Tag: India
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Indian navigation satellite ready for launch
Technicians work on the IRNSS 1C navigation satellite inside the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle’s mobile service tower. Credit: ISRO The third satellite for India’s regional navigation network is set for liftoff Wednesday to join a growing fleet of spacecraft providing independent tracking and positioning services over India and its neighbors. Set for liftoff at 2002…
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India, NASA plot science campaign for Mars orbiters
TORONTO – Officials working on India’s Mars orbiter project are finalizing plans for a six-month science campaign after the spacecraft arrived in orbit last week, an achievement that has already satisfied the mission’s primary objectives, the head of India’s space agency said Monday. Since the probe entered orbit around Mars, scientists have switched on four…
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India PSLV successfully launches MOM en route to Mars
India launched its first interplanetary spacecraft Tuesday, with a Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle sending the Mars Orbiter Mission on its journey to the red planet. Liftoff of the mission, which also marked India’s fortieth orbital launch and the twenty-fifth flight of the PSLV, was on schedule at 09:08 UTC (14:38 local). India’s Mars Shot: The…
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FAILURE: Indian GSLV fails during launch with GSAT-5P satellite
The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) GSLV-F06 launch vehicle has suffered another failure, when it exploded around 60 seconds into ascent. The vehicle was carrying the GSAT-5P telecommunications satellite on Christmas Day, lifting off at 10:34am GMT from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Shriharikota. The launch was originally rescheduled due to a leak in the Russian…