MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

14.06.2013

 

 

NOTE:

 

PUBLICATIONS AND PUBLIC RELATIONS UNIT (P & PR UNIT) IS A UNIT OF INDIAN SPACE RESEARCH ORGANISATION.

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

INDIAN SPACE RESEARCH ORGANISATION

 

PUBLICATIONS AND PUBLIC RELATIONS UNIT (P & PR UNIT) - UNIT OF INDIAN SPACE RESEARCH ORGANISATION

 

 

Registered Office :

ISRO Headquarters, Anatariksh Bhavan, New Bel Road, Bangalore – 560094, Karnataka

 

 

Country :

India

 

 

Financials (as on) :

As on 2013

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

1969, Government of Indian Brought ISRO under Dept. of Space in September, 1972

 

 

Legal Form :

Government Organisation

 

 

Line of Business :

Subject is engaged in the development of space technology and its application to various national projects,

 

 

No. of Employees :

Around 18000 (Approximately) (12000 are Scientists and Engineers and the rest Administrative Staff – 6000)

 


 

RATING & COMMENTS

 

MIRA’s Rating :

A (61)

 

RATING

STATUS

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

 

56-70

A

Financial & operational base are regarded healthy. General unfavourable factors will not cause fatal effect. Satisfactory capability for payment of interest and principal sums

Fairly Large

 

 

Status :

Good

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Regular

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 

Comments :

Subject is an old and well –established organization of ‘Government of India’ brought under Department of space.

 

It is having a fine track record. it is engaged in the development of space technology and its application to various national projects. It has successfully operationalized two major satellite systems namely Indian National Satellites (INSAT) for communication services and Indian Remote Sensing (IRS) satellites for management of natural resources; also, Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) for launching IRS type of satellites and Geostationary Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) for launching INSAT type of satellites.

 

It has around 18000 employees out of which 12000 are scientists and engineers and the rest are administrative staffs.

 

The P and PR unit – Publication and public relations unit looks after public relations and publication activities relating to Department of space and ISRO.

 

Mr. Devi Prasad Karnik (Mobile No.: 948351666) is the Director in Charge of P and PR unit.

 

Trade relations are decent. Business is active. Payment terms are regular and as per commitment.

 

The organization can be considered for business dealings at usual trade terms and conditions.

 

NOTES:

 

Any query related to this report can be made on e-mail: infodept@mirainform.com while quoting report number, name and date.

 


 

ECGC Country Risk Classification List – March 31st, 2013

 

Country Name

Previous Rating

(31.12.2012)

Current Rating

(31.03.2013)

India

A1

A1

 

Risk Category

ECGC Classification

Insignificant

 

A1

Low

 

A2

Moderate

 

B1

High

 

B2

Very High

 

C1

Restricted

 

C2

Off-credit

 

D

 

 

RBI DEFAULTERS’ LIST STATUS

 

Subject’s name is not enlisted as a defaulter in the publicly available RBI Defaulters’ list.

 

 

EPF (Employee Provident Fund) DEFAULTERS’ LIST STATUS

 

Subject’s name is not enlisted as a defaulter in the publicly available EPF (Employee Provident Fund) Defaulters’ list as of 31-03-2012.

 

LOCATIONS

 

Registered Office :

ISRO Headquarters, Anatariksh Bhavan, New Bel Road, Bangalore – 560094, Karnataka, India

Tel. No.:

91-80-23415275/ 22172296

Fax No.:

91-80-23511984

E-Mail :

dir.ppr@isro.gov.in

dpkarnik@isro.gov.in

Website :

http://www.isro.gov.in

 

 

MANAGEMENT

 

Name :

Dr. K. Radhakrishnan

Designation :

Chairman

Date of Birth/Age :

64 years

Qualification :

Technocrat, Post Graduate in Electrical Engineering

Experience :

40 years

 

 

Name :

Mr. Devi Prasad Karnik

Designation :

Director

 

 

BUSINESS DETAILS

 

Line of Business :

Subject is engaged in the development of space technology and its application to various national projects.

 

 

Imports :

 

Countries :

·         Europe

·         USA

 

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

 

No. of Employees :

Around 18000 (Approximately) (12000 are Scientists and Engineers and the rest Administrative Staff – 6000)

 

 

Bankers :

State Bank of India

 

 

Facilities :

--

 

 

 

Banking Relations :

--

 

 

Auditors :

 

Name :

Comptroller and Auditor General, Government of India

Address :

New Delhi, India

 

 

Collaborators :

10 Earth Observation satellites and 1 Scientific Satellite Having tie-ups with various global space agencies covering about 35 countries and 3 Multinational bodies including ECMWK, EUMETSAT, European Space agency, NASA (USA), NOAA (USA), French Space Agency.

 

 

Associates/Subsidiaries :

·         The Antrix Corporation Limited

Address: Bangalore, Karnataka, India

Profile: The Antrix corporation Limited, Bangalore, is the apex marketing Agency of ISRO, under the Dept.of space, with access to resources of DOS as well as Indian space Industries. Antrix Markets sub systems and components and Components for satellites, undertakes orders for satellites, to user specifications, provides launch services and tracking facilities and also organizes training of manpower and software developments and consultancy services.

 

 


 

FINANCIAL DATA

[all figures are in Rupees Millions]

 

Being defence related undertaking direct information not available; however certain details are given below: Budget for 2012-13 for the department of space amount to Rs.67500.000 Millions ISRO Human Space Launch provided 600 millions and orbiter to mars project allotted 1250.000 millions, regional navigation satellite system allotted 1700.000 millions.

 

 

LOCAL AGENCY FURTHER INFORMATION

 

Sr. No.

Check List by Info Agents

Available in Report

(Yes / No)

1]

Year of Establishment

Yes

2]

Locality of the firm

Yes

3]

Constitutions of the firm

Yes

4]

Premises details

No

5]

Type of Business

Yes

6]

Line of Business

Yes

7]

Promoter's background

No 

8]

No. of employees

Yes

9]

Name of person contacted

No

10]

Designation of contact person

No

11]

Turnover of firm for last three years

No

12]

Profitability for last three years

No

13]

Reasons for variation <> 20%

-----

14]

Estimation for coming financial year

No

15]

Capital in the business

No

16]

Details of sister concerns

Yes

17]

Major suppliers

No

18]

Major customers

No

19]

Payments terms

No

20]

Export / Import details (if applicable)

Yes

21]

Market information

-----

22]

Litigations that the firm / promoter involved in

-----

23]

Banking Details

Yes

24]

Banking facility details

No

25]

Conduct of the banking account

-----

26]

Buyer visit details

-----

27]

Financials, if provided

Yes

28]

Incorporation details, if applicable

No

29]

Last accounts filed at ROC

No

30]

Major Shareholders, if available

No

31]

Date of Birth of Proprietor/Partner/Director, if available

Yes

32]

PAN of Proprietor/Partner/Director, if available

No

33]

Voter ID No of Proprietor/Partner/Director, if available

No

34]

External Agency Rating, if available

No

 

 

ACTIVITY OF ISRO

 

Subject is engaged in the development of space technology and its application to various national projects. ISRO has established two major systems such as:

 

1] INSAT for communication, TV Broadcasting and Meteorological Services and

2] IRS Indian Remote Sensing System for resonances monitoring and Management.

 

ISRO has development two satellite Launching Vehicles PSLV and GSLV to Place INSAT and IRS Satellites in the required orbits. ISRO has currently a constellation of 9 communication satellites, 1 Meteorological Satellite.

 

 

ISRO has relates space centres located in various regions of the country with focus on different space projects.

 

Space Centres are located in:

 

·         Vikram Sarabhai space Centre, Trivandrum

·         ISRO Satellite Centre (ISAC), Bangalore

·         Shar Centre, Sriharikota

·         Liquid Prolusion Systems Centre, Bangalore

·         Space Application Centre, Ahmedabad

·         Development and educational Communication Unit, Ahmedabad

·         ISRO Te Lemetry, Tracking and Command Network, Bangalore

·         INSAT Master Control Facility, Hasan

·         ISRO Inertial Systems Unit, Trivandrum

·         National Remote Sensing Agency, Hyderabad

·         Physical Research laboratory, Ahmedabad

·         National Mesophere Stratosphere Radar Facility, Tirupati

 

 

WEBSITE DETAILS

 

INTRODUCTION

 

Space activities in the country started during early 1960s with the scientific investigation of upper atmosphere and ionosphere over the magnetic equator that passes over Thumba near Thiruvananthapuram using small sounding rockets Realising the immense potential of space technology for national development, Dr. Vikram Sarabhai, the visionary leader envisioned that this powerful technology could play a meaningful role in national development and solving the problems of common man.

 

Thus, Indian Space programme born in the church beginning, space activities in the country, concentrated on achieving self reliance and developing capability to build and launch communication satellites for television broadcast, telecommunications and meteorological applications; remote sensing satellites for management of natural resources.

 

The objective of ISRO is to develop space technology and its application to various national tasks. Accordingly, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has successfully operationalised two major satellite systems namely Indian National Satellites (INSAT) for communication services and Indian Remote Sensing (IRS) satellites for management of natural resources; also, Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) for launching IRS type of satellites and Geostationary Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) for launching INSAT type of satellites.

 

The Space Commission formulates the policies and oversees the implementation of the Indian space programme to promote the development and application of space science and technology for the socio-economic benefit of the country. DOS implements these programmes through, mainly Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), Physical Research Laboratory (PRL), National Atmospheric Research Laboratory (NARL), North Eastern-Space Applications Centre (NE-SAC) and Semi-Conductor Laboratory (SCL). The Antrix Corporation, established in 1992 as a government owned company, markets the space products and services.

 

Current Programme

 

From the beginning, space activities in the country, concentrated on achieving self reliance and developing capability to build and launch communication satellites for television broadcast, telecommunications and meteorological applications; remote sensing satellites for management of natural resources.

 

Accordingly, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has successfully operationalised two major satellite systems namely Indian National Satellites (INSAT) for communication services and Indian Remote Sensing (IRS) satellites for management of natural resources; also, Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) for launching IRS type of satellites and Geostationary Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) for launching INSAT type of satellites.

 

Satellites

·         INSAT

·         IRS

 

Launch Vehicle

·         PSLV

·         GSLV

 

Satellite Applications

·         SatCom Applications

·         Remote Sensing Applications

·         VRC

 

 

SATELLITE

 

For the past four decades, ISRO has launched more than 65 satellites for various scientific and technological applications like mobile communications, Direct-to-Home services, meteorological observations, telemedicine, tele-education, disaster warning, radio networking, search and rescue operations, remote sensing and scientific studies of the space.


ISRO has established two major space systems, the Indian National Satellite System (INSAT) series for communication, television broadcasting and meteorological services which is Geo-Stationary Satellites, and Indian Remote Sensing Satellites (IRS) system for resources monitoring and management which is Earth Observation Satellites. ISRO has launched many Experimental Satellites which are generally small comparing to INSAT or IRS and Space Missions to explore the space.

 

·         Geo-Stationary Satellities

·         Earth Observing Satellities

·         Space Missions

·         Experimental / Small Satellite

·         All Satellites

 

 

LAUNCH VEHICLES – INTRODUCTION

 

Launch Vehicles are used to transport and put satellites or spacecrafts into space. In India, the launch vehicles development programme began in the early 1970s. The first experimental Satellite Launch Vehicle (SLV-3) was developed in 1980. An Augmented version of this, ASLV, was launched successfully in 1992. India has made tremendous strides in launch vehicle technology to achieve self-reliance in satellite launch vehicle programme with the operationalisation of Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) and Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV).

 

PSLV represents ISRO's first attempt to design and develop an operational vehicle that can be used to orbit application satellites. While SLV-3 secured for India a place in the community of space-faring nations, the ASLV provided the rites of passage into launch vehicle technology for ISRO. And with PSLV, a new world-class vehicle has arrived. PSLV has repeatedly proved its reliability and versatility by launching 62 satellites / spacecrafts (27 Indian and 35 Foreign Satellites) into a variety of orbits so far.

 

ISRO also makes the Rohini series of sounding rockets used by the Indian and international scientific community to launch payloads to various altitudes for atmospheric research and other scientific investigations. These rockets are also used to qualify some of the critical systems used for advanced launch vehicles.

 

 

Landmark achievements in ISRO's Launch Vehicle Development

 

·         PSLV has 22 consecutively successful flights out of 23 launches

·         PSLV used for launching a total of 27 satellites for foreign customers under commercial agreements, demonstrating its multi-satellite launch capability

·         PSLV used to launch Space capsule Recovery Experiment (SRE-1), Chandrayaan-1 and ISRO's exclusive meteorological satellite, KALPANA-1, proving its versatility

·         GSLV with four successful flights of seven launches can launch 2 to 2.5 tonne satellite into Geo-synchronous Transfer Orbit (GTO)

·         Successful testing of indigenously developed cryogenic upper stage on November 15, 2007.

 

 

ISRO's Launch Fleet at a Glance

 

·         ISRO developed two experimental satellite launch vehicles, SLV-3 and ASLV

·         Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) commissioned in 1997

·         Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV-Mk I) commissioned after second successful flight in May 2003

·         GSLV - MK II will use indigenously developed cryogenic Upper Stage

·         GSLV - MK III is under development

 

 

SLV-3

 

Satellite Launch Vehicle-3 (SLV-3), India's first experimental satellite launch vehicle was successfully launched on July 18, 1980 from SHAR Centre Sriharikota, when Rohini satellite, RS-1, was placed in orbit. SLV-3 was a 22 m long, all solid, four stage vehicle weighing 17 tonnes capable of placing 40 kg class payloads in low earth orbit.

It employed an open loop guidance (with stored pitch programme) to steer the vehicle in flight along pre-determined trajectory. The first experimental flight of SLV-3, in August 1979, was only partially successful. Apart from the July 1980 launch, there were two more launches held in May 1981 and April 1983, orbiting Rohini satellites carrying remote sensing sensors.

 

 

ASLV

 

Augmented Satellite Launch Vehicle (ASLV) was developed to act as a low cost intermediate vehicle to demonstrate and validate critical technologies. With a lift off weight of 40 tonnes, the 23.8 m tall ASLV was configured as a five stage, all-solid propellant vehicle, with a mission of orbiting 150 kg class satellites into 400 km circular orbits. The strap-on stage consisted of two identical 1m diameter solid propellant motors, Under the ASLV programme four developmental flights were conducted.


The first developmental flight took place on March 24, 1987 and the second on July 13, 1988. ASLV-D3 was successfully launched on May 20, 1992, when SROSS-C (106 kg) was put into an orbit of 255 x 430 km. ASLV-D4, launched on May 4, 1994, orbited SROSS-C2 weighing 106 kg. It had two payloads, Gamma Ray Burst (GRB) Experiment and Retarding Potentio Analyser (RPA) and functioned for seven years. ASLV provided valuable inputs for further development.

 

 

PRESS RELEASE

 

June 03, 2013

 

Prof. Satish Dhawan Endowed Fellowship Established at California Institute of Technology

 

The Department of Space/Indian Space Research Organisation has established an endowed fellowship at the Graduate Aerospace Laboratories of the California Institute of Technology, California, USA. This fellowship is established in honor of Prof. Satish Dhawan, who was the former Chairman of Indian Space Research Organisation during its formative period 1972-1984.


Prof. Satish Dhawan was an alumnus of the Graduate Aerospace Laboratories at California Institute of Technology (Caltech) and obtained his PhD in aerospace in 1951. He was serving as Distinguished Visiting Professor during 1971-72 at Caltech, immediately preceding his assumption of the Chairmanship of ISRO in 1972. Prof. Dhawan was not only a visionary leader of ISRO but also an internationally recognised researcher and a legendary teacher. He was bestowed with the Distinguished Alumni Award by Caltech in 1969, the highest alumnus honor. The Government of India honoured Prof. Satish Dhawan by awarding him Padma Vibhushan in the year 1981.


The fellowship provides an excellent opportunity every year starting from the winter session of the academic year 2013-14 to one meritorious graduating student from the Aerospace Department of the Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram to be sponsored by the Department of Space, to pursue Masters in Aerospace Engineering at Caltech.

 

 

June 01, 2013

 

Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C22) flight delayed by a fortnight

 

IRNSS-1A, the first Indian Navigation Satellite, was scheduled for launch onboard PSLV-C22 on June 12, 2013 at 01:01 hrs. from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota. IRNSS-1A Satellite has gone through all electrical checks and is ready for propellant filling. The PSLV-C22 vehicle was fully integrated and was undergoing electrical checks.


During the electrical checks of the launch vehicle, an anomaly was observed in one of the electro-hydraulic control actuators in the second stage. It has been decided to replace this actuator.


The replacement of the control actuator needs two weeks of activity at the Launch Pad and the Vehicle Assembly Area. Accordingly, the launch of PSLV-C22/IRNSS-1A is delayed by a fortnight with respect to the original scheduled date of June 12, 2013.

 

 

 


CMT REPORT (Corruption, Money Laundering & Terrorism]

 

The Public Notice information has been collected from various sources including but not limited to: The Courts, India Prisons Service, Interpol, etc.

 

1]         INFORMATION ON DESIGNATED PARTY

No exist designating subject or any of its beneficial owners, controlling shareholders or senior officers as terrorist or terrorist organization or whom notice had been received that all financial transactions involving their assets have been blocked or convicted, found guilty or against whom a judgement or order had been entered in a proceedings for violating money-laundering, anti-corruption or bribery or international economic or anti-terrorism sanction laws or whose assets were seized, blocked, frozen or ordered forfeited for violation of money laundering or international anti-terrorism laws.

 

2]         Court Declaration :

No records exist to suggest that subject is or was the subject of any formal or informal allegations, prosecutions or other official proceeding for making any prohibited payments or other improper payments to government officials for engaging in prohibited transactions or with designated parties.

 

3]         Asset Declaration :

No records exist to suggest that the property or assets of the subject are derived from criminal conduct or a prohibited transaction.

 

4]         Record on Financial Crime :

            Charges or conviction registered against subject:                                                  None

 

5]         Records on Violation of Anti-Corruption Laws :

            Charges or investigation registered against subject:                                                          None

 

6]         Records on Int’l Anti-Money Laundering Laws/Standards :

            Charges or investigation registered against subject:                                                          None

 

7]         Criminal Records

No available information exist that suggest that subject or any of its principals have been formally charged or convicted by a competent governmental authority for any financial crime or under any formal investigation by a competent government authority for any violation of anti-corruption laws or international anti-money laundering laws or standard.

 

8]         Affiliation with Government :

No record exists to suggest that any director or indirect owners, controlling shareholders, director, officer or employee of the company is a government official or a family member or close business associate of a Government official.

 

9]         Compensation Package :

Our market survey revealed that the amount of compensation sought by the subject is fair and reasonable and comparable to compensation paid to others for similar services.

 

10]        Press Report :

            No press reports / filings exists on the subject.

 

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

 

MIRA INFORM as part of its Due Diligence do provide comments on Corporate Governance to identify management and governance. These factors often have been predictive and in some cases have created vulnerabilities to credit deterioration.

 

Our Governance Assessment focuses principally on the interactions between a company’s management, its Board of Directors, Shareholders and other financial stakeholders.

 

CONTRAVENTION

 

Subject is not known to have contravened any existing local laws, regulations or policies that prohibit, restrict or otherwise affect the terms and conditions that could be included in the agreement with the subject.

 

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

 

Currency

Unit

Indian Rupees

US Dollar

1

Rs.58.41

UK Pound

1

Rs.91.62

Euro

1

Rs.78.12

 

 

INFORMATION DETAILS

 

Report Prepared by :

NIT

 

 

SCORE & RATING EXPLANATIONS

 

SCORE FACTORS

 

RANGE

POINTS

HISTORY

1~10

6

PAID-UP CAPITAL

1~10

6

OPERATING SCALE

1~10

7

FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

 

--BUSINESS SCALE

1~10

8

--PROFITABILIRY

1~10

6

--LIQUIDITY

1~10

6

--LEVERAGE

1~10

6

--RESERVES

1~10

8

--CREDIT LINES

1~10

8

--MARGINS

-5~5

--

DEMERIT POINTS

 

 

--BANK CHARGES

YES/NO

NO

--LITIGATION

YES/NO

NO

--OTHER ADVERSE INFORMATION

YES/NO

NO

MERIT POINTS

 

 

--SOLE DISTRIBUTORSHIP

YES/NO

NO

--EXPORT ACTIVITIES

YES/NO

NO

--AFFILIATION

YES/NO

YES

--LISTED

YES/NO

NO

--OTHER MERIT FACTORS

YES/NO

YES

DEFAULTER

 

 

--RBI

YES/NO

NO

--EPF

YES/NO

NO

TOTAL

 

61

 

This score serves as a reference to assess SC’s credit risk and to set the amount of credit to be extended. It is calculated from a composite of weighted scores obtained from each of the major sections of this report. The assessed factors and their relative weights (as indicated through %) are as follows:

 

Financial condition (40%)            Ownership background (20%)                 Payment record (10%)

Credit history (10%)                    Market trend (10%)                                Operational size (10%)

 

 

RATING EXPLANATIONS

 

 

RATING

STATUS

 

 

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

>86

Aaa

Possesses an extremely sound financial base with the strongest capability for timely payment of interest and principal sums

 

Unlimited

71-85

Aa

Possesses adequate working capital. No caution needed for credit transaction. It has above average (strong) capability for payment of interest and principal sums

 

Large

56-70

A

Financial & operational base are regarded healthy. General unfavourable factors will not cause fatal effect. Satisfactory capability for payment of interest and principal sums

 

Fairly Large

41-55

Ba

Overall operation is considered normal. Capable to meet normal commitments.

 

Satisfactory

26-40

B

Capability to overcome financial difficulties seems comparatively below average.

 

Small

11-25

Ca

Adverse factors are apparent. Repayment of interest and principal sums in default or expected to be in default upon maturity

 

Limited with full security

<10

C

Absolute credit risk exists. Caution needed to be exercised

 

 

Credit not recommended

--

NB

                                       New Business

 

--

 

 

 

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