INSAT-3D launched successfully
India's advanced meteorological satellite INSAT-3D was successfully launched by a European rocket from the spaceport of Kourou in French Guiana early today, giving a boost to weather forecasting and disaster warning services. India's advanced meteorological satellite INSAT-3D was successfully launched by a European rocket from the spaceport of Kourou in French Guiana early today, giving a boost to weather forecasting and disaster warning services. European space consortium Arianespace’s Ariane 5 rocket launched INSAT-3D and A…
India's Communication Satellite Gsat-24 All Set For Launch On Ariane-5 Rocket Tomorrow
C hennai: GSAT-24 , the 4,180 kg India's 24-Ku band communication satellite, will be launched by European Space Agency's (ESA) Arian Rocket from Kourou in French Guiana tomorrow. The satellite, with pan India coverage for meeting DTH application needs, will be launched along with a Malaysian communication satellite MEASAT-3d by Ariane-V VA257 flight tomorrow morning, ESA's Arianespace said. Arianespace’s second launch of 2022 with the first Ariane-5 of the year will place its satellite passengers into Geostationary Transfer Orbit.…
Why India's space exploration could be the next big thing
The successful launch of India's first inter-planetary Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM), the sending up of India's first navigation satellite midnight, the launch of the Indo-French satellite SARAL, and signing up a couple of satellite launch contracts - all these put Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) in 2013 amongst the select group of space-faring nations on a couple of counts. The year also saw ISRO deciding to embrace social media like Facebook and Twitter in a major way after tasting success during MOM, and the DMK p…
ISRO gets busy with GSLV launch
After slotting its nine-day-old navigation satellite, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) now turns full steam on its next and high-stakes test, the flight of the Geo Synchronous Launch Vehicle (GSLV) medium-lift satellite launcher. After slotting its nine-day-old navigation satellite, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) now turns full steam on its next and high-stakes test, the flight of the Geo Synchronous Launch Vehicle (GSLV) medium-lift satellite launcher. ISRO Chairman and Department of Space Secretary K. Ra…
India's GSLV Mk-III Rocket To Launch Oneweb Satellites In Oct'22 And Jan'23: ISRO Chairman
India's heaviest rocket, the GSLV MK-III, will henceforth be used to perform commercial launches, with two such launches being planned in October this year and January next year, ISRO Chairman, Dr S Somanath said. This comes as a welcome development as India has been primarily using its workhorse PSLV rocket to orbit customer satellites. He mentioned that UK-based OneWeb had signed up as a customer for both these launches. This comes as a welcome development as it would be the maiden launch of the GSLV MK-III for a commercial mission. Nota…
India's Tech Roadmap Points to Small Sats, Space Weapons
India's vision of future military space capabilities includes networks of small, less expensive satellites as well as systems to protect those spacecraft from attack and, if necessary, destroy enemy space systems. India's vision of future military space capabilities includes networks of small, less expensive satellites as well as systems to protect those spacecraft from attack and, if necessary, destroy enemy space systems. The country’s military space systems are part of a wide-ranging, 15-year military technology outl…
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