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 […]
Sriharikota: India’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle PSLV-C51 successfully launched Brazilian satellite Amazonia-1 along with 18 co-passenger satellites today from Satish Dhawan Space Centre SHAR, Sriharikota. This was the first dedicated launch by state-run NewSpace India Limited (NSIL) under the Department of Space. PSLV-C51 lifted off from the First […]
Bengaluru: State-run Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) today said it has recently delivered the biggest cryogenic propellant tank (C32 LH2) ever fabricated by the company to Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), much ahead of the contracted timeline. The C32-LH2 tank is a developmental cryogenic propellant tank of Aluminium alloy […]
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 […]
