Tag: PSLV
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India’s PSLV suffers second consecutive launch failure, 16 satellites lost
The PSLV-C62 rocket lifts off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre carrying the EOS-N1 Earth observing satellite along with 15 other rideshare satellites. The four-stage rocket suffered an anomaly with its third stage. Image: ISRO via livestream India’s first launch of 2026 ended in failure due to an issue with the third stage of its…
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India kicks off 2024 orbital launch year with X-ray observatory mission
The fourth PSLV-DL rocket to date launched the morning of Jan. 1, 2024, kicking off the orbital launch year. Image: ISRO The orbital launch calendar began just hours into the first day of 2024 based on Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). At 0340 UTC (9:10 a.m. IST or 10:40 p.m. EST on Dec. 31), a rocket…
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India’s PSLV launches with two Singaporean satellites
India’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle lifts off from the Satish Dhawan Space Center on Saturday. Credit: ISRO An Indian Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle lifted off Saturday and flew to an altitude of more than 360 miles (580 kilometers) to deploy two Singaporean satellites, one for all-weather radar imaging surveillance and another for technology demonstrations. The…
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PSLV delivers Indian communications satellite into orbit
India’s Polar Satellite Vehicle streaks through the sky on the way to orbit with the CMS 1 communications satellite. Credit: ISRO A government communications satellite to link Indian citizens with telemedicine, education, and other services rocketed into orbit Thursday on an Indian Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle. The CMS 1 satellite, formerly known as GSAT 12R,…
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Live coverage: PSLV successfully launches from India
Live coverage of the countdown and launch India’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle with the CMS 1 communications satellite. Text updates will appear automatically below. Follow us on Twitter. ISRO’s live video stream begins at approximately 0930 GMT (4:30 a.m. EST) and will be available on this page.