Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh) (4 Min Read) : Rounding off the year 2018, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Wednesday successfully launched a military communication satellite GSAT-7A, primarily for the Indian Air Force, in a text-book style. At 4.10 p.m. the GSLV-F11 rocket ascended into the sky from the second launch pad at Satish Dhawan […]
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Indian rocket lifts off with country’s HysIS, 30 foreign satellites
Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh) : Indian rocket Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) lifted off successfully from here on Thursday with the country’s Hyper Spectral Imaging Satellite (HysIS) — an earth observation satellite — and 30 other foreign satellites. The PSLV-CA (Core Alone) version (without its usual strap-on motors), standing 44.4 metres tall and weighing about 230 […]
India’s heaviest rocket lifts off with communication satellite GSAT-29
Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh) : India’s heaviest rocket – Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle-Mark III (GSLV-Mk III)– carrying 3,423 kg communication satellite GSAT-29 blasted off from the Sriharikota spaceport on Wednesday evening. Precisely at 5.08 p.m. the GSLV-Mk III rocket on its second developmental flight began its ascent with a strong deep growl that reverberated like a […]
India to launch GSAT-29 communication satellite on Wednesday
Chennai : Subject to weather conditions, India’s heavy-lift rocket Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV-Mk III) is set to put into orbit the communication satellite GSAT-29 tentatively on Wednesday, the Indian space agency said. According to the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), it will be the second developmental flight of GSLV-Mk III rocket with a rated […]
Facebook wants to launch own Internet satellite in 2019: Report
San Francisco : As part of its plan to connect billions of people who are still offline, Facebook is working on launching Athena, its own Internet satellite, early in 2019, the WIRED reported. According to an application Facebook appears to have filed with the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) under the name PointView Tech LLC, […]
India recalls GSAT-11 satellite for tests from Arianespace’s rocket port
Chennai : The Indian space agency has recalled its communication satellite GSAT-11 from Arianespace’s rocket port in Kourou in French Guiana, said Arianespace. “Due to additional technical checks with the Indian Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO) GSAT-11 satellite, to be conducted from the ISRO Satellite Centre (ISAC) located in Bengaluru, the Ariane 5 launch initially planned […]
Navigation satellite launch on Thursday, countdown going smoothly
Chennai : India will early on Thursday launch its IRNSS-1L navigation satellite from the Sriharikota rocket port, Indian space agency officials said. The 32-hour countdown, which began at 8.04 p.m. on Tuesday, is progressing smoothly at Sriharikota, 105 km from here, said an official of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). The 1,425-kg satellite — […]
India to launch navigation satellite on April 12
Bengaluru : India’s space agency ISRO on Saturday said it will launch a navigation satellite from its spaceport in Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh on April 12. “The Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) will launch IRNSS-1I satellite from the first launch pad in Sriharikota on April 12 at 4.04 a.m.,” the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) […]
Satellite detects new tunneling at N.Korean nuclear base
Seoul, Jan 12 : Satellite images show that North Korea has bored new tunnels near its Punggye-ri nuclear test site, indicating Pyongyang’s intention to maintain its potential for future nuclear testing, a US website specialised in North Korean affairs has said. The images, taken on December 28, 2017 and revealed on Thursday by US-based website […]