Tag: PSLV-C36

  • On-board camera replays from this week’s PSLV launch

    Video Playerhttp://isro.gov.in/sites/default/files/videos/pslv-c36-strapon_and_heatshield_seperation.mp4.mp4 Media error: Format(s) not supported or source(s) not found Download File: http://isro.gov.in/sites/default/files/videos/pslv-c36-strapon_and_heatshield_seperation.mp4.mp4?_=100:0000:0000:00Use Up/Down Arrow keys to increase or decrease volume. For the first time, the Indian Space Research Organization has released stunning imagery from cameras mounted on-board a Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle heading to orbit this Wednesday with a satellite to survey natural…

  • Resource-mapping satellite blasts off from India

    Updated after launch. The PSLV soars downrange from the Satish Dhawan Space Center on Wednesday with the Resourcesat 2A satellite. Credit: ISRO India’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle delivered to orbit Wednesday the country’s third space mission dedicated to mapping natural resources, closing out a record year for Indian launch activity. The Resourcesat 2A satellite rode…

  • Photos: Indian launcher assembled to loft environment-monitoring spacecraft

    India’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle has been stacked on its launch pad for blastoff early Wednesday with a new resource-mapping satellite to aid in urban planning, crop monitoring and improve emergency response to natural disasters. The PSLV is scheduled for launch at 0454 GMT Wednesday (11:54 p.m. EST Tuesday) from the First Launch Pad at…