PSLV: India's 101st space mission successful, President Pranab Mukherjee witnesses launch
Edited by Amit Chaturvedi (With inputs from agencies) | Monday February 25, 2013
In an important landmark for the Indian space program, the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle or PSLV today placed the second Indo-French satellite 'SARAL' and six other co-passengers or small satellites from Canada, Austria, Denmark and the UK in orbit.
President Pranab Mukherjee to witness PSLV launch today
Edited by Amit Chaturvedi (With PTI inputs) | Monday February 25, 2013
In an important landmark for the Indian space program, the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle or PSLV will today place the second Indo-French satellite 'SARAL' and six other co-passengers or small satellites from Canada, Austria, Denmark and the UK in or...
Countdown to ISRO's PSLV-C20 launch begins
Press Trust of India | Saturday February 23, 2013
The 59-hour countdown for the February 25 launch of Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle to put into orbit seven satellites, including Indo-French spacecraft SARAL, commenced at 6.56 AM today at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in the spaceport of Sriharikot...
ISRO launches 100th mission; Prime Minister witnesses historic event
Sunday September 9, 2012
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) made history as it launched its 100th indigenous mission today. The space agency's old warhorse, the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV), successfully blasted off into space at 9:53 am with two foreign ...
ISRO launches 100th mission; Prime Minister calls it a 'spectacular success'
Reported by Pallava Bagla; written by Mala Das | Sunday September 9, 2012
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) made history as it launched its 100th indigenous mission today. The space agency's old warhorse, the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV), successfully blasted off into space at 9:53 am with two foreign ...
Countdown begins for India's 100th space mission
Indo-Asian News Service | Friday September 7, 2012
The countdown for the 100th mission of the Indian space agency, slated for September 9, began today at the Sriharikota satellite launch centre in Andhra Pradesh, around 80 km from Chennai. Carrying French and Japanese satellites, an Indian rocket - P...
ISRO gets ready for historic 100th mission
Press Trust of India | Wednesday August 8, 2012
The Indian Space Research Organisation is preparing for its 100th mission next month with the commercial launch of two foreign satellites from the spaceport of Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh. ISRO plans to launch a remote sensing satellite from France...
ISRO announces two new missions
Press Trust of India | Thursday April 26, 2012
Buoyed by the successful launch of all-weather radar imaging satellite Radar Imaging Satellite - 1 (RISAT-1), Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) today announced it would launch two Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLVs) and a Polar Sa...
'Spy satellite' RISAT- 1: Top 10 must know facts
Pallava Bagla | Thursday April 26, 2012
After a highly successful launch of the Agni V, India today successfully launched its own 'spy satellite' RISAT-1. It was powered by the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) from Sriharikota at 5.47 am this morning. Here are the top 10 facts on RISA...
Top 10 facts about RISAT-1, India's own 'spy satellite'
Pallava Bagla | Thursday April 26, 2012
After a highly successful launch of the Agni V, India is now ready to launch its own spy satellite RISAT-1. It will be powered by the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) from Sriharikota on Thursday at 5.47 am. Here are the top 10 facts on the spy ...
After Agni V, India to launch RISAT-1
Reported by Pallava Bagla, with IANS inputs | Thursday April 26, 2012
After a highly successful launch of the Agni V, India is now ready to launch its own 'spy satellite' RISAT-1. It will be powered by the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) from Sriharikota on Thursday at 5.47 am. The indigenously made satellite wil...
Finding space for a challenging career
Express News Service | Friday December 16, 2011
''Space science offers many challenges and prospects for students but not many are aware of them. Only by creating awareness on the vast possibilities in the field can students be attracted to it,'' said G Madhavan Nair
PSLV rocket launches communications satellite
NDTV Correspondent | Friday July 15, 2011
Scientists at the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) in Sriharikota have launched a new communications satellite using the smaller of their rockets, the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV).
