Kalyanaraman S

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Kalyanaraman S
Born (1942-06-10) 10 June 1942 (age 82)
Mudikondan, Tamil Nadu, India
Alma materMadras Institute of Technology
University of Florida
Known forSatellite development
AwardsPerformance excellence award
Scientific career
FieldsSpace Research
InstitutionsIndian Space Research Organisation
Dayananda Sagar Institutions

Kalyanaraman S [1] (born June 10, 1942) is a retired scientist/engineer from Indian Space Research Organisation (I.S.R.O), who served in different positions with increasing responsibilities for the development of various satellite projects of experimental and operational nature. He worked with Prof.Udupi Ramachandra Rao, Dr. Krishnaswamy Kasturirangan and Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam. After his long tenure in I.S.R.O, he moved to the field of education, providing technical education to students. He also became a writer, writing on various topics.

Career[edit]

Key contributions at ISRO[edit]

As Head, Communications and Tracking group, he was responsible for design and development of Telemetry,Tracking and Command Communication systems for Aryabhata (satellite),[2] [3] [4] Bhaskara (satellite) [5] , Rohini (satellite) and Ariane Passenger Payload Experiment (Apple) satellite. ARYABHATA was the first Indian Technology/Experimental/Scientific satellite launched in 1975, BHASKARA was the first Indian experimental Remote Sensing satellite with an optical camera onboard providing 1 km resolution imageries and thus required a payload data communication system as well. ROHINI was a payload satellite for the first Indian Satellite Launch Vehicle(1980). APPLE was the first Indian experimental communication satellite.

As Deputy Project Director, Indian Remote Sensing Satellite - IRS-1A [6] [7] , he had the responsibility of realizing the first operational Indian Remote Sensing Satellite-IRS- 1A carrying 72 metre and 36 metre resolution multispectral cameras which was launched in 1988.

As Project Director, Indian Remote Sensing Satellite- IRS-1C [8] [9] [10] he directed the development of both space and ground segments . IRS-1C was the first civilian satellite to offer during 1996, the best resolution (5.6m) panchromatic imageries along with multispectral imageries with 23 metre and 375 metre resolutions with wide swath.

As Program Director, IRS program ,[11] [12] [13][14] Indian remote sensing spacecraft-1C/1D guided IRS projects consisting of operational Remote Sensing Satellites and the corresponding ground segments till he superannuated in 2002. The projects were Resourcesat-1, Oceansat-1 (IRS-P4), Cartosat-1 [15] and Technology experiment satellite (TES). [16]. He also initiated Radar Imaging Satellite RISAT-1 development.

IRS-1C and IRS-1D were considered as sister satellites with same specifications. Resourcesat-1 was a follow on satellite to IRS-1C/IRS- 1D with enhanced features. Oceansat-1 carried payloads for oceanographic applications such as ocean color monitor, meant for fish school detection and a microwave radiometer to get sea surface temperature information. Cartosat-1 provided stereo images of 2.5 metre resolution using fore and aft cameras for cartographic applications. The Technology Experiment Satellite was meant to develop and prove various satellite technologies to get 1 metre resolution panchromatic imageries and it was flown successfully in 2001. He superannuated as ‘Outstanding Scientist’ in 2002 but continued as a visiting scientist during 2002-2003, Then he moved to the field of technical education as a Professor to teach students theories/technologies of communication engineering including satellite communication which he continued till he was 78 years old.

Published works[edit]

Published about 20 technical publications. Books written:

  • Indian Journal of Radio & Space Physics[17]
  • Indian Academy of Sciences, Vol. C 1, No. 3, November 1978, pp. 235-249[18]
  • The communication System[19]
  • Three years of mission performance -IRS-1A[20]
  • Indian Remote Sensing Satellite , Cartosat-1: Technical features and data products[21]
  • Strategizing for the future Indian EO programme [22]
  • Indian remote sensing spacecraft-1C/1D[23]
  • Indian Remote Sensing , Missions and Payloads at a glance[24]
  • IRS-1C Mission and its Performance[25]
  • Fundamentals of Satellite Communications published by Pearson publishers "Fundamentals of Satellite Communications"
  • Thirukural, the great, with English Translations by S.Kalyanaraman
  • Towards ... Health, Education, Wealth and Happiness published by Notionpress, India "Towards .. Health, Education, Wealth and Happiness"

Honours, decorations, awards and distinctions[edit]

  • Astronautical Society of India award.[26] [27]
  • Elected as a Fellow of Indian National Academy of Engineering[28]
  • ‘Performance Excellence award’ from ISRO.[29]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "S.Kalyanaraman ISRO" (PDF). Indian National Academy of Engineering. 2016.
  2. ↑ "The communication System". 1978.
  3. ↑ "Satellite tracking systems" (PDF). 1975.
  4. ↑ "The Aryabhata Project" (PDF). 1975.
  5. ↑ "NASA Space Science Data (Bhaskara/DataCollectionPlatform".
  6. ↑ Kalyanaraman, S.; Thyagarajan, K.; Tyagi, R. N.; Venkata Rao, M. (1991). "Three years of Mission Performance - IRS 1A". Journal of Spacecraft Technology. 1 (1): 57. Bibcode:1991JSpT....1...57K.
  7. ↑ India's Journey towards Excellence in Building Earth Observation Cameras, 2017, Notion Press, 2017, ISBN 9781947429857
  8. ↑ Kalyanaraman, S.; Rajangam, R. K. (2016). "Advanced Features and Specifications of IRS-1C Spacecraft". Current Science. JSTOR. 70 (7): 501–509. JSTOR 24097368.
  9. ↑ Kalyanaraman, S.; Rajangam, R. K.; Rattan, R. (1995). "Indian remote sensing spacecraft-1C/1D". International Journal of Remote Sensing. 16 (5): 791–799. Bibcode:1995IJRS...16..791K. doi:10.1080/01431169508954443. S2CID 130991023.
  10. ↑ "IRS-1C Mission and its Performance" (PDF). 1996.
  11. ↑ "Presentation at the National Space Society of Australia Ltd - Topic : Space Development Programs in Asia". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  12. ↑ Kalyanaraman, S. (1999). "Remote sensing data from IRS satellites — past, present and the future". Journal of the Indian Society of Remote Sensing. 27 (2): 59–69. doi:10.1007/BF02990802. S2CID 129090233.
  13. ↑ "Technologies developed for irs program Journal of spacecraft technology". 1999.
  14. ↑ Rao, Mukund; Jayaraman, V.; Kalyanraman, S.; Joseph, George; Navalgund, R.R.; Kasturirangan, K. (2002). "Strategizing for the future Indian EO programme". Acta Astronautica. 51 (1–9): 549–557. Bibcode:2002AcAau..51..549R. doi:10.1016/S0094-5765(02)00044-9.
  15. ↑ "Cartosat-1". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  16. ↑ "TES".
  17. ↑ "Satellite tracking systems" (PDF). 1975.
  18. ↑ "The tracking system". 1978.
  19. ↑ "The communication System". 1978.
  20. ↑ Kalyanaraman, S.; Thyagarajan, K.; Tyagi, R. N.; Venkata Rao, M. (1991). "Three years of Mission Performance - IRS 1A". Journal of Spacecraft Technology. 1 (1): 57. Bibcode:1991JSpT....1...57K.
  21. ↑ "Indian Remote Sensing Satellite, Cartosat-1: Technical features and data products. Paper presented at Map Asia 2002 conference, 7-9 August, Bangkok, Thailand" (PDF). 2002. Retrieved 29 January 2008.
  22. ↑ Rao, Mukund; Jayaraman, V.; Kalyanraman, S.; Joseph, George; Navalgund, R.R.; Kasturirangan, K. (2002). "Strategizing for the future Indian EO programme". Acta Astronautica. 51 (1–9): 549–557. Bibcode:2002AcAau..51..549R. doi:10.1016/S0094-5765(02)00044-9.
  23. ↑ Kalyanaraman, S.; Rajangam, R. K.; Rattan, R. (1995). "Indian remote sensing spacecraft-1C/1D". International Journal of Remote Sensing. 16 (5): 791–799. Bibcode:1995IJRS...16..791K. doi:10.1080/01431169508954443. S2CID 130991023.
  24. ↑ "Indian Remote Sensing , Missions and Payloads at a glance, pp 295 -296 , article 12, 13 and 14". 1995.
  25. ↑ "IRS-1C Mission and its Performance" (PDF). 1996.
  26. ↑ "Times of India Article". 5 February 2000.
  27. ↑ "certificate". 5 February 2000.
  28. ↑ "Fellow of Indian National Academy of Engineering".
  29. ↑ "Performance Excellence Award".
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