Reusable Launch Vehicle Autonomous Landing Mission

On April 2, 2023, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) conducted a successful Reusable Launch Vehicle Autonomous Landing Mission (RLV LEX) at the Aeronautical Test Range (ATR) in Chitradurga, Karnataka. Overview of RLV LEX RLV LEX is a technology demonstrator ..

Month: Current Affairs – April, 2023

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LVM3 M3/OneWeb India – 2 Mission

On March 25, 2023, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and NewSpace India Limited (NSIL) successfully launched the OneWeb India-2 mission, a significant achievement in space connectivity. The mission’s primary objective was to deploy 36 satellites into a 450 km ..

Month: Current Affairs - March, 2023

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LVM3

The Indian space agency, ISRO, has announced that it will launch its largest rocket, LVM3, on March 26th for its second commercial mission. This is the shortest duration in which ISRO has carried out two missions of the LVM3 rocket, ..

Month: Current Affairs - March, 2023

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YUVIKA

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has initiated the Yuva Vigyani Karyakram (YUVIKA) program to encourage students to pursue careers in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) and develop a passion for space science. Through this program, ISRO aims to ..

Month: Current Affairs - March, 2023

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What is TV-D1?

The first test vehicle demonstration (TV-D1) under the Gaganyaan mission will be conducted on May 2023. It aims to test the abort process mid-air, the parachute system, and the recovery of crew members after splashdown. The demonstration involves using single ..

Month: Current Affairs - March, 2023

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What is NISAR Mission?

NISAR (NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar) Mission is a collaborative project between NASA and ISRO aimed at building and launching an Earth observation satellite equipped with a dual-frequency synthetic aperture radar. Notably, the satellite carries the most advanced radar system ever ..

Month: Current Affairs - March, 2023

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What are Megha-Tropiques-1?

The Indian Space Agency ISRO is conducting a controlled re-entry of a decommissioned Indo-French satellite, Megha-Tropiques-1 (MT1), jointly developed to study tropical weather and climate. The satellite was launched in 2011 and exceeded its intended operational lifespan until 2021. What ..

Month: Current Affairs - March, 2023

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Landslide Atlas of India

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) recently released the Landslide Atlas of India, which identifies landslide hotspots in the country. The Atlas includes a database of landslide-prone regions of India based on events during 1998 – 2022, mainly along the ..

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CE-20 cryogenic engine

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has successfully completed the flight acceptance hot test for the CE-20 cryogenic engine, which will power the LVM3 launch vehicle’s Cryogenic Upper Stage for the upcoming Chandrayaan-3 mission. The test was carried out at ..

Month: Current Affairs - March, 2023

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Chandrayaan-3 lander clears key test

The Chandrayaan 3 is the third lunar mission of India. Indian Space Research Organization recently announced that the EMI-EMC test of the lander part was successful. The EMI-EMC are Electromagnetic tests. During the test, the lander is checked if its ..

Month: Current Affairs - February, 2023

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