ISRO launches Cartosat 2 Series satellite into space

ISRO has successfully launched weather observation satellite Cartosat 2 Series and 29 other spacecraft into the space from its Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) C-40 from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh. The Cartosat-2 series satellite ..

Aditya-L1 mission to be India’s first solar mission to take off in 2019

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will launch the India’s first mission to the Sun “Aditya-L1 mission” from Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh on the PSLV- XL launch vehicle in 2019. The Aditya-1 mission was conceived as a 400kg class satellite ..

ISRO had launched navigation satellite IRNSS-1H into orbit, but mission failed

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has launched its navigation satellite IRNSS-1H into the orbit by the rocket PSLV C39 from the Satish Dhavan Space Centre at Sriharikotta, Andhra Pradesh on August 31, 2017. Though, the IRNSS-1H mission was failed ..

ISRO to launch a full-fledged niche Earth observation (EO) satellite “HySIS” to enable distinct identification of objects from space

ISRO will soon launch a full-fledged niche Earth observation (EO) satellite called the Hyperspectral Imaging Satellite (HySIS) by using a critical chip it has developed. The purpose of the HySIS satellite is to enable distinct identification of objects from about ..

ISRO and NASA are jointly working on NISAR to launch dual frequency SAR satellite by 2021

The ISRO and NASA are jointly working on the NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR) mission to co-develop and launch a dual frequency (L & S Band) synthetic aperture radar satellite. This earth monitoring satellite is scheduled to be launched in ..

‘Endeavour’ retires

NASA’s Space shuttle Endeavour retired from the service and was sent to a museum.  About Endeavour: Endeavour was introduced as a replacement to Challenger, which exploded during launch in 1986. It made its first flight on May 7, 1992 on ..

Month: Current Affairs - September, 2012

India’s Mars mission gets cabinet approval

The Union Cabinet approved the proposal of Department of Space to launch a satellite to Mars in 2013. What will be the mission? The satellite will investigate Mars atmosphere. It will study climate, geology, origin, evolution and sustainability of life ..

Month: Current Affairs - August, 2012

Russia’s Soyuz-FG Carrier rocket sets 5 Satellites into Orbit

Russia’s Soyuz-FG carrier rocket set off from the Baikonur space centre in Kazakhstan. The Soyuz-FG carrier rocket will put the following 5 satellites into orbit:- 1) Russian satellite Canopus-B 2) Russian Satellite MKA-PN1 3) Belarusian satellite BKA 4) Canadian satellite ..

Month: Current Affairs - July, 2012

GSAT-10 to be launched in 2 months: ISRO

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 ..

Month: Current Affairs - July, 2012

Sunita Williams took off for her 2nd space journey

Indian-American record-making astronaut Sunita Williams along with her two other astronauts took off for her second space odyssey on a Russian Soyuz rocket. It took off successfully from a cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The other two members on board are Russian ..

Month: Current Affairs - July, 2012