Tag: Satish Dhawan Space Center
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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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Indian navigation satellite stranded on rocket after launch
The Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle lifts off Thursday with the IRNSS 1H navigation satellite. Credit: ISRO An Indian navigation satellite remained stuck to its launcher after climbing into orbit Thursday when the rocket’s aerodynamic payload shroud failed to jettison as planned several minutes after liftoff, dealing the country’s workhorse booster its first total failure since…
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Live coverage: New Indian launcher succeeds on maiden orbital test flight
Live coverage of the countdown and launch of a GSLV Mk.3 rocket from India’s Satish Dhawan Space Center with the GSAT 19 communications satellite. Text updates will appear automatically below; there is no need to reload the page. Follow us on Twitter. ISRO’s live video stream begins at 1125 GMT (7:25 a.m. EDT).