Gaganyaan Mission: L&T delivers Booster Segment, the first launch hardware to ISRO

Published: November 17, 2020

On November 17, 2020, Larsen and Toubro delivered a Booster Segment, the first hardware for the Gaganyaan Mission to ISRO. The company has delivered the module ahead of schedule. What is a Booster segment in a rocket? It is an engine or can also be a booster rocket. It is either the first stage of ..

Month: Current Affairs - November, 2020

Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs

Topics: Booster Segment • Chandrayaan • Gaganyaan • Gaganyaan Mission • Gaganyaan programme • GSLV Mk III rocket • Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) • ISRO • Larsen and Toubro • Low Earth orbit • Mangalyaan

Israel launches Military Surveillance Satellite

Published: July 6, 2020

On July 6, 2020, Israel launched a new military surveillance satellite called Ofek-16 or Ofeq-16. Highlights The satellite has provided Israel technological superiority. Ofek-16 is to provide high-quality surveillance to its military through electro-optical reconnaissance technology. The satellite was launched using a locally developed “Shavit” launcher. The satellite is to revolve the earth in the ..

Month: Current Affairs - July, 2020

Category: International Current Affairs

Topics: israel • Low Earth orbit • military surveillance • Nuclear arms race • Ofek-16 • Ofeq • Small satellites • spy satellite

Debris from Mission Shakti

Published: August 26, 2019

In March 2019 India had successfully test-fired an anti-satellite missile by shooting down a live satellite. The project named as Mission Shakti led by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) was aimed at strengthening India’s overall security. Mission Shakti DRDO-developed anti-satellite system (A-SAT) successfully destroyed a live satellite in the Low Earth Orbit. India ..

Topics: Anti-satellite weapon • Defence Research and Development Organisation • Geocentric orbit • Indian anti-satellite missile test • Litter • Low Earth orbit • Mission Shakti • Outer space • Satellite • Satellites • Space Debris • Spacecraft • Spaceflight

Fact Sheet: India to have its own Space Station

Published: June 15, 2019

K. Sivan, Chairman of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) recently announced that the country is planning to launch its own space station and modalities for it will be worked out after Gaganyaan Mission (India’s maiden manned mission to space). Key Highlights Mastering Technology: Although ISRO made announcement of space station recently but it has been ..

Month: Current Affairs - June, 2019

Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs

Topics: Gaganyaan Mission • India's Space Station • Indian Space Research Organisation • International Space Station • ISRO • K. Sivan • Low Earth orbit • Microgravity Experiments. • Space Docking & Berthing Technology • Sriharikota

India Plans to build its own Space Station

Published: June 14, 2019

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has unveiled its plan to build its own space station in low earth orbit to conduct microgravity experiments in space in 5 to 7 years. Indian Space Station The proposed Indian Space Station would be smaller than the existing International Space Station (ISS). While the ISS weighs 420 tonnes, ..

Topics: Canada • CSA • ESA Europe • Gaganyaan • Indian Space Research Organisation • Indian Space Station • ISRO • Japan • JAXA • Low Earth orbit • microgravity • NASA • Roscosmos • Russia • US

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