Satish Dhawan Space Centre
India’s First Private Vehicle Launchpad
Chennai-based space tech startup Agnikul Cosmos recently opened India’s first private launchpad and mission control centre at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh. It was inaugurated on November 28 by ISRO chairman S Somanath. The inauguration ..
Month: Current Affairs – November, 2022
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
AzaadiSAT: ISRO’s Smallest Rocket in Space
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is set to launch its smallest commercial rocket ‘Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV)’ carrying ‘AzaadiSAT’, on August 7, 2022. It will be launched to unfurl the Tricolour in space, from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2022
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
ISRO to Launch a Satellite for Natural Disaster Monitoring this Year
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has planned to launch a satellite that will be used for monitoring natural disasters. Key Points This satellite will be a geo-imaging satellite, EOS-3, which will be capable of near-real time monitoring of various natural ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 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 was released through PRADAN portal. The PRADAN portal is hosted by ISSDC ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020
GISAT-1
ISRO announced that it would be postponing the launch of the GISAT-1, its first geo imaging satellite, due to technical reasons. About the Satellite GISAT-1 or Geo Imaging Satellite 1 is the first such project of the ISRO. It is ..
ISRO to launch GISAT-1 on March 5
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) announced that geo imaging satellite, GISAT-1 will be launched on March 5. The Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV-F10) will launch the satellite from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota. The 2275-kg world-class earth observation satellite GISAT-1 ..
ISRO to launch Israeli student-made satellite- Duchifat 3
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will launch the third in the series of Israeli student-made satellites named Duchifat 3 with the 50th mission of PSLV on Wednesday, 11th December 2019. PSLV-C48 which will mark the 50th mission of PSLV ..
50th Mission of PSLV to launch RISAT-2BR1
The Indian Space Research Organization(ISRO) has scheduled the launch of RISAT-2BR1 from the first launch pad of the Satish Dhawan Space Centre located in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh on 11th December 2019 at 1525 Hrs IST. This will be the 75th ..