India will send up its first second-generation navigation satellite on May 29 morning, using its Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) rocket, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said on Monday.
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Speaking about the mission Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Chairman S. Somanath said: "The PSLV rocket has placed the satellites at the intended orbit. The PSLV has demonstrated its higher reliability."
ISRO moves GSAT-12 satellite to graveyard orbit
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Chandrayaan-3 passes ISRO's vibration tests
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The first batch of 36 satellites was launched on October 23, 2022 from Sriharikota rocket port in Andhra Pradesh with the LVM3 rocket formerly known as Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle MkIII (GSLV MkIII).
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ISRO simulates deployment of Gaganyaan mission parachutes
Indian space agency successfully conducted the Rail Track Rocket Sled deployment tests of the Gaganyaan Pilot and Apex Cover Separation (ACS) parachutes in cluster configurations, said Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).
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India successfully conducts night trials of Agni 5 missile
The missile is capable of striking targets at ranges up to 5,000 km with a very high degree of accuracy. The range of the missile can be further increased based on the results of the testing, the official added.
India successfully orbits Indo-French collaborative EOS 6/OCEANSAT
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ISRO to orbit Indo-French satellite, eight others on Saturday
The Indian space agency is gearing up to orbit Earth Observation Satellite-6 (EOS-6) with a French payload, a third generation satellite in the Oceansat series, and eight other nano satellites on Saturday morning.
India's pvt sector rocket makes successful beginning with Skyroot's Vikram-S
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Vikram-S rocket set to fly off on Friday, leaving some questions unanswered
The countdown for the Friday launch of Skyroot Aerospace-developed rocket Vikram-S, with three small satellites, will begin three hours before the lift-off time which is fixed at 11.30 a.m, said an official.
NASA confirms discovery of destroyed shuttle Challenger artefact 36 yrs on
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