Indian Space Research Organisation is undertaking a series of tests on Gsat-11, the space agency’s heaviest communication satellite. Weighing more than 5.7 tonnes, the satellite has been recalled from the European spaceport to make sure that it doesn’t hold any “potential anomaly”. As per the reports, the satellite is being tested at Bangaluru’s ISRO Satellite […]
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has developed an indigenous atomic clock that will be used in India’s very own navigation satellites so as to measure the precise location data. Currently, all the atomic clocks fitted with navigation satellites are imported from European aerospace manufacturer Astrium. Reportedly, the Ahmedabad-based Space Applications Centre (SAC) has developed this […]
Indian Space Research Organisation i.e. ISRO is all preparing to launch few important satellites in the upcoming months. These satellites are very significant for the defence system of the country as few of them will be used by the military to keep an eye on hostile neighbours countries and safeguard our land and sea borders. […]
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has successfully launched the IRNSS-1I navigation satellite carried by the PSLV-C41. The launch took place at Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota. The IRNSS-1I is a part of the ‘Navigation with Indian Constellation’ i.e. NavIC which can be defined in simple terms as the Indian GPS. Expressing delight on […]
India’s space agency ISRO is going to launch a navigation satellite on April 12 from the Satish Dhawan Space centre at Sriharikota spaceport located in Andhra Pradesh. The IRNSS-1I is the 8th satellite that is going to join the NavIC navigation satellite constellation in Earth’s polar orbit. PSLV-C41/IRNSS01I Mission PSLV-C41/IRNSS-1I Mission is scheduled to be […]
ISRO successfully launches the GSAT-6A communication satellite from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota at 4:56 pm on Thursday. This successful launch has added another feather to ISRO’s cap marking the 12th flight of GSLV-F08 and 6th flight with the indigenous Cryogenic upper stage engine. Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated ISRO on the successful launch […]
Chandrayaan-2 is the India’s most ambitious space mission. It is the lunar mission in which India aims to place a rover on South pole of the Moon. ISRO may launch probably in April 2018. The information is confirmed by in-charge of the Department of Space, Dr. Jitendra Singh. In fact, Mr. Singh called it a […]
After the successful Chandrayaan 1 Mission, India’s first lunar probe, ISRO is getting ready for Chandrayaan 2 which will have an orbiter, a lander, and a rover. In an exclusive report by Times of India, the publication has revealed important details about the lunar mission as disclosed by ISRO Chairman Dr. K Sivan. As per […]
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has got a new chairman K Sivan. He is holding the position of Director of Vikram Sarabhai Space Center in Thiruvananthapuram. Now, he will take over Mr. A.S. Kiran Kumar for a three year term as the ISRO chief. After G Madhavan Nair, he is the second rocket scientist to […]
This February, the Indian space giant ISRO sent 104 satellites into space, thus beating Russia’s previous record of 37. All satellites were nano-satellites (small devices) except one—the Cartosat, weighing 714 kilograms. The Indian Space Research Organisation is an ardent follower of the mantra– ‘Small is Beautiful’ when it comes to satellite launches. Have you ever […]
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