Indian National Satellite System Current Affairs, GK & News
India’s latest communication satellite GSAT-31 successfully launched by European launch services provider- Arianespace’s rocket
India’s latest communication satellite GSAT-31 was successfully launched by European launch services provider- Arianespace’s rocket from Kourou Launch Base in French Guiana on February 6, 2019. The Ariane-5 vehicle (Flight VA247) also carried Saudi Geostationary Satellite 1/Hellas Sat 4 along with GSAT-31. After a 42-min flight, GSAT-31 separated from the Ariane-5 in an elliptical Geosynchronous ..
Topics: Ariane 5 • GSAT • GSAT-31 • GSAT-7 • Indian National Satellite System • Indian Space Research Organisation • INSAT-4E • Master Control Facility • Satellites • SaudiGeoSat-1/HellasSat-4 • Spacecraft • Spaceflight
India’s decision to join Europe’s satellite data sharing pool
India has joined Europe’s mega global arrangement of sharing data from Earth observation satellites, called Copernicus. Data from a band of Indian remote sensing satellites will be available to the European Copernicus programme while designated Indian institutional users will in return get to access free data from Europe’s six Sentinel satellites and those of other ..
Topics: Copernicus Programme • Indian National Satellite System • Indian Remote Sensing Programme • Indian Space Research Organisation • INSAT-3DR • Oceansat-2 • Satellite imagery • Satellites • SCATSAT-1 • Space policy of the European Union • Spacecraft • Spaceflight
India’s GSAT-10 launched from Kourou
India’s heaviest satellite GSAT-10 was launched from the Kourou launch pad in French Guiana in South America. The satellite will boost telecommunications and DTH broadcasting. GSAT-10 · Communication satellite of India, built by ISRO · It carries 30 communication transponders — 12 in Ku-band, 12 in C-band and 6 in extended C-band. · It has ..
Topics: GPS-aided GEO augmented navigation • GSAT • GSAT-10 • GSAT-16 • In India • Indian National Satellite System • Indian Space Research Organisation • Master Control Facility • Satellites • Spacecraft • Spaceflight
GSAT-10 to be launched in 2 months: ISRO
Indian Space Research Organisation Chairman (ISRO) is ready to launch GSAT-10 in 2 months. It will be shipped to the spaceport at Kourou in French Guiana for launch by European space consortium Arianespace. What is GSAT-10? It is a communication satellite which is proposed to be launched by Ariane-5ECA carrier rocket. How will it help? ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2012
Topics: GPS-aided GEO augmented navigation • GSAT • GSAT-10 • In India • Indian National Satellite System • Indian Space Research Organisation • INSAT-2E • INSAT-3B • Master Control Facility • Satellites • Spacecraft • Spaceflight