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IAF indigenous Vayulink platform

The Indian Air Force has developed a solution for its fighter pilots to deal with bad weather. The innovative solution developed is a new data link communication called...

February 17, 2023

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

ISRO: PSLV Orbital Experimental Module

On June 30, 2022 the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) launched the “PSLV Orbital Experimental Module” (POEM) successfully. What is PSLV Orbital Experimental Module? The PSLV Orbital Experimental...

July 2, 2022

ISRO Demonstrates Free Space Quantum Communication

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has announced on March 22, 2021 that it has successfully demonstrated its free-space Quantum Communication for a distance of 300 metres for...

March 23, 2021

ISRO releases Chandrayaan-2 mission’s initial data

The Indian Space Research Organization recently released the first set of data from Chandrayaan-2. The data was prepared by Planetary Data System (Version 4). The first data set...

December 26, 2020

NAVIC Messaging System for Fisheries Department

On March 17, 2020, the Department of Space reported at the Parliament that ISRO has designed NAVIC messaging system and receiver. The system is currently used by the...

March 18, 2020

NavIC System (IRNSS)

The Indian Regional Navigational Satellite System (IRNSS) is a sub-regional satellite navigation system which is owned and operated by the ISRO on behalf of the by the Indian...

July 25, 2019

China’s navigation satellite system BeiDou starts providing global service

China’s BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) has started offering global service. It is touted as a rival to America’s Global Positioning System (GPS). Pakistan has become the first foreign nation...

December 28, 2018

Tamil Nadu fishermen get NavIC-powered ISRO Gadgets

The Tamil Nadu government has distributed 200 NavIC- powered satellite-enabled communication devices developed by ISRO to 80 fishing boat groups in Tamil Nadu. These gadgets will help the...

December 18, 2018

IRNSS-1I: ISRO successfully launches navigation satellite

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has successfully launched IRNSS-1I navigation satellite from Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh. The satellite was launched on board of PSLV-C41 (height of 44.4...

April 12, 2018

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