Tag: ISRO

  • India launches PSLV rocket with CMS-01 communications satellite

    India launches PSLV rocket with CMS-01 communications satellite

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    The Indian Space Research Organisation, ISRO, has launched their second mission of 2020 using their workhorse rocket: the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, or PSLV.  The mission carried the CMS-01 replacement communications satellite to orbit on Thursday, 17 December at 10:11 UTC, or 05:11 EST.  The launch occurred locally at 15:41 IST (Indian Standard Time) from…

  • ISRO returns from COVID stand down with EOS-1 mission

    ISRO returns from COVID stand down with EOS-1 mission

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    The Indian Space Research Organization, ISRO, conducted the 51st launch of their Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, otherwise known as the PSLV, carrying the EOS-1 Earth observation satellite and nine small satellite rideshare payloads into orbit. Liftoff occurred during a rainstorm at 09:37 UTC (04:37 EST) — which is 15:07 local — on 7 November.  The…

  • Indian PSLV deploys 10 satellites in first launch since start of pandemic

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    India’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle lifted off at 0942 GMT (4:42 a.m. EST) Saturday. Credit: ISRO A Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle lifted off Saturday with India’s EOS 1 radar imaging satellite and nine rideshare payloads for customers based in the United States, Luxembourg, and Lithuania. The successful mission was India’s first launch in nearly a year…

  • India planning to resume launches next month

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    File photo of a Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle at the Satish Dhawan Space Center in India. Credit: ISRO India is set to resume satellite launches as soon as early November with a mission to deliver Indian, U.S., and European payloads to orbit, the country’s first space launch in nearly a year after delays caused by…

  • Rust on the Moon. How is that possible without oxygen and liquid water?

    Rust on the Moon. How is that possible without oxygen and liquid water?

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    Humanity’s fleet of robotic explorers peppered throughout the solar system continue to reveal new and exciting pieces of information regarding other members of the Sun’s stellar family.   New research from India’s Chandrayaan-1 lunar mission shows the Moon is rusting.  The baffling discovery led scientists on an intriguing search for the answer to how this seemingly…

  • COVID-19 grips world space organizations

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    As world leaders grapple and struggle to control the coronavirus pandemic which leads to the COVID-19 disease, the world’s space organizations are also adopting various policies to help combat the spread of the illness and protect their workforces.  While business remains largely “as usual” in the United States arena, Russian authorities are taking added measures…

  • India postpones next GSLV flight

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    A Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle is seen before rollout from its vertical assembly building at the Satish Dhawan Space Center in India during preparations for launch of the GISAT 1 mission. Credit: ISRO The planned liftoff Thursday of an Indian Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle with a geostationary Earth-imaging satellite has been postponed due to technical…

  • India’s 50th PSLV lifts off with satellites from five nations

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    India’s 50th Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle soars into the sky over Sriharikota Island. Credit: ISRO The 50th flight of an Indian Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle delivered 10 spacecraft from five nations into orbit Wednesday, including a new Indian radar surveillance platform and a batch of small commercial Earth observation satellites. The 144-foot-tall (44.4-meter) launcher lifted…

  • Live coverage: India launches second PSLV mission in two weeks

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    Live coverage of the countdown and launch India’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle with the RISAT 2BR1 radar observation satellite and nine secondary payloads. Text updates will appear automatically below. Follow us on Twitter. ISRO’s live video stream begins at approximately 0330 GMT (10:30 p.m. EST) and will be available on this page.

  • Indian PSLV launches RISAT-2BR1 military satellite

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    ISRO launched the fiftieth PSLV mission Wednesday, with its workhorse rocket flying for the second time in barely a fortnight to deploy a radar imaging spy satellite for India’s military. The RISAT-2BR1 satellite was launched from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at 15:25 local time (09:55 UTC), with deployment into low Earth orbit expected sixteen…