The Indian Space Research Organisation is all set to launch another communication satellite from its Sriharikota center. The GSAT-7A satellite for the Indian Air Force (IAF) will be carried aboard a Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV Mk II) and it is set to launch in a short while. The new[Read More…]
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ISRO to launch three more satellites for bandwidth connectivity
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will launch three more satellites to provide high-speed bandwidth connectivity to rural areas as part of the government’s Digital India programme, an official said on Sunday. Speaking to reporters after the successful launch of two UK satellites by Indian rocket Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle[Read More…]
India trying to revive link with GSAT-6A
Bengaluru: Indian space scientists and engineers are making all-out efforts to establish a link with the communication satellite GSAT-6A launched on March 29, said an official on Tuesday. “Efforts are on to establish the communication link with the satellite,” an official from the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) told IANS[Read More…]
India begins countdown to launch 31 satellites on Friday
India began countdown early Thursday for launching 31 satellites in a Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) from its spaceport here, said the space agency. “The 28-hour countdown began at 5.29 a.m. in the mission control here for the rocket launch at 9.28 a.m. on Friday,” said the state-run Indian Space[Read More…]
ISRO fails to launch its eighth navigation satellite IRNSS-1H
The Indian Space Research Organisation’s attempt to launch its eighth navigation satellite, IRNSS-1H on Thursday was unsuccessful. The satellite weighs 1,425 kg and was carried by the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle. ISRO chairman, AS Kiran Kumar, said the mission failed as the PSLV’s heat shield did not open up for[Read More…]
ISRO to unravel India’s heaviest launch vehicle GSLV Mark-III in June
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is likely to launch the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle(GSLV) Mark-III in the first week of June. It will be India’s most powerful launch vehicle, built to lift the heaviest Indian satellites to space. The new rocket is capable of carrying two times more weight[Read More…]