Aditya-L1 Current Affairs, GK & News
ISRO decade plan
The Indian Space Research Organization recently released the plan for the decade. The plan included reusable satellite launch vehicle, heavy lift rocket and semi-cryogenic engine. What are the key highlights of the ISRO Decade plan? ISRO is to complete its moon mission Chandrayaan-3, the solar mission Aditya-L1 and first Indian Data Relay Satellite in the ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2021
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Topics: Aditya-L1 • Chandrayaan 3 • First Solar Mission • Indian Data Relay Satellite System (IDRSS) • ISRO • Lunar Mission
Dipankar Banerjee selected as Co-Investigator for NASA’s PUNCH mission
NASA has selected Texas-based Southwest Research Institute to lead its PUNCH mission which will image the Sun. This is a landmark mission that will image regions beyond the Sun’s outer corona. Prof. Dipankar Banerjee, solar physicist from Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA) is also a Co-Investigator of the PUNCH mission. The acronym ‘PUNCH’ stands for ..
Topics: Aditya-L1 • Astronomy • Astrophysics • Corona • Light sources • Plasma physics • Polarimeter to Unify the Corona and Heliosphere • Punch • Solar phenomena • Solar physics • Space plasmas • Space Science
ISRO announces Seven Mega Missions
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), recently announced its planned seven mega missions, including Chandrayaan-2 (India’s second lunar exploration mission) which will be conducted over a period of next 10 years. The ISRO has also prepared a roadmap for next 30 years. Key Highlights Out of seven missions Chandrayaan-2, will be flight ready by May ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2019
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Topics: Aditya-L1 • Exoworlds • India's Space Missions • Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) • ISRO • Lunar Polar Exploration • Mangalyaan-2 • Raman Research Institute • Seven Mega Missions • Venus mission • XPoSat
Aditya-L1 mission to be India’s first solar mission to take off in 2019
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will launch the India’s first mission to the Sun “Aditya-L1 mission” from Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh on the PSLV- XL launch vehicle in 2019. The Aditya-1 mission was conceived as a 400kg class satellite carrying one payload, the Visible Emission Line Coronagraph (VELC) and was planned to launch in ..
Topics: Aditya-L1 • Halo orbit • In spaceflight • Indian Space Research Organisation • Lagrangian point • Outer space • Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle • PSLV-C38 • PSLV-C43 • Spacecraft • Spaceflight