ISRO's Another Feat! Space Agency Successfully Conducts Reusable Launch Vehicle Autonomous Landing Mission
ISRO has now successfully achieved the autonomous landing of a space vehicle.
Apr 02, 2023, 10:28 AM IST
India's third lunar mission Chandrayaan-3 slated for August 2022 launch
Responding to a question regarding the status of the mission, Minister of State, Science and Technology, Dr Jitendra Singh, said, that based on the learnings from Chandrayaan-2 and suggestions made by the national level experts, the realization of Chandrayaan-3 is in progress.
Feb 03, 2022, 16:40 PM IST
Exclusive: My work is to inspire team, support new ideas and make them a reality, says ISRO Chairman Dr S Somanath
ISRO Chairman Dr S Somanath shared his vision for the ongoing tenure, his thoughts on Indian re-usable rocket projects, his expectations from Indian start-ups and conglomerates, the ambitious Gaganyaan Programme and its related International collaborations and much more.
Jan 21, 2022, 15:21 PM IST
How India’s Lunar Orbiter Chandrayaan-2 avoided collision with NASA’s LRO- Explained
The calculations by both ISRO and NASA showed that the radial operation between the spacecraft would be less than 100 meters and the closest approach distance would be 3km, at a certain time.
Nov 17, 2021, 12:58 PM IST
Foreign firms keen to partner with Indian Space sector, new FDI policy in the works: ISRO Chairman Dr K Sivan
Dr Sivan emphasised that India’s private sector is playing a role in everything ranging from building rockets, satellites, offering space-based services and mission services.
Sep 13, 2021, 18:16 PM IST
R Aravamudan, one of ISRO’s early pioneers captured in this iconic photo, no more
One of the most popular pictures that captured ISRO’s early days is that of a vest-clad Aravamudan working on an experimental rocket payload, while APJ Abdul Kalam assisted him.
Aug 05, 2021, 21:36 PM IST
Earth observation satellite GISAT-1 slated for August 12 launch, says ISRO
According to ISRO, GISAT-1 is meant to provide near-real time imaging of large region of interest at frequent intervals, quick monitoring of natural disasters, episodic events and also obtain spectral signatures for agriculture, forestry, mineralogy, disaster warning, cloud properties, snow and glaciers and oceanography.
Aug 05, 2021, 16:06 PM IST
India to launch Bhutanese satellite in December 2021
Ambassador of India to Bhutan Ruchira Kamboj said, "Our countries are collaborating to build a satellite. This satellite is going to be launched in 2021 from ISRO's facilities.”
Aug 04, 2021, 16:33 PM IST
GISAT-1: India’s earth observation satellite likely to be launched in August, says ISRO Chairman K Sivan
This will be ISRO's second launch of 2021, after Brazilian Amazonia-1 was injected into orbit by a PSLV rocket in February, on a commercial basis.
Jul 16, 2021, 14:31 PM IST
Exclusive: ISRO one step closer to converting cargo rocket GSLV into human-carrier
ISRO is working on converting its cargo-carrying rocket into a reliable human-carrier, meant for astronauts. ISRO Chairman Dr K Sivan revealed this and much more in an exclusive conversation with Zee Media.
Jul 15, 2021, 16:58 PM IST
India’s student-built SD Sat to carry copy of Bhagwad Gita to space
This indigenously designed and developed miniature spacecraft is meant to test the capabilities of LoRa (Long range) technology in space, which could prove helpful for many applications in the future in short and M2M (machine-to-machine) communication. LoRa is a long-range, low-power wireless radio frequency technology that has become a common platform for the Internet of Things (IoT) networks worldwide.
Feb 15, 2021, 21:14 PM IST
India's Space dept joins hands with Indian startup to help build small rockets
This agreement comes months after DoS established IN-SPACe, an authorization and regulatory body for enabling private players to undertake space activities in India.
Dec 03, 2020, 22:30 PM IST
How ISRO modified a lunar orbiter into Mars orbiter Mangalyaan, India's 'Moon Man' recalls
Speaking of how ISRO's launch calendar had evolved over the years, Dr Annadurai said that the organization's capacity-building efforts had come a long way - from one satellite launch in four years to 30 satellites in three years (during 2015-18).
Oct 25, 2020, 21:45 PM IST
India’s first multi-wavelength mission Astrosat completes 5 years, scientific data used by 43 countries
ISRO Chairman, Dr K Sivan said that the study of the universe played a major role in defining research of ISRO and AstroSat has brought us into the big league of space astronomy and provided excellent results.
ISRO Chairman K Sivan terms successful launch of PSLV's 50th mission as 'important milestone'
After the launch, he asserted that the launch was an achievement of an important milestone in the history of PSLV. Releasing a book titled ‘PSLV@ 50’ on this occasion, Sivan said, "Today we achieved an important milestone in the history of PSLV by successfully launching its 50th mission.
Dec 11, 2019, 17:59 PM IST
Bangladesh to join India's South Asia Satellite initiative
Bangladesh has signed an agreement with India to formally join New Delhi's 'South Asia Satellite' initiative, through which the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) will launch a communication satellite for serving the South Asia region.
Mar 23, 2017, 22:36 PM IST
48-hr countdown begins for launch of IRNSS-1E
IRNSS-1E has configuration similar to that of its predecessors IRNSS-1A, 1B, 1C and 1D in which ISRO used the XL version of the rocket.
Jan 18, 2016, 17:33 PM IST
Stage set for launch of IRNSS-1E satellite on January 20
It is configuration is similar to that of its predecessors IRNSS-1A, 1B, 1C and 1D.
Jan 17, 2016, 19:56 PM IST
Countdown begins for ISRO's launch of six Singapore satellites
ISRO's trusted workhorse Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle on its 32nd flight would launch the six satellites into a 550-km circular orbit inclined at 15 degrees to the equator.
Dec 14, 2015, 10:35 AM IST
Ariane 5 gears up to blast off with ISRO's GSAT-15 satellite
The Indian satellite GSAT-15 is designed to deliver telecommunications services, along with dedicated navigation-aid and emergency services.
Nov 10, 2015, 11:36 AM IST
