Indian Space Research Organisation
Chandrayaan-4 mission to demonstrate technologies for safe return from Moon
23 Sep 2024
India last week announced four planned space missions, including one to planet Venus, a fourth mission to Moon and building an Indian Space Station and finally taking an Indian to and from the Moon
Isro carries out second landing test of Reusable Launch Vehicle
25 Mar 2024
Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) on Friday successfully carried out a second test landing of its Reusable Launch Vehicle, Pushpak.
Isro successfully tests Si-Gr, hydrogen fuel cell batteries on-flight
07 Jan 2024
The Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) on Monday (1 January 2024) simultaneously tested a high density graphite-silicon cell and a hydrogen fuel cell based power system on board PSL-C58 flight
Isro inserts Aditya-L1 into its halo orbit destination
07 Jan 2024
Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) today announced the successful insertion of its dedicated solar observation spacecraft, Aditya-L1, into its final destination,
Isro to launch ESA’s solar probe mission Proba-3
05 Jan 2024
European Space Agency (ESA) has selected Indian Space Research Organisation’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) to deploy its experimental Project for On-Board Autonomy-3 (PROBA-3) mission.
Isro to launch GSAT-20 satellite aboard SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket.
05 Jan 2024
NewSpace India Ltd (NSIL), the commercial arm of the Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro), has signed a contract with SpaceX, the space exploration venture of billionaire Elon Musk, for the launch of Isro’s communication satellite GSAT-20.
Isro launches its first space research platform XPoSat
01 Jan 2024
The Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) started the New Year with the successful launch of the XPoSat and 10 other satellites into the space aboard its workhorse PSLV rocket.
ISRO: Triumphs and milestones of 2023
22 Dec 2023
In 2023, the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) will have achieved remarkable milestones, solidifying its position in the field of space exploration. Notably, the successful launch of Chandrayaan-3 marked a pivotal moment, showcasing India’s prowess in lunar missions.
ISRO Chief S. Somnath unveils future plans: Chandrayaan-4 mission and innovative robotic arm in the pipeline
15 Dec 2023
The Indian Space and Research Organization (ISRO) is embarking on an ambitious trajectory in space exploration, solidifying its position as a key player in the cosmos.
Isro successfully conducts Reusable Launch Vehicle Autonomous Landing Mission
03 Apr 2023
The autonomous landing was carried out under the exact conditions of a space re-entry vehicle's landing — high speed, unmanned, precise landing from the same return path — as if the vehicle arrives from space
Isro’s SSLV-D2 mission successfully places EOS-07 and 2 other satellites into orbit
11 Feb 2023
SSLV, which is capable of launching mini, micro, or nanosatellites (10 to 500 kg mass) to a 500 km orbit, provides low-cost access to space, offers low turn-around time, facilitates flexibility in accommodates multiple satellites and demands minimal launch infrastructure
Isro's successfully launches OneWeb’s 36 satellites into orbit
25 Oct 2022
Isro's heavy-lift rocket successfully launched OneWeb’s 36 satellites into orbit, marking the first commercial mission of LVM3
Isro’s new rocket SSLV fails to deliver
09 Aug 2022
The rocket went up the sky as scheduled and performed all the stages normally and injected both the satellites, but the orbit achieved was less than expected, which made them unstable
ISRO successfully launches earth observation satellite EOS-04
07 Mar 2022
After a flight of about 17 minutes and 34 seconds, the launch vehicle PSLV- C52 successfully injected three satellites, namely EOS-04, INSPIREsat-1 and INST-2TD, into a sun-synchronous polar orbit of 529 km
Isro has technologies to help small island states during natural calamities: Jitendra Singh
20 Dec 2021
Isro’s GSLV-F10 fails to place earth observation satellite in orbit
13 Aug 2021
According to the latest update from the space agency, the EOS satellite is out of its trajectory path as its cryogenic engine failed to lift the satellite to a geostationary orbit
PSLV-C51 successfully launches Amazonia-1 and 18 other satellites
03 Mar 2021
Besides the Brazilian earth observation satellite, Amazonia-1, the first dedicated commercial launch included 14 satellites from New Space India Limited (NSIL) and four from IN-SPACe, both promoted by the Department of Space
Isro launches India’s 42nd communication satellite CMS-01
24 Dec 2020
This new satellite would replace the GSAT-12 in the orbit, which was launched in 2011
Isro successfully launches earth observation satellite EOS-01
11 Nov 2020
Isro’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle in its 51st mission (PSLV-C49) launched EOS-01 as primary satellite along with nine international customer satellites at 3:12 pm IST
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