Object

To prepare a model of artificial geostationary

Satellite or rocket launching centre.

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 Theory
The human made body which revolves around earth
is called the artificial satellite. The centripetal force
needed for revolving of satellite around the earth in
the circular path is obtained from the gravitational
force of attraction on the satellite by earth. The
satellite which revolve very high near the earths
surface has orbital speed nearly 8 km/second. To
launch a satellite in an orbit, multistage rockets are
used, the last section of which leaves the satellite
automatically in horizontal direction with the
required orbital speed so that it may revolve in
circular orbit around the earth with earth at its
center. The diagram below shows the launching of
an artificial satellite.

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Fig-1.1 3 Stages of satellite launching by rocket Fig-1.2 Model of ERS 2

Fig-1.3 Model of weather satellite Fig-1.4 Model of Navigation satellite

Fig-1.5&1.6 Model of communication satellite

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 Method
Collect the details such as name of satellite, its place
of launching of artificial satellite launched from
India so far from the different science magazines or
text books available in your school library or houses
and write it in the table given on next pages. Also
collect the photographs of different artificial
satellites.

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 Details of various artificial satellite launched
from India
S.N Name of the Date of launching Name of country which
satellite satellite launching the satellite
1. Aryabhatta 19th March 1975 Erstwhile soviet Union
2. Bhaskara-1 7th June 1979 Erstwhile soviet Union
3. Rohani-1 10th Aug.1979 INDIA (SLV-3)
4. Rohani-2 18th July 1980 INDIA (SLV-3)
5. Apple 19th June 1981 European Space Agency
6. Bhaskara-2 20th Nov. 1981 Erstwhile soviet Union
7. Rohini 31th May 1981 INDIA (SLV-3)
8. INSAT-1A 4th Sept. 1982 America (USA)
9. Rohini 17th April 1983 INDIA (SLV-3)
10. INSAT-1B 30th Aug 1983 America (USA)
11. SROSS-1 24th March 1987 INDIA (ASLV-3)
12. IRS-IA 19th March 1988 Erstwhile soviet Union
13. INSAT-1C 12th July 1988 America (USA)
14. SROSS-2 13th July 1988 INDIA (ASLV-3)
15. INSAT-1D 12th June1990 America (USA)
16. IRS-1B 19th Aug.1991 Erstwhile soviet Union
17. SROSS-3 29th May 1992 INDIA (ASLV-D3)
18. INSAT-2A 10th July 1992 European Space Agency
19. INSAT-2B 23rd July 1993 European Space Agency
20. INSAT-2C 7th Dec.1995 European Space Agency
21. IRS-IC 7th Dec.1995 INDIA (IRS)
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22. IRS-1D 29th Sept. 1997 INDIA (IRS)
23. INSAT-2E 3rd April 1999 INDIA
24. IRS-P4 26th May 1999 INDIA (PSLV-C2)
25. INSAT-3B 22nd Mar. 2000 INDIA
26. G.SAT-1 18th April 2001 GSLV-D1
27. PSLV-C3 22nd Oct. 2001 INDIA
28. INSAT-3C 24th Jan. 2002 USA
29. Kalpana-1 12th Dec. 2002 INDIA
30. INSAT-3A 10th April 2003 USA
31. Edusat 21st Sept. 2004 INDIA
32. INSAT-4A 22nd Dec.2005 USA
33. INSAT-4B 12th March 2007 USA
34. Polaris 21st Jan.2008 INDIA
35. Resat-2 20th April 2009 INDIA
36. Resourcesat-2 20th April 2011 INDIA
37. G-sat-8 21th May 2011 INDIA
38. G-sat-12 25th July 2011 INDIA
39. G-sat-10 29th Sept. 2012 INDIA
40. Saral 25th Feb.2013 INDIA
41. Manglayan 25th Nov 2013 INDIA

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 Inference
Now a day the entire world is making use of
artificial satellites for remote sensing ,weather
forecast, environmental sciences space snavigation,
telecommunication.

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 Reference
Shivalal Practical Science of High School
By - Shivalal Agarawal & Company