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ISRO Launches Nine Satellites Aboard PSLV-C54

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has succeeded in placing nine satellites in multiple orbits using the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C54). About the launch Earth Observation Satellite...

November 26, 2022

200th Consecutive Launch of RH200

ISRO successfully made the 200th consecutive launch of the multipurpose sounding rocket RH200 from Thiruvananthapuram’s Thumba coast. What is RH200? RH200, which is capable of climbing to a...

November 26, 2022

Vikram-S: India’s First Privately Developed Rocket

India is set to launch Vikram-S on November 15 from Indian Space Research Organisation’s launchpad at Sriharikota – an island in Andhra Pradesh. What is Vikram-S? Vikram-S, a...

November 14, 2022

India to expand NaVIC

India is planning to expand the regional satellite navigation system NavIC. Key facts The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) is currently planning to expand the Navigation with Indian...

October 26, 2022

Chandrayaan-2 maps sodium content on Moon’s surface

For the first time, the spectrometer on Chandrayaan-2 mapped abundance of sodium on the moon. Key facts The x-ray spectrometer called CLASS (Chandrayaan-2 Large Area Soft X-ray Spectrometer)...

October 10, 2022

OneWeb-NewSpace India Partnership

OneWeb’s 36 Gen 1 low-earth orbit (LEO) satellites will be launched aboard ISRO’s GSLV-Mk III. Key facts In April 2022, the London-based satellite communications satellite company OneWeb entered...

October 1, 2022

HAL’s Integrated Cryogenic Engine Manufacturing Facility

President of India Droupadi Murmu recently inaugurated the Integrated Cryogenic Engine Manufacturing Facility of Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) in Bengaluru. Key facts An MoU that was signed between...

September 28, 2022

Real-Time Train Information System

Indian Railways is installing Real-Time Train Information System (RTIS) to automatically track train movements in real-time What is RTIS? The RTIS was jointly developed by the Indian Railways...

September 26, 2022

Hughes-ISRO satellite internet service

Hughes Communications India (HCI) and ISRO has jointly launched India’s first high-throughput satellite (HTS) broadband service. Key facts HCI – a joint venture company of US-based Hughes Network...

September 15, 2022

ISRO tests Inflatable Aerodynamic Decelerator

Recently, the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has successfully tested the Inflatable Aerodynamic Decelerator (IAD) technology that can aid in cost-effective recovery of spent rocket stages and land...

September 6, 2022

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