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 height of 70 km, is a two-stage multipurpose sounding rocket capable of carrying scientific ..

Tags: Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) • ISRO • Rohini rocket • Sounding rocket • Sounding Rocket Experiment

Month: Current Affairs – November, 2022

Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs

Japan launches world’s smallest rocket to carry tiny satellite into orbit

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has successfully launched the world’s smallest rocket with the ability to put a tiny satellite into orbit. The experimental SS-520 sounding rocket lifted off from the Uchinoura Space Center. It carried a microsatellite TRICOM-1R, ..

Tags: CubeSats • ION • JAXA • Satellite • Satellites

China successfully launches Kunpeng-1B sounding rocket

China has successfully launched the Kunpeng-1B sounding rocket equipped with a new altitude control system.It was launched from a launch pad in Danzhou City in the southern Chinese Hainan Province.About Kunpeng-1B sounding rocketKunpeng-1B sounding rocket is research rocket for carrying ..

Tags: China • Science and Technology • Sounding rocket • Space technology • UPSC

Month: Current Affairs - April, 2016