SHAR Sriharikota is getting ready to launch its first private sector-built navigation satellite today at 6.59 pm. The satellite will replace one of NAVIC’s seven satellites which is malfunctioning. NAVIC is a system of seven navigational satellites powering India’s own … Continue reading IRNSS-1H launch from Sriharikota today. Watch it live.
SHAR is going to launch PSLV-C32 at 4 PM on 10th March from Sriharikota in Nellore district. Its payload is the sixth spacecraft in the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS-1F), which aims to improve global positioning services over India and … Continue reading PSLV C-32 to launch IRNSS-1F on 10th March from Sriharikota in Nellore district
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has successfully launched its first test flight of its newest rocket GSLV Mark-III from Sriharikota today morning. After lift-off at 9:30AM from the second launch pad of Satish Dhawan Space Centre, the module separated from the rocket at an altitude of 126km and re-entered Earth’s atmosphere. This rocket refers by the names GSLV Mark-III and LVM3, is a completely new vehicle marking the third generation for India’s orbital launch systems. It is capable of injecting heavier satellites like GSAT 19e. The LVM3 flight has two active solid and liquid propulsion stages, S200 and L110 … Continue reading GSLV Mark III experimental launch successful
The GSLV-III or Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle Mark III, is a launch vehicle which is being developed by ISRO. This will be an unmanned crew module, it will unleash India’s dream of sending its astronauts in to space come true. ISRO scientists have been gearing up for the test launch of GSLV-MK III, on December 18th , the heaviest among Geosynchronous Launch Vehicle versions. ISRO director M.Y.S Prasad had said the launch is intended to test the atmospheric characteristics and stability of the updated rocket on its way up. It would also carry the CARE (Crew-module Atmospheric Re-entry Experiment) Module … Continue reading ISRO to test-fly GSLV-Mark III on December 18 2014
PSLV-C23 Successfully Launches French Earth Observation Satellite- SPOT 7 and four other co-passenger satellites from SDSC SHAR, Sriharikota on June 30, 2014 in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The Prime Minister congratulated the Indian scientists on their great … Continue reading PM Narendra Modi witnesses successful launch of PSLV-C23 at Sriharikota
Latest Updates on PSLV C-23 is as follows Jun 30, 2014 All propellant filling operations completed Countdown activity is progressing normally Jun 29, 2014 UH25 Propellant filling operation of Second Stage (PS2) has been completed at 23:10 hrs (IST) UH25 … Continue reading Latest updates on PSLV C-23 Mission
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, to witness the launch of ISRO’s PSLV C-23 at Sriharikota today. He said his government is committed to give impetus to the country’s space programme. The Prime Minister met senior scientists and ISRO chairman Radhakrishnan who … Continue reading PM to witness PSLV launch today at Sriharikota
The first phase of the Mars Orbitor Mission (MOM) a.k.a Mangalyaan was successful yesterday (5th Nov 2013 at 14:38 IST) as the PSLV C-25 successfully put the MOM spacecraft precisely into an elliptical orbit of earth, extremely close to the … Continue reading Mangalyaan launch from SHAR in Nellore successful
Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) is ISRO’s first interplanetary mission to planet Mars with the 1350 kg spacecraft designed to orbit Mars in an elliptical orbit of 372 km by 80,000 km. The primary driving technological objective of the Rs450 crore … Continue reading Mangalyaan: From Nellore to Mars. Good Luck SHAR!
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