" changes in the area and "they will include".
Thus, the changes would not just reinforce space participation at government-to-government level yet industry-to-industry association will get a "new relook" in the changed climate, Sivan added.
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