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ISRO’s Next Launch

ISRO has announced the launch of Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV-F10). The satellite will launch with the help of Geo Imaging Satellite (GISAT-1) from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre located in Sriharikota on 5 March, subject to weather conditions. Weighing about 2268 kg, GISAT-1 is the first state-of-the-art agile Earth observation satellite which will be placed in …

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Chandrayaan Touches New Heights

India scripted history on this day, eleven years back! The country’s first mission to the Moon ‘Chandrayaan-1’ was launched from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh. With more than 3,400 orbits around the Moon during its operational life of 312 days until 29 August 29 2009, this mission wasn’t an easy one at …

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Mission To The Moon

Chandrayaan-2, India's second moon mission is launched through Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle Mark III (GSLV Mark III) from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh today at 2.43pm IST. Chandrayaan-2 is going to explore the south pole region of the moon where no country has reached till now and check the presence of lunar water. …

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Chandrayaan-2, Not Aiming for the Moon Today!

India’s second lunar probe, Chandrayaan-2, launch has been called off. It was originally scheduled from Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, today at 2.51 am IST. 56 minutes and 24 seconds before its official take off, a technical snag was reported, aborting the launch. At around 3 am, today, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) took to twitter and …