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ISRO's Communication Satellite GSAT-29 Pushed Higher Into Orbit

Science | Indo-Asian News Service | Saturday November 17, 2018

India's latest communication satellite GSAT-29 was successfully pushed up to its intended orbit during its third orbit raising activity, said a top official of ISRO on Saturday.

ISRO Says GSAT-29 Communications Satellite Pushed Higher Into Orbit

Indo-Asian News Service | Friday November 16, 2018

India's latest communication satellite, GSAT-29, was pushed further upwards towards its intended spot on Friday morning.

GSAT-29, India's Latest Communication Satellite, Pushed Higher Into Orbit

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Friday November 16, 2018

India's latest communication satellite, GSAT-29, was pushed further upwards towards its intended spot on Friday morning, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said.

ISRO Says Orbit of GSAT-29 Communications Satellite Raised

Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday November 15, 2018

ISRO said the first of its scheduled three orbit raising operations was successfully carried out by firing the liquid apogee motor on board the satellite.

ISRO Lines Up 10 Missions Before January 2019 After Satellite Launch

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday November 14, 2018

ISRO has chalked out hectic plans ahead of the new year with the space agency lining up 10 missions before January 2019, the space agency's chief K Sivan said Wednesday.

First Unmanned Mission Under Gaganyaan By December 2020, Says ISRO Chief

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday November 14, 2018

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has set a 'target' of achieving the country's ambitious manned mission to space by 2021, with the first unmanned programme of 'Gaganyaan' planned for December 2020, the space agency's chief K Sivan said today.

ISRO Says GSAT-29 Communications Satellite Successfully Injected Into Orbit

Indo-Asian News Service | Wednesday November 14, 2018

Just over 16 minutes into its flight, the GSLV-Mk III rocket put into orbit the GSAT-29 satellite.

ISRO Launches Communication Satellite, Has 'Geo-Eye' To Monitor India

India News | Reported by Pallava Bagla, Edited by Stela Dey | Wednesday November 14, 2018

India's heaviest rocket, referred to as "Baahubali", successfully placed the sophisticated communications satellite GSAT-29 in the orbit today. India space agency ISRO's Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle Mark III (GSLV Mk-III-D2) - on its second developmental flight - lifted off from Sriharikota, India's rocket port in Andhra Pradesh on the c...

ISRO Says Countdown in Progress for GSAT-29 Satellite Launch on Wednesday

Indo-Asian News Service | Wednesday November 14, 2018

The countdown for the rocket launch began at 2.50pm IST on Tuesday.

ISRO's 'Geo-Eye' To Monitor India, Offer Web Access To Remote Locations

India News | Written by Pallava Bagla | Wednesday November 14, 2018

The countdown for the lift off of India's heaviest rocket, referred to as 'Bahubaali', has begun at Sriharikota, India's rocket port in Andhra Pradesh on the coast of the Bay of Bengal. And if cyclone Gaja does not play spoilsport, Indian space agency ISRO's Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle Mark III (GSLV Mk-III) - on its second developmenta...

ISRO to Launch GSAT-29 Communications Satellite on Wednesday

Indo-Asian News Service | Tuesday November 13, 2018

According to the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), it will be the second developmental flight of GSLV-Mk III rocket.

AstroSat, Chandra X-Ray Observatory Find Black Hole That Spins Near Maximum Possible Rates

Press Trust of India | Thursday November 1, 2018

India's AstroSat and NASA's Chandra X-Ray Observatory have found that a black hole in the binary star system 4U 1630-47 spins close to the maximum possible rate.

"Most Spectacular Object": ISRO Discovers "Wings" On Butterfly Nebula

Science | Edited by Revathi Hariharan | Thursday November 1, 2018

Indian astrophysicists were treated to what they called the "most spectacular objects in the sky" when they discovered ultraviolet wings around the Butterfly Nebula, captured using Ultraviolet Imaging Telescope (UVIT) of AstroSat. A nebula is an interstellar cloud of dust, and gases.

Bengaluru Man, Cleared In ISRO 'Spy' Case, Dies Waiting For Compensation

Bangalore News | Written by Maya Sharma | Thursday November 1, 2018

SK Sharma, the man who was falsely accused of spying in the Indian Space Research Organisation or ISRO 'spy' case, has died. Mr Sharma was suffering from cancer. He was hoping to be compensated for the allegations after former ISRO scientist, Nambi Narayanan, was cleared of espionage charges and was to be compensated with Rs 50 lakh for "unnecessar...

Ex-ISRO Chief G Madhavan Nair, India's Moon Mission Pioneer, Joins BJP

India News | Sunday October 28, 2018

Former Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) chief G Madhavan Nair joined the BJP on Saturday. At a function in Trivandrum, BJP president Amit Shah welcomed the former rocket scientist in the party.