Tag: India
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OneWeb completes initial constellation with launch from India
OneWeb has finished its initial satellite constellation buildout, as India and its space agency, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), made its second orbital flight of 2023 by flying 36 of the company’s satellites aboard its LVM3 (previously known as the GSLV Mk III) launch vehicle from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre. The launch occurred…
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ISRO’s second SSLV mission successfully launches trio of satellites
India’s new SSLV rocket has successfully reached orbit on its second attempt Friday, six months after its maiden flight ended in failure. Friday’s launch carried a trio of satellites, lifting off at 9:18 AM local time (03:48 UTC) from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre. The Small Satellite Launch Vehicle, or SSLV, has been developed by…
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ISRO launches ocean research satellite aboard PSLV
India launched a new ocean monitoring satellite on Saturday morning, using its PSLV rocket to deliver the EOS-06 spacecraft into a low Earth orbit. The mission, PSLV C54, lifted off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at 11:56 local time (06:26 UTC). EOS-06, also known as Oceansat-3, is the latest in a series of satellites…
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ISRO’s new SSLV small satellite launcher debuts – suffers fourth stage issue
The Indian space program’s new small satellite launcher, the SSLV or Small Satellite Launch Vehicle, conducted its launch debut from Sriharikota, India on Sunday, August 7 at 03:48 UTC. However, an issue with the fourth stage resulted in the satellites being deployed in an unusable orbit. The SSLV program’s genesis was a December 2015 National…
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India launches PSLV-C53 mission, demonstrating new on-orbit capabilities
India launched its 55th Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) – in its Core Alone (CA) configuration – carrying nine payloads to a low Earth orbit (LEO). These included POEM, to demonstrate using the fourth stage as a hosted payload bus. PSLV-C53 launched from the second launch pad at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre on June…
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SSLV completes final test ahead of May 2022 launch
The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has completed the final testing for the Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV). SSLV is India’s newest launch vehicle, intended to provide cheaper and more flexible access to space for its customers. With testing complete, final preparations will begin for the maiden launch of the SSLV, currently targeting May 2022.…
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India’s GSLV fails on long-delayed EOS-03 mission
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has made their second launch of 2021 with a GSLV Mk. II rocket launching the EOS-03 satellite into geosynchronous transfer orbit. Liftoff from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre occurred at 05:43 local time (00:13 UTC on August 12). Thursday’s launch proceeded to plan until shortly after third stage ignition,…
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Indian rocket launches Brazilian satellite to track Amazon deforestation
A Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle lifts off from the Satish Dhawan Space Center with the Amazonia 1 satellite and 18 secondary payloads. Credit: ISRO An Indian Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle placed Brazil’s Amazonia 1 satellite into orbit Sunday to begin a mission monitoring deforestation in the Amazon rainforest, then released 18 smaller spacecraft at a…
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Live coverage: Indian PSLV lifts off with 19 satellites
Live coverage of the countdown and launch of India’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle with Brazil’s Amazonia 1 Earth observation satellite and 18 smaller co-passenger payloads. Text updates will appear automatically below. Follow us on Twitter. [tabby title=”Launch Webcast”] [tabby title=”Webcast of Secondary Payload Deployment”] [tabbyending] ISRO’s live video stream begins at approximately 0430 GMT (11:30 p.m.…
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Indian rocket set for liftoff with Brazilian satellite
Brazil’s Amazonia 1 satellite and 18 co-passengers will rocket into orbit on an Indian Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle fitted with two strap-on solid rocket boosters. Credit: ISRO A Brazilian satellite designed to track deforestation in the Amazon rainforest will rocket into orbit on top of an Indian launcher late Saturday (U.S. time). A Polar Satellite…