Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) today successfully injected into orbit its earth imaging and mapping satellite CARTOSAT-3 along with 13 commercial nano satellites from the United States. With cloudy skies in the back ground, the 44.4 metre tall PSLV C47 rocket lifted off majestically at 9.28 am from the second launch pad at this spaceport […]
Under the leadership of the Prime Minister, space technology has reached every house in the country: Dr. Jitendra Singh Union Minister of State for Space addresses National Conference on ‘System for Transforming India: Challenges and Opportunities’ at Ahmedabad today Today in Ahmedabad city, Union Minister of State for Development of North Eastern Region (I/C), Prime […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday asked ISRO scientists not to get disheartened by the hurdles in the moon mission Chandrayaan-2 and asserted that there will be a “new dawn”. ISRO’s plan to soft land Chandrayaan-2’s Vikram module on the Lunar surface did not go as per script in the early hours of Saturday, with […]
In a major milestone for India’s Moon mission, the Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft successfully entered the lunar orbit on Tuesday. Lunar Orbit Insertion (LOI) maneuver was completed successfully at 0902 hours as planned, using the onboard propulsion system, the Bengaluru headquartered space agency said in a statement. “The duration of maneuver was 1,738 seconds. With this, Chandrayaan-2 […]
Today in Ahmedabad, Space Applications Centre SAC organised Dr Vikram Sarabhai Birth Centenary (1919 – 2019) Celebrations at GMDC Convention Hall. This is 100 th year of Dr Sarabhai birth anniversary. Distinguished Scientists from ISRO including Chairman ISRO Dr K Sivan, Dr K Kasturirangan former Chairman ISRO , Dr BN Suresh former director VSSC, Shri […]
India’s new earth observation satellite up in the sky will send good clarity images which will be used for agriculture, forestry and disaster management support, said Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), the country’s space agency. RISAT 2B was launched using PSLV C46 launch vehicle into orbit. The images taken by the satellite will also be […]
Today ISRO Indian Space Research Organisation’s yet another success, GSLV-F11 lifts-off carrying communication satellite GSAT 7A with a mass of 2250 kg onboard from Sriharikota at 4.10 pm (IST). GSLV-F11 places GSAT-7A into GTO Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit. It was launched fom Second Launch Pad at Satish Dhawan Space Centre SDSC, Sriharikota. GSAT-7A mission is configured with ISRO’s […]
Adding another feather to its cap, ISRO’s workhorse rocket PSLV-C43 Thursday successfully injected into orbit India’s earth observation satellite HysIS. The 30 other co-passenger international satellites including those from the United States of America and Australia among others, will soon be placed into orbit. The rocket lifted off majestically into cloudy skies in a burst […]
Today afternoon ISRO Indian Spare Research Organisation Launched GSLV Mk-III D2/ GSAT-29 Mission from Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SHAR) of Sriharikota. GSLV Mk-III is the fifth generation launch vehicle developed by ISRO. It is designed to place upto 4000 Kg in GTO Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit. GSAT-29 is a multimeam communication satellite with liftoff mass of […]
Fire reported in ISRO Centre at SAC Ahmedabad Today afternoon in Ahmedabad, incident of Fire was reported in ISRO center at Space Applications Centre campus. Fire was reported around 1:30 pm. Fire in SAC campus was seen from the nearby buildings in Ramdevnagar, Jodhpur, Vastrapur and SG Highway. 25 fire fighters and 5 ambulances reached […]
