The HAL-L&T consortium, which secured the order to manufacture five Polar Satellite Launch Vehicles (PSLV) rockets from Space PSU NewSpace India Limited (NSIL), is expected to deliver the first launch vehicle ahead of schedule. Notably, HAL has a share of 52 percent in the consortium while the rest of the 48 percent lies with L&T….
India became the 27th nation to sign the Artemis Accords with the United States (US), thereby demonstrating its commitment to sustainable and transparent space activity. This agreement between India and the US aims to boost the cooperation between the two nations and explore the domain beyond the boundaries of Earth. Artemis Accord is a US-led…
A draft of the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the space sector which is in the final stages at present, is expected to come out by August 2023. The Space Commission has already approved it, according to Pawan Goenka, chairman of the Indian National Space Promotion and Authorization Centre (IN-SPACe). The Draft Space FDI Policy…
Tata Elxsi Ltd, a technology services provider for the automotive and transportation industry, has partnered with the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) to enable the upcoming Gaganyaan Mission. Through the association, the company has designed and developed Crew Module Recovery Models (CMRMs) for the recovery team training for the space mission. Scheduled for 2024, the…
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has successfully accomplished GSLV-F12/NVS-01 mission on Monday, May 29, 2023. This Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) mission deployed NVS-01 navigation satellite, weighing about 2232 kg, into a Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit. The vehicle lifted off at 10:42 hours IST from the second launch pad at SDSC-SHAR, Sriharikota and injected the satellite…
A Centre for Space Science and Technology was inaugurated at IIT Roorkee on May 8, 2023. Shri Somanath S, Secretary, Department of Space & Chairman, ISRO inaugurated it along with the office premises for ISRO-IITR Space Technology Cell. He invoked the research scholars and faculty members to work on various opportunities available in the space…
A new low-cost star sensor developed by astronomers from off-the-shelf components was recently launched by ISRO on board PSLV C-55. In its first-ever space test, the sensor, which is mounted on the PSLV Orbital Experimental Module (POEM), is performing well, and the initial data has now validated its design as well as its function. The StarBerrySense…
The launch of the PSLV-C55/TeLEOS-2 is scheduled for April 22, 2023 at 14:19 hours IST from SDSC-SHAR, Sriharikota. This is a dedicated commercial mission through NSIL with TeLEOS-2 as primary satellite and Lumelite-4 as a co-passenger satellite. The satellites weigh about 741 kg and 16 kg, respectively. Both belong to Singapore. They are intended to…
Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science & Technology, Dr Jitendra Singh has stated that the budget of Rs. 9023 Crores is allocated towards achieving the objectives of Gaganyaan mission. The scope of Gaganyaan programme is to demonstrate human spaceflight capability to Low Earth Orbit and safe return. Further, ISRO is also developing indigenous technologies…
The Indian Space Situational Assessment Report (ISSAR) for 2022 is compiled by ISRO System for Safe & Sustainable Operations Management (IS4OM). Highlights of the report are as follows. Highlights of the space situational assessment for the year 2022: Global Scenario In 2022, the space object population grew, indicating easy accessibility to space and increasing diverse…
