India’s third Moon mission’s ‘Chandrayaan-3’ spacecraft was successfully inserted into the lunar orbit on Saturday, ISRO said. The required manoeuvre was done from an ISRO facility. Basically, a retro-burning at the Perilune was commanded from the Mission Operations Complex (MOX), ISTRAC (ISRO Telemetry, Tracking and Command Network), Bengaluru, Worth mentioning, Perilune is the spacecraft’s closest…
The launch of PSLV-C56 carrying DS-SAR satellite, along with 6 co-passengers from the first launch-pad of SDSC-SHAR, Sriharikota is accomplished successfully on July 30, 2023. PSLV-C56 is configured in its core-alone mode, similar to that of C55. It would launched DS-SAR, a 360 kg satellite into a Near-equatorial Orbit (NEO) at 5 degrees inclination and…
The Indian Government’s effort to privatise part of its space programme by opening bids to build its small satellite launch rocket has attracted initial interest from 20 companies. This bid to take over the manufacturing and development of the SSLV rocket programme was the first privatisation of its kind for India. India’s Small Satellite Launch…
ISRO offers the NISAR Utilization Programme (NISAR UP), an opportunity for Indian researchers and scientists to access, analyse and interpret the data from the NASA–ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR)satellite mission. Basically, NISAR offers vital data to observe and study Earth’s intricate processes. This cutting-edge mission involves high-resolution imaging, wide swath, precise orbit control, and short revisit…
ISRO demonstrated its commitment to fostering the space ecosystem in India by enabling a successful rocket engine test conducted by Skyroot, a Hyderabad-based space start-up, at ISRO Propulsion Complex (IPRC) Mahendragiri. The test took place in the Liquid Thruster Test Facility (LTTF) in IPRC. The testing was enabled by IN-SPACe. Noteworthy, the test involved the…
ISRO successfully tested the Gaganyaan Service Module Propulsion System (SMPS) on July 19, 2023 at ISRO Propulsion Complex (IPRC) , Mahendragiri. This test involved five liquid apogee motor (LAM) engines with a thrust of 440 N and sixteen reaction control system (RCS) Thrusters with a thrust of 100 N. To be noted that the Service Module of…
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) launched the much-awaited Chandrayaan-3 mission on a GSLV Mark 3 (LVM 3) heavy lift launch vehicle from Satish Dhawan Space Center in Sriharikota, India, into an approximately 170 x 36,500 km elliptic parking orbit. The propulsion module will bring the lander/rover into a 100 km circular polar lunar orbit…
A group of vital facilities essential for the enhancement of solid motor realization were inaugurated by Shri Somanath S., Chairman, ISRO/ Secretary, Department of Space at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC-SHAR). Shri A. Rajarajan, Director of SDSC-SHAR, and Directors from other ISRO Centres/ Units were present. SDSC-SHAR is responsible for the development of solid…
Godrej Aerospace has supplied critical components to ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation) for its forthcoming Chandrayaan-3 mission. This will be India’s third lunar mission and it is among few countries to have undertaken such an ambitious project. Notably, liquid propulsion engines such as Vikas, CE20, and satellite thrusters for the lunar mission have been manufactured…
Addressing the inaugural session of the G20 4th edition of Space Economy Leaders Meeting (SELM) on 6th July 2023, Dr Jitendra Singh said, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science and Technology, MoS PMO, Department of Atomic Energy and Department of Space and MoS Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Dr Jitendra Singh said that with…
