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…]
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ISRO on the verge of 104-satellite launch feat
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is geared up to create history by launching a record 104 satellites at 9.28 am from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, on Wednesday. Significantly, it will be the highest number to be launched in a single operation. The ISRO’s current[Read More…]
ISRO plans record 83-satellite mission in January
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) announced on Tuesday that it was planning to launch a record 83 satellites in one go using its PSLV-C37 towards the end of January. “We are working for a January launch. It will be toward the end of January. The date has to be[Read More…]
ISRO launches PSLV-C35 with 8 satellites
Indian Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO) satellite launching workhorse Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) has lifted off successfully with eight satellites on Monday at 9:12 am. Out of the eight, three are from India, three from Algeria, and one each are from Canada and the US. The vehicle was launched from[Read More…]