00:00Why is there such a significant milestone for India's space journey?
00:07Thank you very much. You know, it's a monumental day for Indian history today that such a heavy lift satellite for the first time, 6.5 tons, has been launched into the orbit.
00:23It shows that strategic patience combined with a cumulative advantage, the way India's space program has progressed over the years, I can take you back to 1962, the in-course power when Dr. Vikram Sarabhai, he was the father of the India space program.
00:49He visualized the entire space program of India. Then in 1963, we had the Thumba and then 1975, Aryabhat.
01:01So progressively in 1980, we had the SLV-3 launch of Rohini and we had the ASLVs and now we have the LV M3, M6.
01:14So it is one journey, I would say, that from a space capable nation, India is today a space assured nation.
01:27And it's a milestone in our own way. We have visualized the space program, reliability repeatedly and strategic pressure.
01:42You see, we have gone through all these things. And when you study a space program, you need to understand that you will go through failures also.
01:53We have gone through failures in our space program, but we have not been deterred by this.
02:01So I think from this strategic perspective, if I can say, the LV M3, M6 validates India's position across the three core pillars of space power,
02:15that is access, sustainment and influence.
02:20So it is becoming extremely important today in today's scenario because space technology and space warfare are going to shape the future strength of a country.
02:37And from that point of view, I think it's a culmination of civil military fusion, because this space satellite capability of launch is going to help us in our military dominance over adversary,
02:55as well as the commercial aspects, because you see the communication aspects we are talking about are actually a mobile communication or satellite communication augments the mobile communication.
03:14We are talking about 5G. We are talking about 6G from where this capability comes.
03:21It actually comes through the launch of these satellites.
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