Satellite Launch

Still On Drawing Board, ISRO's Newest Rocket "Baby PSLV" Scores A Deal

India News | Written By Pallava Bagla, Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Wednesday September 4, 2019

It's a deal that is almost unheard of in the space industry. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has been able to sell a dedicated commercial launch of the Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV) to an American company months before the rocket is any shape to lift off.

Trump Iran Photo Tweet Raises Worries About Disclosure Of US Surveillance Secrets

World News | Reuters | Saturday August 31, 2019

U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday posted on Twitter a photo of what appeared to be the site of a failed Iranian satellite launch, raising questions about whether he had disclosed U.S. surveillance secrets.

ISRO Plans to Source 5 PSLV Rockets From Domestic Firms

Indo-Asian News Service | Monday August 19, 2019

Targeting to realise 12 Polar Satellite Launch Vehicles (PSLV) per year from the domestic private sector, Indian space agency ISRO's commercial has issued an Expression of Interest (EoI) for first manufacturing five of these rockets.

Rocket Lab Plans Reusable Booster for Satellite Launches

Reuters | Wednesday August 7, 2019

Rocket Lab announced on Tuesday a plan to recover the core booster of its Electron rocket using a helicopter.

Pakistan To Send Its First Astronaut To Space In 2022, Says Minister

World News | Press Trust of India | Thursday July 25, 2019

Pakistan on Thursday announced that it will send its first astronaut to space in 2022 using ally China's satellite launching facilities.

Chinese Rocket Startup iSpace Puts Satellites Into Orbit for First Time

Reuters | Thursday July 25, 2019

iSpace's Hyperbola-1 rocket blasted off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre at 1pm (10:30am IST) Thursday.

ISRO's Commercial Arm Launched 239 Satellites In 3 Years: Centre

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday July 24, 2019

A total of 239 satellites were launched by Indian Space Research Organisation's (ISRO) commercial arm Antrix Corporation in the last three years, garnering revenue of Rs 6,289 crore, the government informed Parliament today

Chandrayaan-2 May Launch Next Week, GSLV Rocket Glitch Rectified

Indo-Asian News Service | Wednesday July 17, 2019

Indian space agency has rectified the fault in its Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle-Mark III (GSLV-Mk III) whose Monday flight with Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft was called off one hour before its lift off.

ISRO's Heavy Rocket 'Baahubali' Gearing Up for Chandrayaan-2 Moon Misson on Monday

Indo-Asian News Service | Friday July 12, 2019

India's heavy lift rocket Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle - Mark III (GSLV Mk III), nicknamed as 'Bahubali', and its passenger Chandrayaan-2 are being readied up.

As Chandrayaan-2 Lifts Off Sunday Night, President Will Be At Sriharikota

India News | Written by Pallava Bagla | Tuesday July 9, 2019

India's most ambitious space mission yet, Chandrayaan-2, which hopes to place a robotic rover on the moon, will be launched on July 15. President Ram Nath Kovind will witness the launch of the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle Mark-3 from India's only space port at Sriharikota.

First Images Of India's Chandrayaan-2, Pragyaan Rover. Lift Off Next Week

Science | Written by Pallava Bagla | Sunday July 7, 2019

The first images of Chandrayaan-2 satellite, Indian's ambitious moonshot, are out. The mission to the moon is getting ready for lift off on July 15 from Sriharikota using the country's most powerful rocket Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) Mark 3.

Months After Balakot Strike, India Launches "Cloud-Proof" Spy Satellite

India News | Written by Pallava Bagla | Wednesday May 22, 2019

India successfully launched a new "spy satellite" this morning capable of keeping a lookout from space even in cloudy conditions, leaving no room for doubt the next time its armed forces conduct an operation such as the Balakot air strike carried out earlier this year.

Months After Balakot Strike, India Launches "Cloud-Proof" Spy Satellite

India News | Written by Pallava Bagla | Wednesday May 22, 2019

India launched a new "spy satellite" capable of keeping a lookout from space even in cloudy conditions, leaving no room for doubt the next time its armed forces conduct an operation such as the Balakot air strike earlier this year.

To NASA's Mission Shakti Rebuke, Ex-Defence Research Chief's Rebuttal

India News | Written by Pallava Bagla | Tuesday April 2, 2019

India's destruction of one of its satellites added less than half of the debris usually left over after a major satellite launch, a former chief of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) said, countering a statement from US space agency NASA that had criticised the exercise.

ISRO PSLV-QL Rocket Lifts Off With DRDO Emisat, 28 Other Satellites

Indo-Asian News Service | Monday April 1, 2019

A new variant of the India's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) rocket lifted off on Monday morning.