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Govt propose to set up new rocket launch pad near Kulasekarapattinam in Tamil Nadu
Union Government is planning to set up a new rocket launch pad near Kulasekarapattinam in Tamil Nadu. At present, the Indian Space Research organisation (ISRO) has two launch pads at Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDCC) in Sriharikotta, Andhra Pradesh. The development comes on the backdrop of increasing launches from India, both for domestic as well ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2019
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Topics: ISRO • Kulasekarapattinam • Rocket Launch Pad • Satish Dhawan Space Centre • SHAR • Sriharikotta • Tamil Nadu
ISRO set to launch Cartosat-3
Indian Space Research Organization, ISRO will launch it’s 3rd generation mapping and earth imaging satellite ‘Cartosat-3’ along with 13 commercial United States of America nanosatellites at 09:28 a.m IST, on November 27, 2019. The satellites will be launched into the Sun Synchronous Orbit by India’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, PSLV-C47 from the Satish Dhawan Space ..
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Topics: Cartosat • CARTOSAT 3 • ISRO • New Space India Ltd • PSLV • PSLV C47 • Satish Dhawan Space Centre • Sriharikota • United States of America
ISRO to launch Cartosat-3
Cartosat-3 , an advanced earth imaging and mapping satellite would be launch by ISRO on Nov 25. Cartosat-3 will be launch along with 13 commercial nano satellites from the US. The 1,560 kg satellite will have 13 small U.S. customer satellites riding as secondary passengers. They will be placed in a polar orbit. The satellite ..
Topics: Cartosat • Cartosat-2A • Cartosat-2B • Indian Space Research Organisation • Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle • Satellite imagery • Satish Dhawan Space Centre • Space programme of India • Spacecraft • Spaceflight
India’s first private Space Science Museum opened in Hyderabad
India’s first private Space Science Museum has opened in Hyderabad to mark the Golden Jubilee of the Birla Archaeological and Cultural Research Institute (BACRI). It is a collaborative effort between the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) and the B M Birla Science Centre. The ISRO on its part is providing some 65 models of various ..
Topics: Chandrayaan programme • Chandrayaan-1 • Indian Space Research Organisation • K. Radhakrishnan • Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre • Malayali people • Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle • Satish Dhawan Space Centre • Science and technology in India • Space programme of India • Spacecraft • Spaceflight
Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft successfully launched by GSLV MkIII-M1
Chandrayaan-2, India’s 2nd moon mission (after Chandrayaan-1, 2008) was successfully launched by GSLV-MkIII-M1 from Second Launch Pad at Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh. This successful launch comes exactly a week after Missions’ liftoff was aborted due to a technical snag. About Chandrayaan-2 Besides being India’s 2nd mission to the moon it is ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2019
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Topics: Chandrayaan-2 • Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit • GSLV-MkIII-M1 • Indian Space Research Organisation • lander Vikram • Laser Retroreflector Array • Lunar South Pole • Rover Pragyan • Satish Dhawan Space Centre