New Delhi: India plans to launch a next generation rocket to put heavier satellites and more astronauts into outer space within a year, a top official said on Wednesday. "The first experimental flight of the GSLV Mark III will take place one year from now," K Radhakrishnan, Chairman, Indian Space Research Organisation told the Annual General Meeting of the Confederation of Indian Industry in New Delhi.
The new rocket, which can put a four tonne satellite in orbit, will help Antrix Corporation, ISRO's commercial arm, to offer cheapest space launches in the niche market. The regular GSLV can put 2.2 tonne satellites in orbit.
The GSLV Mark III will enable ISRO launch heavier satellites, an activity for which it has to turn to foreign launch vehicles like Arianspace, based in Kourou in French Guiana. The GSLV Mark III will also help ISRO put more Indians in space at one go.
GSLV Mark III is designed to be a three-stage 42.4 m tall vehicle, with a lift off weight of 630 tonnes. First stage comprises two identical S200 Large Solid Booster with 200 tonne solid propellant, that are strapped on to the second stage, the L110 re-startable liquid stage....
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Bangalore: Former ISRO Chairman G Madhavan Nair on Friday termed as "very disturbing" the Top aerospace scientist Roddam Narasimha quitting as member of the Space Commission where he was serving for more than two decades, and slammed the Department for being "insensitive". "It's a very disturbing news and it's very unfortunate", Nair told in Bangalore. "He has been a veteran in the space field. He has contributed to the space...
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Chennai: Nine satellite launches, a policy for managing remote sensing data and commissioning of the country's fastest supercomputer - India's space agency can look back at 2011 with a fair sense of satisfaction, though the scrapping of a controversial spectrum deal with a private company remains a blemish on its yearly report card. During 2011, the Indian Space and Research Organisation (ISRO) launched eight satellites using its own rocket Polar...
05:25 PM, Dec 26, 2011
New Delhi: India's space programme suffered a serious setback on Saturday evening when a Communication Satellite launched from Sriharikota exploded mid-air. It was the second satellite failure in six months. Scientists are divided, but the bigger worry is: What will happen to India's moon mission? The Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle was launched with high hopes by the ISRO scientists. However, 47 seconds later hope turned into horror as the onboard...
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Former Chairman of ISRO, Dr K Kasturirangan talks about the possible reasons for launch vehicle failures in India. ...
12:06 AM, Dec 26, 2010
Sriharikota: In a huge setback for India's space ambitions, the launch of the communications satellite being carried by the GSLV failed. The Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle soared in the sky along with the hopes of ISRO's brightest. But 47 seconds later hope turned into horror as the onboard computer lost control of the actuation system. Back at the base in Sriharikota, scientists had no option but to press the self-destruct...
11:57 PM, Dec 25, 2010
Sriharikota: Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) suffered a major setback on Saturday when the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle-F06 launch vehicle failed to put communication satellite GSAT-5P in orbit. GSLV-F06, powered by Russian cryogenic engine, lifted off from the second launch pad at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota at 4:04 PM on Saturday evening after the 29-hour countdown. But the rocket deviated from its intended path and exploded mid-air...
04:22 PM, Dec 25, 2010
The countdown for the launch from Satish Dhawan Space Centre began at 6.52 am on Saturday. ...
01:12 PM, Jul 10, 2010
Senior space scientists said they have with them records to prove that compression had taken place. ...
04:22 PM, Apr 18, 2010
If successful, India could have joined a select group of 5 countries with cryogenic technology. ...
11:29 PM, Apr 15, 2010
It's the first GSLV with an indigenous cryogenic engine. ...
03:28 PM, Apr 15, 2010
![Indian cryogenic engine to launch GSLV-D3 today]( "Indian cryogenic engine to launch GSLV-D3 today")
The rocket, Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV-D3), is slated to inject GSAT-4 on Thursday. ...
12:32 PM, Apr 15, 2010
On April 15, ISRO will launch an advanced communication satellite. ...
10:30 AM, Apr 08, 2010
After a series of delays, GSLV-FO4 began its journey with a bang. ...
01:05 AM, Sep 03, 2007
GSLV-FO4 will be used for DTH TV, video picture transmission. ...
07:10 PM, Sep 02, 2007
Indian Space Research Organisation will on Wednesday launch the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle into space. ...
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