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India to expand NaVIC

October 26, 2022

India is planning to expand the regional satellite navigation system NavIC. Key facts The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) is currently planning to expand the Navigation with Indian Constellation (NavIC). It had sought the government’s permission to launch 12 additional ..

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Chandrayaan-2 maps sodium content on Moon’s surface

October 10, 2022

For the first time, the spectrometer on Chandrayaan-2 mapped abundance of sodium on the moon. Key facts The x-ray spectrometer called CLASS (Chandrayaan-2 Large Area Soft X-ray Spectrometer) aboard the Chandrayaan-2 Orbiter detected a large amount of sodium on the ..

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OneWeb-NewSpace India Partnership

October 1, 2022

OneWeb’s 36 Gen 1 low-earth orbit (LEO) satellites will be launched aboard ISRO’s GSLV-Mk III. Key facts In April 2022, the London-based satellite communications satellite company OneWeb entered into a partnership with the NewSpace India Limited – the commercial arm ..

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HAL’s Integrated Cryogenic Engine Manufacturing Facility

September 28, 2022

President of India Droupadi Murmu recently inaugurated the Integrated Cryogenic Engine Manufacturing Facility of Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) in Bengaluru. Key facts An MoU that was signed between the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) in ..

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Real-Time Train Information System

September 26, 2022

Indian Railways is installing Real-Time Train Information System (RTIS) to automatically track train movements in real-time What is RTIS? The RTIS was jointly developed by the Indian Railways and Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). It is currently being executed by ..

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Hughes-ISRO satellite internet service

September 15, 2022

Hughes Communications India (HCI) and ISRO has jointly launched India’s first high-throughput satellite (HTS) broadband service. Key facts HCI – a joint venture company of US-based Hughes Network Systems and Indian telecom operator Bharati Airtel – launched the first high ..

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ISRO tests Inflatable Aerodynamic Decelerator

September 6, 2022

Recently, the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has successfully tested the Inflatable Aerodynamic Decelerator (IAD) technology that can aid in cost-effective recovery of spent rocket stages and land payloads safely on other planets. Inflatable Aerodynamic Decelerator (IAD) The Inflatable Aerodynamic ..

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AzaadiSAT: ISRO’s Smallest Rocket in Space

August 5, 2022

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is set to launch its smallest commercial rocket ‘Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV)’ carrying ‘AzaadiSAT’, on August 7, 2022. It will be launched  to unfurl the Tricolour in space, from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in ..

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