Tag: India
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Photos: India’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle flies in new configuration
An Indian Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle lifted off Jan. 24 in a new, intermediate configuration with two strap-on solid rocket boosters, providing a lift capability between the PSLV’s previous variants with zero or six side-mounted rocket motors. The 145-foot-tall (44-meter) rocket took off from India’s spaceport on Sriharikota Island, located on the country’s southeastern coast,…
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Photos: India’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle flies in new configuration
An Indian Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle lifted off Jan. 24 in a new, intermediate configuration with two strap-on solid rocket boosters, providing a lift capability between the PSLV’s previous variants with zero or six side-mounted rocket motors. The 145-foot-tall (44-meter) rocket took off from India’s spaceport on Sriharikota Island, located on the country’s southeastern coast,…
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India debuts new version of workhorse PSLV
EDITOR’S NOTE: Updated after launch. A new variant of India’s workhorse Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle with two strap-on solid rocket boosters and an upper stage converted into an experiment-carrying platform debuted Thursday with a launch into polar orbit. The 145-foot-tall (44-meter) PSLV lifted off from the Satish Dhawan Space Center, located on Sriharikota Island on…
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India debuts new version of workhorse PSLV
EDITOR’S NOTE: Updated after launch. A new variant of India’s workhorse Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle with two strap-on solid rocket boosters and an upper stage converted into an experiment-carrying platform debuted Thursday with a launch into polar orbit. The 145-foot-tall (44-meter) PSLV lifted off from the Satish Dhawan Space Center, located on Sriharikota Island on…
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Indian space program closes out year with launch of upgraded GSLV
India’s GSLV Mk.2 climbs into space Wednesday with nearly 1.8 million pounds of thrust. Credit: ISRO An upgraded Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle carrying more fuel and standing taller than earlier GSLV variants took off Wednesday from an Indian spaceport and delivered a new communications satellite to orbit for the Indian Air Force. The GSLV Mk.2…
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Live coverage: GSLV Mk.2 lifts off with the GSAT 7A communications satellite
Live coverage of the countdown and launch India’s Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle Mk.2 with the GSAT 7A military communications satellite. Text updates will appear automatically below. Follow us on Twitter. ISRO’s live video stream begins at approximately 1010 GMT (5:10 a.m. EST) and will be available on this page.
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India preps military communications satellite for launch Wednesday
The GSLV Mk.2 set for launch Wednesday rolls out to the Second Launch Pad at the Satish Dhawan Space Center in India. Credit: ISRO A communications satellite destined to serve the Indian military is set to blast off from the country’s east coast Wednesday aboard a Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle on the seventh and last…
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Ariane 5 launches India’s biggest satellite, South Korean weather observer
An Ariane 5 rocket launched from the Guiana Space Center in South America at 2037 GMT (3:37 p.m. EST) Tuesday carrying the GSAT 11 and GEO-Kompsat 2A satellites into orbit. Credit: ESA/CNES/Arianespace – Photo Optique Video du CSG – P. Piron An Ariane 5 rocket fired off a launch pad in French Guiana Tuesday with…
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Live coverage: Ariane 5 rocket launches satellites for India, South Korea
Live coverage of the countdown and launch of an Ariane 5 rocket with the GSAT 11 communications satellite and the GEO-Kompsat 2A weather satellite. Text updates will appear automatically below; there is no need to reload the page. Follow us on Twitter. Arianespace’s live video webcast will begin approximately 15 minutes before launch and will be available…
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India’s PSLV rocket launches BlackSky’s Global-1 satellite (plus 30 other satellites)
India’s PSLV rocket lifts off to send 31 satellites into orbit. (ISRO Video) The first Earth observation satellite for Seattle-based BlackSky’s Global constellation has been sent into orbit aboard an Indian rocket. Global-1 was just one of 30 secondary payloads for the PSLV-C43 mission, launched at 9:57 a.m. local time Thursday (8:27 p.m. PT Wednesday)…