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GSAT-10 to be launched in 2 months: ISRO

July 18, 2012

Indian Space Research Organisation Chairman (ISRO) is ready to launch GSAT-10 in 2 months. It will be shipped to the spaceport at Kourou in French Guiana for launch by European space consortium Arianespace. What is GSAT-10? It is a communication ..

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Europe’s most recent spacecraft to track weather in orbit

July 8, 2012

The most recent spacecraft in Europe’s long-running Meteosat series has moved into orbit on an Ariane rocket. The spacecraft being guided into a position about 36,000 kms above the Earth from where it can keep an unceasing eye on developing ..

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China launches 2 more satellites

May 1, 2012

China successfully launched 2 more satellites for its proposed Beidou Global Navigation and Positioning Network being built to counter the US Global Position System (GPS). With these two satellites, China has so far launched 13 satellites to form part of ..

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RISAT-1 placed in final Polar Sun-synchronous orbit

April 29, 2012

India’s indigenously built Radar Imaging Satellite (RISAT-1), launched on April 26, 2012 has been placed in its final Polar Sun-synchronous Orbit. On April 27-28, 2012 the satellite’s propulsion system was used in 4 orbital manoeuvres to raise the height of ..

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Russia Completes the Deployment of GLONASS network

December 7, 2011

GLONASS (Globalnaya Navigazionnaya Sputnikovaya Sistema or Global Navigation Satellite System) is a radio-based satellite navigation system operated for the Russian Government by the Russian Space Forces. It is an alternative and complement to the United States’ Global Positioning System (GPS), ..

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PSLV C18 puts 4 satellites in orbit

December 7, 2011

India’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C18) demonstrated its reliability and consistency yet again when it put four satellites in orbit with aplomb on 12 October 2011.PSLV C18 lift-off from the spaceport at Sriharikota at 11 a.m. on October 12, 2011. ..

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Current Affairs : October 12, 2011

October 12, 2011

PSLV C-18 launched PSLV-C18 blasted off effectively at 11 am morning from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota. The 20th PSLV has been put into orbit. It will be stabilized into an orbit of 867 km altitude. The core-alone ..

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Current Affairs: October 8, 2011

October 8, 2011

Deployment of GLONASS network, completed by Russia Russia finished the deployment of its global positioning satellite group “Glonass”. GLONASS is the Russian comparable of the U.S. GPS (Global Positioning System). It is intended for military and civilian use. At present, there ..

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