Ariane 5 Current Affairs, GK & News
India’s GSAT-24 satellite launched on French rocket
On June 23, India launched its GSAT-24 satellite, that has been built by ISRO for NewSpace India Limited (NSIL). Key Points GSAT-24 satellite was launched on Ariane 5 space launch vehicle, by French company Arianespace. It was launched from Kourou in French Guiana, in South America. GSAT-24 is a 24-Ku band communication satellite. It weighs ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2022
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Topics: Ariane 5 • Communication satellites • Geostationary orbit • NewSpace India Limited (NSIL)
James Webb Space Telescope-Key Facts
The James Webb Space Telescope succeeded the Hubble Space Telescope. It was jointly built by NASA, European Space Agency and Canadian Space Agency. It uses infrared light to make observations. About James Webb Space Telescope It was at first called the “Next Generation Space Telescope”. It was renamed in 2002. James Webb was a former ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2022
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Topics: Apollo program • Ariane 5 • European Space Agency (ESA) • Hubble Space Telescope • Italian Space Agency • James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) • James Webb Space Telescope Mission • NASA
Deployment of James Webb Telescope
The James Webb telescope was launched by NASA on Christmas eve. The telescope can unfold only when it is in the orbit. The telescope succeeds Hubble telescope. About James Webb Telescope It was jointly developed by NASA, Canadian Space Agency and European Space Agency. It was launched in Ariane rocket. The unfolding of the telescope ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2022
Category: International / World Current Affairs • Science & Technology Current Affairs
Topics: Ariane 5 • Big Bang • Big Bang Nucleosynthesis • Canadian Space Agency (CSA) • European Space Agency (ESA) • Exoplanet • Galaxies • Hubble Space Telescope • Hubble Telescope • Infrared telescopes • James Webb Telescope • Lagrange point • NASA • Neutron stars • Space Telescope • White Dwarf Star
ISRO launches all-weather Earth Observation Satellite and nine customer satellites
The Indian Space Research Organization launched an all weather Earth Observation Satellite, EOS-01 using PSLV-C49 rocket along with nine customer satellites. About the Launch The Earth Observation Satellite launched is a Radar Imaging Satellite. It is the third of the three-spacecraft constellation. The other two are RISAT-2B and RISAT-2BR1. These two satellites were launched in ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2020
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Topics: Aditya • Ariane 5 • Gaganyaan • ISRO
Bepi Colombo Spacecraft reaches Mercury in its journey towards Venus
The BepiColombo Space Craft was launched jointly by Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency and European Space Agency to planet Mercury. The space craft has now crossed Venus on its way to Mercury. Highlights The mission BepiColombo consists of two satellites launched together. They are Mercury Planetary Orbiter and Mercury Magentospheric Orbiter. The two satellites will separate ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2020
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Topics: Ariane 5 • Bepi Colombo • European Space Agency • Interplanetary spaceflight • Mercury • Solar System • Venus
Communication Satellite GSAT-30 launched Successfully
On the early hours of Friday, January 17, 2020, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has successfully launched the latest communication satellite GSAT-30 from the Kourou Launch Base in French Guiana located in the South American Continent. GSAT-30 was lifted off by the launch vehicle Ariane 5 VA-251, which also carried the EUTELSAT KONNECT satellite ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020
Topics: Ariane 5 • Ariane 5 VA-251 • Eutelsat • EUTELSAT KONNECT • French Guiana • Geosynchronous orbit • Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle • GSAT 30 • Indian Space Research Organisation • INSAT-4A • ISRO • Kourou Launch Base