India will launch in June 2013 the first of the seven Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS) into the earth orbit to provide real-time position, navigation and time services to multiple users, the space agency chief said on Saturday. ...
02:10 AM, Mar 17, 2013
All is set for the launch of Indo-French satellite 'SARAL', aimed at oceanographic studies, and six foreign mini and micro satellites onboard ISRO's workhorse rocket PSLV from the spaceport of Sriharikota in neighbouring Andhra Pradesh on Monday. The Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle PSLV-C20 is slated for blast-off at 5.56 pm local time from the first launch pad of Satish Dhawan Space Centre, 110 kms from here. President Pranab Mukherjee is...
10:42 AM, Feb 25, 2013
New Delhi: Making history in its space odyssey, India on Sunday successfully launched its 100th mission with its workhorse PSLV-C21 placing in orbit two foreign satellites in a flawless flight from the spaceport in Sriharikota. The third wholly commercial launch with no Indian satellite was a textbook mission as ISRO's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle placed in orbit French spacecraft SPOT 6 and Japanese micro satellite PROITERES some 18 minutes after...
02:58 PM, Sep 09, 2012
Calling the launch of ISRO's 100th space mission "a milestone", Prime Minister Manmohan Singh congratulated the Department of Space and all members of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) fraternity for this spectacular success. Here is the full text: I am delighted at having witnessed today's launch of India's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle " C21, carrying two foreign satellites. On behalf of all fellow Indians, I warmly congratulate the Department...
11:42 AM, Sep 09, 2012
New Delhi: The hundredth space mission programme of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) took off on Sunday at 9.51 am from the space centre in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh. The historic milestone comes in the form of two foreign satellites that will be put in orbit by ISRO's workhorse PSLV rocket. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh witnessed the launch of PSLV C-21 that is carrying French advanced remote sensing satellite 720 kg...
09:55 AM, Sep 09, 2012
Chennai: This Sunday will be a working day for those at the Indian Space Research Organisation, that too a hectic one. The space agency is set to reach another milestone " the 100th Indian space mission " when PSLV-C21 lifts off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota at 9.51 am. And, among those looking up at the sky from the space port for a perfect launch will be...
11:45 AM, Sep 08, 2012
Nellore: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is all set to cross yet another milestone in space technology with the launching of the 720 kg SPOT-6, an advanced French remote- sensing satellite and Proiteres, a 15 kg Japanese spacecraft through the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle- C21 (PSLV-C21), from the Satish Dhavan Space Centre(SDSC), Sriharikota, 90 km from here on September 9. This is the 100th mission of ISRO, which has...
10:02 AM, Sep 03, 2012
New Delhi: With plans for 60 missions over the next five years, ISRO will develop a third launchpad at its spaceport at Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh to meet the growing demand. "We are planning to have a third launchpad at Sriharikota to cater to our future missions," Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Chairman K Radhakrishnan told. He said the new launchpad would help ISRO augment the frequency of missions, which...
06:20 PM, Jul 01, 2012
New Delhi: Days after its first Inter-Continental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) Agni-V was test fired successfully, India on Thursday launched its own spy satellite RISAT-1 from Sriharikota. RISAT-1 is capable of delivering crystal clear pictures in all weather conditions. The indigenous RISAT-1, which stands for Radar Imaging Satellite, has a lifespan of five years and will be used for disaster prediction and agriculture forestry. RISAT's high resolution pictures and microwave imaging...
06:05 AM, Apr 26, 2012
Chennai: The 71-hour countdown for the launch of 1,858 kg RISAT -1, India's radar imaging satellite, the heaviest one to be lifted by ISRO's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle commenced this morning. "The countdown for radar sensing satellite RISAT-1 started this morning at 6.47 AM at Sriharikota. This is a 71-hour long countdown," an ISRO spokesman told PTI. The launch is scheduled at 5.47 am on April 26 from the Satish...
02:56 PM, Apr 23, 2012
Chennai: The Indian rocket that will carry the 1,850 kg indigenous surveillance satellite - Radar Imaging Satellite (Risat-1) - to the skies this month will be controlled by the new mission control centre at Sriharikota, said a senior official of Indian space agency ISRO. "The second mission control centre was inaugurated by President Pratibha Patil this January. The forthcoming rocket launch would be controlled and monitored from the new mission...
03:32 PM, Apr 09, 2012
Bangalore: Preparations are underway for this month's launch of an indigenously designed and developed satellite that has the unique capability of imaging during day and night and in all weather conditions. ISRO is looking at 'lucky April 20' for the blast-off from India's spaceport of Sriharikota. RISAT-1, a Radar Imaging Satellite with the capability to take images of the earth during day and night as well as in cloudy conditions,...
01:30 AM, Apr 02, 2012
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...
02:15 PM, Dec 26, 2010
Chennai: The launch of country's latest communication satellite GSAT-5P on Monday from the spaceport of Sriharikota, was deferred on Sunday after a minor leak in the Russian cryogenic engine on board the GSLV-F06 launch vehicle. The leak was identified during the pre-countdown checks for the launch by the home-made Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV-F06) powered by Russian cryogenic engine, ISRO spokesperson S Satish told PTI. "Due to a minor leak...
03:19 PM, Dec 19, 2010
The satellite launch vehicle carried Cartosat-2B, an advanced remote sensing satellite built by ISRO. ...
09:25 AM, Jul 12, 2010
Chandrayaan-1 will facilitate mapping of the lunar surface. ...
06:45 PM, Nov 14, 2008
ISRO Mission Control says all systems are perfectly normal. ...
12:11 AM, Oct 25, 2008
Squadron Leader Rakesh Sharma is the first Indian to go into space. ...
12:21 AM, Oct 23, 2008
Chandrayaan would orbit the moon for about 2 years. ...
12:03 PM, Oct 08, 2008
