ISRO soon to test launch their advanced rocket soon
ISRO will test launch India's souped-up rocket - GSLV Mark III - from Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh between December 15 and 20 to test the atmospheric stability of the launch vehicle. Once Isro masters heavier launch vehicles capable of putting four tonne satellites into orbit, India will not have to depend on France to put its bigger satellites into orbit and save precious foreign exchange, besides getting more business. The test flight of GSLV Mark III will also carry a crew model to test its re-entry characteristics. "I…
India spikes US' Javelin missiles for Israel's 'Spike'
NEW DELHI: India today decided to buy 8,356 Spike anti-tank guided missile and 321 launchers from Israel for Rs 3,200 crore, rejecting US offer of Javelin missiles that Washington was lobbying hard for. The decision was taken following a meeting of the Defence Acquisition Council, chaired by Defence Minister Arun Jaitley, that lasted for over two hours with Defence Secretary, the Chiefs of all three services, DRDO Chief and other senior officials attending it. India will outright buy 8,356 missiles and 321 launchers from the Israeli firm Ra…
NASA to launch satellite in collaboration with ISRO
US space agency NASA today said it would launch a water-related satellite in collaboration with India's ISRO. The NASA-Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Synthetic Aperture Radar mission is a part of its plan to launch in the next seven years a series of satellite related to water and drought, the agency said. Among others include the Ice, Cloud, and land Elevation Satellite-2 (ICESat-2); Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE) Follow-on and Surface Water Ocean Topography mission. "These satellite missions join…
Gsat-14 enters its orbital home
India's 23rd geostationary communication satellite, Gsat-14, entered its orbital home at 8am on Thursday. The third orbit-raising manoeuvre was successfully executed with a 172-second firing from Isro's Master Control Facility at Hasan in Karnataka. With this, the spacecraft's nearest point to the earth, or perigee, is 35,462km and the farthest, or apogee, is 35,741km. After it entered its final orbital home, the cuboid-shaped spacecraft's east antenna was deployed at 9.18am and the west antenna at 11.30am An Isro offi…
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