Tag: PSLV
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FCC stings Swarm Technologies after an unauthorized launch of tiny satellites
India’s PSLV rocket lifts off in January, carrying controversial satellites into orbit. (ISRO Photo) A stealthy California startup called Swarm Technologies is facing the wrath of the Federal Communications Commission after its super-miniaturized satellites were launched without proper authorization. The flap was first reported last Friday in IEEE Spectrum. It all started when Swarm Technologies…
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India’s PSLV successfully launches Cartosat-2F
India’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle returned to flight Friday, four months after the rocket suffered a payload fairing separation failure while launching a navigation satellite last August. Liftoff of Friday’s mission, which carried the Cartosat-2F remote sensing spacecraft and numerous co-passengers, occurred at 09:28 local time (03:58 UTC) from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at…
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Indian PSLV launch with IRNSS replacement satellite suffers apparent failure
ISRO launched a PSLV Thursday carrying a replacement satellite for the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS) constellation. The IRNSS-1H satellite launched on schedule from the Second Launch Pad (SLP) at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at 19:00 local time (13:30 UTC). However, the launch profile was off-nominal and the fairing failed to separate leading…
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Indian PSLV launch with IRNSS replacement satellite suffers apparent failure
ISRO launched a PSLV Thursday carrying a replacement satellite for the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS) constellation. The IRNSS-1H satellite launched on schedule from the Second Launch Pad (SLP) at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at 19:00 local time (13:30 UTC). However, the launch profile was off-nominal and the fairing failed to separate leading…
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PSLV rocket launches Cartosat 2E and 30 small sats
In the first of three launches scheduled worldwide Friday, ISRO’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle has conducted its fortieth launch, deploying a Cartosat-2 Earth imaging spacecraft and a host of small satellites. Liftoff from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in India was on schedule at 09:29 local time (03:59 UTC). Indian Launch: Friday’s launch deployed the…
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India’s PSLV deploys a record 104 satellites
India’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) rocket has launched what a record haul of 104 satellites on Wednesday in a morning launch from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre. Liftoff was on schedule at 09:28 local time (03:58 UTC). Record Haul: Wednesday’s launch, the thirty-ninth flight of the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, or PSLV, was primarily…
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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…
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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…
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PSLV launches Resourcesat-2A imaging satellite
India has launched its Resourcesat-2A imaging satellite on Wednesday morning via its Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) rocket. The ISRO launch, from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, occurred on schedule at 10:24 India Standard Time (04:54 UTC) from the center’s First Launch Pad. Indian Launch: Wednesday’s launch, India’s seventh and final of 2016, caps what was…
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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…