Chennai, Dec 6 (UNI) The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and the European
Space Agency (ESA) signed a Technical Implementing Plan (TIP) document for Ground
Tracking Support for Gaganyaan Missions.
The agreement was signed at the India's spaceport of Sriharikota during the launch of
PSLV-C59 Mission that launched ESA's two Satellites onboard its PROBA-3 spacecraft,
which were injected into a highly elliptical Orbit on Thursday evening, ISRO said today.
The TIP was signed by Dr Anilkumar A K, Director, ISTRAC, from ISRO and Mr Dietmar Pilz,
Director of Technology, Engineering and Quality and Director of ESTEC, Netherlands, from
ESA in the presence of ISRO Chairman Dr Somanath and Mr Didier van der Hasselt,
Ambassador from Belgium to India.
The TIP enables the ESA to provide ground station support for Gaganyaan Missions
which will ensure continuity in data flow and communication with the Orbital Module for
monitoring and orbital operations.
ISRO and ESA have a long-standing co-operation and have been collaboratively
supporting each other in successful accomplishment of several space missions in
the past and further committed for future collaboration activities.
The signing of the TIP is another step forward in the co-operation between ISRO
and ESA.
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