Indian Space Research Organisation
Isro set to launch second lunar probe Chandrayaan-2 in April
17 Feb 2018
Chandrayaan-2 is a totally indigenous mission comprising an orbiter, lander and rover, which will perform a controlled descent on the lunar surface after reaching a 100-km lunar orbit
Isro launches Cartosat-2 and 30 other satellites
12 Jan 2018
The 31 satellites were placed in two different orbits in one mission, in one of the most keenly watched missions that comes after a failed launch in August last year
VSSC chief K Sivan to replace A S Kiran Kumar as Isro chief
11 Jan 2018
K Sivan will take over as Isro chairman and secretary Department of Space on 12 January 2015, the day when PSLV-C40 will launch the 710kg Cartosat-2 series satellite for earth observation and 30 other satellites
Fund crunch puts TeamIndus’s Moon mission in limbo
10 Jan 2018
The total cost of the mission was estimated to be Rs450 crore, of which TeamIndus managed to raise about Rs225 crore, and has to secure the remaining within the launch deadline of March 2018
Isro sets 10 January for another mega launch of 31 satellites
30 Dec 2017
The first space mission in 2018, which will use Isro’s workhorse Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C40), comes four months after an earlier mission on 31 August failed to deliver the country's eighth navigation satellite, IRNSS-1H
India's second Moon mission set for March 2018
25 Oct 2017
Isro's second unmanned Moon mission, Chandrayaan-2, an advanced version of Chandrayaan-1, will use an orbiter, lander and a rover
Isro’s IRNSS satellite launch fails
01 Sep 2017
Isro, NPL sign MoU for time synchronisation of desi GPS
04 Aug 2017
While the MoU will help the GPS align more accurately with Indian time, the indigenous GPS may take couple of years to become fully operational
ESA’s Ariane 5 rocket places India's GSAT-17 in orbit
29 Jun 2017
GSAT-17, which will strengthen India’s current fleet of telecommunication satellites, is the third satellite launch by Isro this month - the other two being first developmental flight of GSLV MkIII and PSLV C-38 missions — both from Sriharikota spaceport
Isro’s PSLV-C38 places Cartosat and 30 nano satellites in orbit
23 Jun 2017
Weighing 712 kg, the latest of the Cartosat-2 series satellite has been specifically designed for the benefit of the defence forces.
Isro’s PSLV-C38 all set to launch Cartosat and 30 nano satellites
22 Jun 2017
The rocket carrying the Cartosat-2 series satellite and 30 co-passengers is scheduled to take off from the Sriharikota space port near Chennai at 9.29 am on Friday
Isro’s GSLV Mk III successfully places GSAT-19 satellite in orbit
05 Jun 2017
The development of the high-thrust cryogenic engine and the heavy-lifting GSLV Mk-III will set the ball rolling for Isro's future projects, including Chandrayaan-2 and the manned mission
Isro’s GSLV Mk-III to place high-power communication satellite GSAT-19 in orbit
05 Jun 2017
India’s heaviest rocket so far, the GSLV Mk-III, which uses the indigenously-developed CE-20 high thurst cryogenic engine, is capable of launching satellites of up to 4 tonnes and a manned space capsule of up to 10 tonnes
Isro demonstrates solar hybrid electric car
03 May 2017
ISRO planning mission to Venus
22 Apr 2017
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