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President Pranab Mukherjee hails ISRO for successful PSLV launch

Press Trust of India | Monday February 25, 2013

Hailing Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) for its track record in launches, President Pranab Mukherjee on Monday said the country was looking forward to the success of home-grown GSLV mission.

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...

ISRO chief visits Tirupati temple ahead of satellite launch

Press Trust of India | Sunday February 24, 2013

Ahead of the launch of the Indo- French satellite 'SARAL' onboard ISRO's workhorse rocket PSLV from Sriharikota, ISRO Chairman K Radhakrishnan today offered worship at the hill shrine of Lord Venkateswara near Tirupati.

Stage set for PSLV-C20 mission today

Press Trust of India | Monday February 25, 2013

All is set for the launch of Indo-French satellite 'SARAL', aimed at oceanographic studies, and six foreign mini and micro satellites onboard ISRO's workhorse rocket PSLV from the spaceport of Sriharikota in neighbouring Andhra Pradesh on Monday.

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...

India to launch seven satellites on February 25

Indo-Asian News Service | Friday February 15, 2013

The rocket will blast off from the Sriharikota rocket launch centre carrying seven satellites.

India's next moon mission depends on Russia: ISRO chief

Indo-Asian News Service | Sunday September 9, 2012

India's second moon mission will depend on Russia's decision after a failed inter-planetary mission with China, ISRO chairman said on Sunday, a day when the Indian space agency launched its 100th mission. "Russia is reviewing its inter-planetary mi...

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 to build third launchpad in Andhra Pradesh

Press Trust of India | Monday July 2, 2012

With plans for 60 missions over the next five years, Indian Space Research Organisation will develop a third launchpad at its spaceport at Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh to meet the growing demand.

RISAT-1 satellite catapults India into a select group of nations

Indo-Asian News Service | Friday April 27, 2012

On Thursday morning, an Indian rocket successfully launched into orbit a microwave Radar Imaging Satellite (RISAT-1) from the spaceport in Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh, some 80 kilometres from Chennai. With the launch of RISAT-1, India has now joine...

RISAT-1: Prime Minister congratulates scientists for PSLV launch

Press Trust of India | Thursday April 26, 2012

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today hailed the successful launch of PSLV carrying RISAT-1 and congratulated the scientists associated with the project. The Prime Minister called Secretary Department of Space and Chairman Indian Space Research Organi...