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GSLV Mk-III Rocket
The Chandrayaan 2 mission was aborted at the last minute due to technical glitches with the GSLV Mk-III Rocket. This has raised some concerns since ISRO intends to use GSLV Mk-III for all future deep space exploration missions, including Gaganyaan, India’s ..
NewSpace India Inagurated
The commercial arm of Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro), NewSpace India Limited (NSIL) was officially inaugurated at Bengaluru. NewSpace India Limited NSIL aims to commercially utilise research and development activities carried out by ISRO in the area of space. It will act as an ..
ISRO Successfully launched Emisat Satellite into Orbit
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has successfully launched an electronic intelligence satellite ‘Emisat’ for the Defence Research Development Organisation (DRDO) along with 28 third party satellites. About the Launch The notable aspects of the launch were a new variant ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2019
New company to be established under Department of Space
The government has approved setting up of a new company under the Department of Space to commercially exploit the research and development work carried out by Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) Centers and constituent units of DOS. Avenues for Commercialisation ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2019
Human Space Flight Centre Inaugurated
The Human Space Flight Centre (HSFC) which would be the core of ISRO’s future manned missions was inaugurated at the ISRO headquarters in Bengaluru. The Human Space Flight Centre will implement the first development flight of Gaganyaan with the support ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2019
ISRO puts 'lightest satellite' Kalamsat V2 into orbit
Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) has launched the Kalamsat-V2 from Sriharikota space centre. Kalamsat-V2 The satellite is named after former president and Indian scientist Dr Abdul Kalam. The features of the Kalamsat V2 satellite are: It is the lightest satellite ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2019
ISRO launches two satellites NovaSAR and S1-4 using PSLV-C42
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully launched two satellites— NovaSAR and S1-4-belonging to United Kingdom (UK) based Surrey Satellite Technology Limited (SSTL). Both satellites were injected into Sun Synchronous Orbit (pole-to-pole orbit) at an altitude of 583 km after the ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2018
IRNSS-1I: ISRO successfully launches navigation satellite
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has successfully launched IRNSS-1I navigation satellite from Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh. The satellite was launched on board of PSLV-C41 (height of 44.4 meters and weight of 321 tonnes) after the normal lift-off and was ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2018
ISRO successfully launches 8 satellites into two different orbits
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) for first time has successfully launched eight satellites into two different orbits in a single mission. These satellites were launched onboard of Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle C35 (PSLV C35) from the first launch pad ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2016
ISRO set to launch record 22 satellites in single mission
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is set to script history by launching a record number of 22 satellites in a single mission in May 2016. These satellites (micro and nano) will be launched using ISRO’s workhorse Polar rocket PSLV ..