New Delhi: India‘s space launch vehicle programme, the first to be taken up entirely by private players, has witnessed a spirited response from three entities, including a consortia led by the Adani Group and the other by Larsen & Toubro. When one of the entities bags the contract […]
New Delhi: India today approved a proposal to allow private sector participation in the Space sector, an historic reform announced by the Narendra Modi government a month ago in a bid to kick-in self-reliance and technological advancement critical industrial activities of the country. The move could invite entry […]
Haifa (Israel): India has launched into space Israeli aerospace and defence firm Elbit Systems Limited‘s nano-satellite for commercial communication application, as part of a 10-satellite launch it carried out on Dec. 11. NANOVA™ nano-satellite was developed in collaboration with a US company, as part of the BIRD Foundation […]
Sriharikota: India today launched and put in low earth orbit a military-grade ‘spy’ satellite, only the second in just 15 days of a similar successful launch from here. As 5,000 visitors watched, the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV), the Indian Space Research Organisation‘s (ISRO’s) workhorse, in its PSLV-C48 […]
Sriharikota: In a boost to its surveillance capabilities from the sky, India today successfully launched its third generation satellite Cartosat-3 that can look at objects just 30-cm in size on the ground. India Space Research Organisation‘s (ISRO’s) time-tested Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, PSLV-C47, also succesfully placed 13 commercial […]