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ISRO To Launch US’ BlueBird-6 Satellite, Weighing 6.5 Tonnes By Year-End: Dr. V. Narayanan

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The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) is gearing up for another collaboration with the US with its BlueBird-6 satellite, a 6.5-tonne satellite expected to be launched by the end of the year, said ISRO Chairman Dr. V. Narayanan.   The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) is gearing up for another collaboration with the US with its BlueBird-6 satellite, a 6.5-tonne satellite expected to be launched by the end of the year, said ISRO Chairman Dr. V. Narayanan on Thursday. The collaboration has come on the heels of the successful launch of the NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar Mission (NISAR) by ISRO in July. “BlueBird is a communication satellite. We have received the satellite, and we are working on the launch. The launch vehicle build-up is going on,” Narayanan told IANS during a media briefing for ESTIC-2025. “The date will be announced by the Prime Minister at the appropriate time,” he said, adding, “We are targeting to accomplish it before the end of this year.” The ...

Chandrayaan 3: Vikram Lander Module Enters Deboosting Stage. Health Normal, Says ISRO

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The lander will now perform two orbital-reduction manoeuvres over the next five days before making its final down on the lunar surface on August 23, at around 5:47 p.m. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) announced on August 18 that Vikram, the Chandrayaan-3 lander, has successfully begun its deboosting procedure. The lander will now perform two orbital-reduction manoeuvres over the next five days before making its final down on the lunar surface on August 23, at around 5:47 p.m. Chandrayaan-3 Mission: The Lander Module (LM) health is normal. LM successfully underwent a deboosting operation that reduced its orbit to 113 km x 157 km. The second deboosting operation is scheduled for August 20, 2023, around 0200 Hrs. IST #Chandrayaan_3 #Ch3 pic.twitter.com/0PVxV8Gw5z — ISRO (@isro) August 18, 2023 The initial orbital manoeuvre will place Vikram in a circular orbit 100x100 kilometres above the Moon. This will be followed by another, which will strategically place it in the last...

Chandrayaan-3 Launch: ISRO Integrates Lunar Spacecraft With Rocket for Launch

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 The Indian Space Research organisation on Wednesday mated the encapsulated assembly containing Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft with LVM3, its new heavy lift launch vehicle, at Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota. Chandrayaan-3 is a follow-on mission to Chandrayaan-2 to demonstrate end-to-end capability in safe landing and roving on the lunar surface. ''Today, at Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota, the encapsulated assembly containing Chandrayaan-3 is mated with LVM3'', the Bengaluru-headquartered national space agency tweeted. ISRO has said the Chandrayaan-3 mission is slated to be launched between July 13 and July 19. ''We are aiming to launch it on July 13'', an ISRO official said. The Chandrayaan-3 mission carries scientific instruments to study the thermophysical properties of the lunar regolith, lunar seismicity, lunar surface plasma environment and elemental composition in the vicinity of the landing site. India News Wrap | 4th July While ...

ISRO released pictures of Joshimath, told how the monastery is sinking in the ground, so far it has sunk so many centimeters

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 The National Remote Sensing Center of the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has released satellite images of Joshimath City. These images show how the process of land subsidence is continuing in Joshimath. The National Remote Sensing Center of the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has released satellite images of Joshimath City. These images show how the process of land subsidence is continuing in Joshimath. ISRO released the pictures and said, between 27 December 2022 and 8 January 2023, a landslide of 5.4 cm has been recorded. Between April 2022 and November 2022, Joshimath saw a slow decline of 9 cm. The NSRC said last week that rapid subsidence had started between December and the first week of January. Satellite images show that subsidence zone is located in Central Joshimath including Army Helipad and Narsingh Temple. The highest depression is located at an altitude of 2,180 meters near the Joshimath-Auli road. Please tell that in 2022, be...

The country's first private rocket will be launched soon, Hyderabad's startup has developed

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  Hyderabad-based space startup Skyroot Aerospace has announced this on Tuesday. This maiden mission of Skyroute Aerospace has been named 'PRAUT' which will have three consumer payloads and can be launched from the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) launchpad in Sriharikota. New Delhi:  The country will soon launch the first rocket developed by the private sector. The first rocket 'Vikram-S' developed by India's private sector can be launched between November 12 and 16. It has been developed by Hyderabad-based startup Skyroot Aerospace.  Rocket to be launched from ISRO's launch pad Hyderabad-based space startup Skyroot Aerospace has announced this on Tuesday. This maiden mission of Skyroute Aerospace has been named 'PRAUT' which will have three consumer payloads and can be launched from the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) launchpad in Sriharikota. Pawan Kumar Chandna, CEO and Co-Founder, Skyroute Aerospace, said, "The officials ...