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First test flight of Gaganyaan mission in February next year: ISRO official

27Oct

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First test flight of Gaganyaan mission in February next year: ISRO official

[ad_1] ISRO will start a series of test flights for India's maiden human space flight mission called Gaganyaan from February next year: Official The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will start a series of test flights for India's maiden human space flight mission called Gaganyaan from February next year, a senior official said here on Thursday. The space agency also plans to deploy the heavy lift Chinook helicopter and the C-17 Globemaster transport aircraft for testing the crew module, which will carry astronauts into the orbit for three days as part of the Gaganyaan human space flight mission, R Umamaheshwaran, Director of ISRO's Human Space Flight Centre said. Addressing the India Space Congress here, he said scientists at ISRO had completed the design of the Environm...

‘It is teamwork’, Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre Director after launch of Mark 3 satellite

24Oct

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‘It is teamwork’, Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre Director after launch of Mark 3 satellite

[ad_1] ISRO team that worked behind Mark 3 satellite mission has reached Thiruvananthapuram. Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) team that worked behind Mark 3 satellite mission has reached Thiruvananthapuram where their colleagues offered them a warm reception at the airport. Unnikrishnan Nair, Director, Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC), Thiruvananthapuram said that the Mark 3 launch was done after a gap of two and a half to three years and was a success because of the teamwork. "It is a teamwork of all centres like VSSC, LPSC, IPRC, IISER and IISU. It is teamwork and we are ready to take up more work. In future, more and more opportunities will come. Every year we have a plan. We make our launch according to our demand. From internal demand as well as external demand. ...

24Oct

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ISRO GSLV Mark-III renamed as LVM-3

[ad_1] ISRO has renamed the GSLV Mark -III as LVM-III, mainly to identify its task of placing satellites into a variety of orbits. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has renamed the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) Mark -III as Launch Vehicle Mark-III, mainly to identify its task of placing satellites into a variety of orbits. The LVM-3 rocket will also be used for India's maiden human space flight tentatively scheduled for late 2024 and is also emerging as a favourite for ISRO's commercial launches after the successful placing in orbits of 36 OneWeb satellites on Sunday. "Earlier, the launch vehicles were named for a specific purpose, such as PSLV for putting polar satellites in orbit or GSLV for geostationary satellites,” a senior ISRO official said. ...

ISRO scripts history with successful commercial mission LVM3-M2

23Oct

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ISRO scripts history with successful commercial mission LVM3-M2

[ad_1] ISRO's LVM3-M2 on its maiden commercial mission on Sunday successfully placed 36 broadband communication satellites. Indian Space Research Organisation's heaviest rocket LVM3-M2 on its maiden commercial mission on Sunday successfully placed 36 broadband communication satellites of a UK-based customer into the intended orbits, the space agency said, describing the mission as 'historic'.OneWeb Ltd is the UK-based customer of NewSpace India Ltd (NSIL), ISRO's commercial arm, and a global communication network powered from space, enabling internet connectivity for governments and businesses. Bharti Enterprises is one of the major investors in OneWeb. London-based satellite communications company Network Access Associated Limited (OneWeb) said its partnership with ISRO and the spac...

With drained battery, no fuel, India’s Mars Orbiter craft dies quietly in space

3Oct

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With drained battery, no fuel, India’s Mars Orbiter craft dies quietly in space

[ad_1] Country's maiden interplanetary mission 'Mangalyaan' may have finally completed its long innings. India's Mars Orbiter craft has run out of propellant and its battery drained beyond the safe limit, fuelling speculation that the country's maiden interplanetary mission 'Mangalyaan' may have finally completed its long innings. The ₹450 crore Mars Orbiter Mission was launched onboard PSLV-C25 on November five, 2013, and the MOM spacecraft was successfully inserted into Martian orbit on September 24, 2014 in its first attempt. "Right now, there is no fuel left. The satellite battery has drained," sources in the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) told PTI. "The link has been lost". There was, however, no official wor...

In big blow, ISRO’s Mangalyaan runs out of fuel over Mars; 450 cr orbiter lost

3Oct

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In big blow, ISRO’s Mangalyaan runs out of fuel over Mars; 450 cr orbiter lost

[ad_1] In a big blow, ISRO's Mars Orbiter Mangalyaan has run out of fuel and the satellite battery has drained. Check details here. India's Mars Orbiter Mangalyaan has run out of fuel and its battery has drained beyond the safe limit. "Right now, there is no fuel left. The satellite battery has drained," sources in the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) told PTI. "The link has been lost", he added. However, there was no official statement from the country's national space agency. With fuel on board, ISRO had been performing orbital manoeuvres on MOM spacecraft to take it to a new orbit to avoid an impending eclipse in the past. "But recently there were back-to-back eclipses including one that lasted seven-and-half hou...

36 OneWeb satellites arrive at Satish Dhawan Space Centre ahead of planned launch

20Sep

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36 OneWeb satellites arrive at Satish Dhawan Space Centre ahead of planned launch

[ad_1] OneWeb, the Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite communications company, on Tuesday announced the arrival of 36 satellites. OneWeb, the Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite communications company, on Tuesday announced the arrival of 36 satellites at Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC- SHAR) ahead of a planned launch from Sriharikota. OneWeb has teamed up with NewSpace India Limited (NSIL), the commercial arm of national space agency Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) to facilitate the launch. With this launch, OneWeb will have over 70 per cent of its planned 'Gen 1 LEO constellation' in orbit as it progresses to deliver high-speed, low-latency connectivity services around the world, the company said in a statement. "...

India can capture 8% of world space economy, but ISRO, pvt sector must do this first

4Sep

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India can capture 8% of world space economy, but ISRO, pvt sector must do this first

[ad_1] Hard work by private sector, ISRO could see India capture 8% of global space economy:Officia India's space sector accounts for two per cent of the global space economy, but can aim to touch eight per cent on the back of hard work by the private sector with hand holding from space agency ISRO, a top official has said. The new space policy, which is expected to be unveiled soon, will remove most of the constraints faced by private players, who can look forward to building satellites, leasing out transponders, building launch vehicles and exploring the world of space-based applications. “The most important objective of the space policy is to promote and facilitate the private sector playing a key role in the space se...