India, France space agency ink pack on satellite launches technology.
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and
French Space Agency (CNES) has signed a partnership agreement in satellite
launch technology in Bengaluru, Karnataka.
The Agreement was signed between Kiran Kumar, the
chairman of ISRO and Jean-Yves Le Gall, President of CNES in the presence of
visiting French minister of foreign affairs Jean-Marc Ayrault.
The agreement will enable France to benefit from the Indian model of streamlining the costs of space programmes.
The agreement will enable France to benefit from the Indian model of streamlining the costs of space programmes.
Ayrault and French delegation was given a guided
tour of ISTRAC (ISRO Telemetry Tracking and Command Network) by the ISRO
Chairman_( French Consulate release)
About ISTRAC:
ISRO Telemetry Tracking and Command Network
(ISTRAC) Monitors Indian Space missions which include two Indo-French
Satellites currently in orbit for collecting data to track climate change.
INDO-France Space Cooperation
Space cooperation between India and France spans
over 50 years. It is one of the cornerstones of the Indo-French Strategic
Partnership. ISRO is the second partner of CNES in terms of volume after NASA
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