ISRO successfully launches heaviest payload rocket mission LVM3-M3 OneWeb India-2 carrying 36 satellites

ISRO successfully launches heaviest payload rocket mission LVM3-M3 OneWeb India-2 carrying 36 satellites

LVM3-M3/OneWeb India-2 takes off from the second launch pad at Satish Dhawan Space Centre SDSC-SHAR, Sriharikota on March 26, 2023. | Photo Credit: R. Ragu Indian Space Research Organisation’s heaviest payload rocket, LVM3 carrying 36 OneWeb satellites onboard took off on March 26 from the second launch pad at Satish Dhawan Space Centre SDSC-SHAR, Sriharikota. … Read more

ISRO’s heaviest rocket with 36 satellites on board lifts off

ISRO’s heaviest rocket with 36 satellites on board lifts off

The 43.5 metre-tall rocket soared majestically at 12.07 a.m. from the second launch pad at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre The 43.5 metre-tall rocket soared majestically at 12.07 a.m. from the second launch pad at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre The heaviest rocket of the Indian Space Research Organisation, LVM3-M2/OneWeb India-1 with 36 satellites on board … Read more

Start-up offers superior propulsion systems; plans to set up fuel stations in space

Start-up offers superior propulsion systems; plans to set up fuel stations in space

Scientists at a Mumbai-based start-up are working on technologies to offer efficient propulsion systems and re-fuelling satellites in outer space to extend their lifespan. Manastu Space, a five-year-old start-up launched by two IIT-Bombay alumni Tushar Jadhav and Ashtesh Kumar, has come up with a propulsion system for satellites that utilises affordable, “green” fuel as opposed … Read more

China’s new space carrier rocket successfully launches five satellites on its maiden flight

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China’s new medium-lift carrier rocket Long March-8 made its maiden flight on Tuesday, sending five satellites successfully into planned orbit, the country’s space agency said. The rocket was launched from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site in Hainan. The five experimental satellites will carry out the in-orbit verification of microwave imaging and other technologies. They will … Read more

India and Argentina to deepen its cooperation in the space field

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Developed by CONAE, this new satellite will join SAOCOM 1A and four Italian COSMO-SkyMed to complete the joint Italian-Argentinean Satellite System for Emergency Management (SIASGE). Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has invited Argentina´s National Commission for Space Activities (CONAE) to consider India for future launches of their satellites. A top diplomat has confirmed to Financial … Read more