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CE-20 cryogenic engine

March 2, 2023

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has successfully completed the flight acceptance hot test for the CE-20 cryogenic engine, which will power the LVM3 launch vehicle’s Cryogenic Upper Stage for the upcoming Chandrayaan-3 mission. The test was carried out at the ISRO Propulsion Complex in Mahendragiri, Tamil Nadu, and all the propulsion parameters during the ..

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Chandrayaan-3 lander clears key test

February 20, 2023

The Chandrayaan 3 is the third lunar mission of India. Indian Space Research Organization recently announced that the EMI-EMC test of the lander part was successful. The EMI-EMC are Electromagnetic tests. During the test, the lander is checked if its operation is creating EM interference in the nearby environment. Also, checks if its operation is ..

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ISRO launches second developmental flight SSLV D2

February 10, 2023

The Indian Space Research Organization successfully launched the Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV). It was launched from Sriharikota. The SSLV-D2 dropped EOS-07, Azzzadi SAT-2, and Janus-1 satellites. The satellites were dropped at an altitude of 450 km from the earth within 15 minutes of the launch. About SSLV-D2 launch SSLV can carry a payload of ..

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Gaganyaan Mission: ISRO, Navy undertake trials

February 9, 2023

The Gaganyaan is a crewed space mission of ISRO. It is expected to be launched in 2024. Indian astronauts received their training from Russia’s ROSCOSMOS to fly to space in the mission. HAL designed and built the crew module. DRDO is to provide food for the astronauts, parachutes, and a fire suppression system and will ..

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NASA-ISRO Joint Satellite – NISAR

February 4, 2023

NISAR is an earth-observing satellite planned to be launched in 2024. It stands for NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar. SAR creates two-dimensional and three-dimensional reconstructions of landscapes. NISAR is jointly developed by NASA and ISRO. Recently, NISAR left the Jet Propulsion Laboratory of NASA located in California to India. Objectives of the NISAR To map the ..

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ISRO Report on SSLV Mission Failure

February 2, 2023

In August 2022, the Indian Space Research Organization launched the Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV). It carried two satellites and both satellites were rendered unusable. The mission was declared a failure. ISRO recently released a report detailing the reasons for the failure of the mission. ISRO investigation concluded that vibration disturbances were the major reason ..

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