Tag: Satellite
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Mission Shakti not to threaten any country, aims to ensure national security: MEA
According to government sources, the satellite which was hit was a micro-satellite launched by the ISRO on January 24 this year.
March 27, 2019 -
India to launch GSAT-29 communication satellite on November 14
The launch is subject to weather conditions as cyclone Gaja is expected to cross the Tamil Nadu coast on November 15.
November 13, 2018 -
NASA launches satellite to track Earth’s melting ice
In a bid to understand Earth's ice sheets, glaciers, sea ice, snow cover and permafrost, NASA on Saturday successfully launched its Ice, Cloud and Land Elevation Satellite-2, or ICESat-2.
September 16, 2018 -
Cong protest over delayed satellite setup
Venting strong discontentment over the delay in establishment of the proposed satellite centre of AIIMS at Balasore, the Congress today held a protest meeting here. Former union minister Srikant Jena lambasted the government at the centre alleging the much hyped dream project , a world class health care facilities in north India has been virtually shelved …
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January 18, 2018 -
As India launches 31 satellites, PM lauds ISRO’s ‘glorious achievements’
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday congratulated ISRO and its scientists on the successful launch of 31 satellites in a Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) and said the achievement will benefit the nation’s citizens, farmers and fishermen. Taking to Twitter shortly after the PSLV-C40 took off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) in Sriharikota, Modi said …
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January 12, 2018 -
ISRO successfully launches 100th satellite on board PSLV-C40
In yet another display of its growing prowess in space exploration, India on Friday successfully launched 31 satellites in a Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) from its spaceport in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh. In the first space mission of 2018, the 42nd flight of the 44.4-metre tall PSLV-C40 carrying the 710-kg Cartosat-2 series satellite took off from the Satish …
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January 12, 2018 -
Russia fails to place satellite into orbit
Russia has failed to place a meteorological satellite into the targeted orbit, state space agency Roscosmos said on Tuesday. “Communication with the spacecraft could not be established during the first planned session due to its absence in the targeted orbit,” the agency said in the statement, without giving details. Earlier in the day, Roscosmos announced …
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November 28, 2017 -
Japan launches latest satellite of positioning system
Japan on Tuesday successfully launched the fourth and final satellite that makes up its terrestrial positioning network system, which will improve the current GPS services and help create a better communications system during a disaster. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries launched a Japanese H-IIA rocket with the Michibiki-4 communications satellite …
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October 10, 2017 -
Satellite, heat shield of Indian rocket to re-enter in 40-60 days
The Indian navigation satellite IRNSS-1H stuck inside a rocket’s heat shield — together weighing around 2.4-tonnes — now tumbling in outer space, is expected to re-enter the earth’s atmosphere in a couple of months. However, there may not be any impact on the ground, said a senior official of the Indian space agency. “The satellite …
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September 5, 2017 -
‘Indian rocket failure not due to design fault’
The non-separation of the heat shield of the PSLV, which trapped within itself the navigation satellite and resulted in a failed mission on Thursday, could be due to failure of component quality or quality checks, not a design failure, space technology experts said. “The PSLV rocket has been successful for the past several years. So …
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September 2, 2017 -
Indian rocket fails to launch navigation satellite
It was a black Thursday for Indian space programme as it suffered a serious setback after its workhorse rocket Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) failed to deliver India’s eighth navigation satellite in its intended orbit. The 1,425 kg Indian Regional Navigation Satellite-1H (IRNSS-1H), which was launched at 7 p.m. on board the PSLV, was declared …
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September 1, 2017 -
Indian navigation satellite fails
An Indian navigation satellite launched here on Thursday was declared a failure. Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Chairman A.S. Kiran Kumar said: “The mission was unsuccessful.” The 1,425 kg IRNSS-1H satellite – part of Indian satellite navigation system NavIC or originally called Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS) – was carried by Polar Satellite Launch …
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August 31, 2017 -
Countdown begins for Indian navigation satellite launch
The 29-hour countdown for the launch of India’s eighth navigation satellite IRNSS-1H began at 2 p.m. on Wednesday at the Sriharikota rocket port, around 80 km from here, officials said. The 1,425-kg satellite — part of Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS) — will be carried by Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) rocket XL variant …
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August 30, 2017 -
Taiwan launches first homegrown satellite
Taiwan has launched Formosat-5, the first homegrown observation satellite, from an air base in the US, the island nation’s National Space Organisation (NSO) announced on Friday. The octagonal satellite – 2 metres high and 1.2 metres in diameter – cost some 3 billion Taiwanese dollars ($100 million) and made contact with a station in Norway …
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August 25, 2017 -
Taiwan launches first homegrown satellite
Taiwan has launched Formosat-5, the first homegrown observation satellite, from an air base in the US, the island nation’s National Space Organisation (NSO) announced on Friday. The octagonal satellite – 2 metres high and 1.2 metres in diameter – cost some 3 billion Taiwanese dollars ($100 million) and made contact with a station in Norway …
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August 25, 2017 -
Japan puts third GPS satellite into orbit
Japan on Saturday launched a rocket and put the third of its new quasi-zenith satellites into orbit to help improve the precision of the global positioning system. The launch from the Tanegashima Space Centre in Kagoshima prefecture came a week later than originally scheduled due to a technical problem in the rocket, Xinhua news agency …
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August 19, 2017 -
42 Indian satellites operational in orbit
A total of 42 Indian satellites operational in orbit are being used for communication, meteorological and earth observations, navigation and space science purposes, the Rajya Sabha was informed on Thursday. In a written reply, Minister of State (Independent Charge) Atomic Energy and Space, Jitendra Singh said: “At present, there are 42 Indian satellites operational in …
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July 20, 2017