The launch of ISRO's meteorological satellite INSAT-3DS, aiming to enhance meteorological observations and help in better weather forecasting and disaster warning, is scheduled for February 17.Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), in a post on X on Thursday said that the satellite will be launched onboard a Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle F14 (GSLV F14)."The launch of the GSLV-F14/INSAT-3DS mission is set for Saturday, February 17, at 5:30pm from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) SHAR at Sriharikota," ISRO said.In August ISRO had launched successfully launched Chandrayaan-3, for this achievement ISRO was feted with the prestigious Leif Erikson Lunar Prize by the Husavik Museum. In last month January, the Indian Space Research Organisation had injected the Aditya-L1 Solar Mission into its designated orbit.
17 February,2024 03:03 PM IST | Mumbai
Union Minister Smriti Irani went all guns blazing against Congress and Gandhi family in the Parliament on February 8. Recalling an incident, BJP leader accused Gandhi family of humiliating grandson of Mahatma Gandhi.
08 February,2024 04:28 PM IST | Mumbai
Indian Space Research Organisation Chief S Somanath, while addressing team members, congratulated his team members for the successful launch of PSLV-C58 XPoSat mission from Sriharikota on January 01. ISRO launched X-Ray Polarimeter Satellite from the first launch-pad, SDSC-SHAR, Sriharikota in Andhra today. The mission would carry primary payload XPoSat and ten other satellites to be deployed in low earth orbits. XPoSat mission is India’s first dedicated polarimetry mission to study various dynamics of bright astronomical X-ray sources in extreme conditions. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday hailed ISRO's successful launch of its maiden X-Ray Polarimeter Satellite.
01 January,2024 06:00 PM IST
ISRO launched X-Ray Polarimeter Satellite from the first launch-pad, SDSC-SHAR, Sriharikota in Andhra on January 01. The mission would carry primary payload XPoSat and ten other satellites to be deployed in low earth orbits. XPoSat mission is India’s first dedicated polarimetry mission to study various dynamics of bright astronomical X-ray sources in extreme conditions. This is India’s first dedicated mission to study emissions from black holes, neutron stars. Indian Space Research Organisation Chief S Somanath, while addressing team members, congratulated his team members for successful launch of PSLV-C58 XPoSat mission from Sriharikota on January 01. India’s solar mission Aditya-L1 is also nearing success as the spacecraft is inching closer to L1 point.
01 January,2024 11:32 AM IST
On the first day of New Year 2024, ISRO is going to launch another space mission PSLV-C58 / XPoSat. XPoSat is the first scientific satellite from ISRO to carry out research in space-based polarisation measurements of X-ray emission from celestial source. This will be India’s first dedicated mission to study emissions from black holes, neutron stars. The launch will be carried out from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota. 2023 has been a successful year for ISRO as many successful missions have been carried out. Chandrayaan-3 was the most iconic as India became the first country to reach the south pole of the Moon. India’s solar mission Aditya-L1 is also nearing success as the spacecraft is inching closer to L1 point.
31 December,2023 01:01 PM IST
ISRO successfully brought back Chandrayaan-3 Propulsion Module to the Earth orbit. It was brought back to the Earth’s orbit after exceeding its lunar mission objectives. It also demonstrated India's ability to not only launch objects to the Moon but also bring them back. This accomplishment shows that ISRO can restart engines on the moon and operate equipment. The primary objective of Chandrayaan-3 was to demonstrate a soft landing near lunar south-polar region. The spacecraft was launched on July 14, 2023, on board the LVM3-M4 vehicle from SDSC, SHAR. Chandrayaan-3 Vikram Lander made its historic touchdown on the Moon on August 23. The scientific instruments in the lander and rover were operated continuously for 1 lunar day. According to ISRO, the mission objectives of Chandrayaan-3 have been completely met. The initial plan was to operate this payload for about three months during the mission life of PM. Currently, Propulsion Module orbiting Earth, crossed its first perigee on Nov 22 with an altitude of 1.54 lakhs km. According to ISRO, the orbit period is nearly 13 days with a 27-degree inclination.
05 December,2023 03:09 PM IST
Indian Space Research Organisation Chief S Somanath revealed that the space organisation has at least 4 to 5 upcoming launches, all scheduled to take place before January of next year.“Every month we will have at least one launch. Before January you will see at least 4 to 5 launches. It takes 110 days to travel from Earth to the L1 point. By the middle of January, we will reach the L1 point. At that point we will do insertion in the Lagrangian point,” said S Somanath. The ISRO chief also gave an insight on the upcoming Test Vehicle D1 mission is scheduled for 21st October. “Test vehicle D1 mission is scheduled for 21st October. The Gaganyaan programme requires testing, demonstrating the crew escape system. So, the crew escape system is a very critical system in Gaganyaan. If anything happens to the rocket, we have to save the crew by moving them away from the exploding rocket. This test is to demonstrate the crew escape system in one condition of the flight. The one condition we are demonstrating now is the transonic condition,” said S Somanath.
15 October,2023 12:47 PM IST
Giving a significant update on the current situation of the Nipah Virus in Kerala and the state’s response to the virus outbreak, Kerala Health Minister Veena George said that ICMR and WHO had conducted studies on the issue and it was found that 9 states in India have the probability of Nipah occurrence and Kerala is one among them.She further said, “Also after 2018, we conducted surveillance and we found that the source of Nipah infection is bats. The virus we found in Kerala is identified as Indian Genotype or I Genotype which is similar to the strain found in Bangladesh. We have two strains of Nipah Virus one is Malaysian and the other from Bangladesh."The Health Minister's update underscores the government's commitment to swiftly and comprehensively address the Nipah virus situation in Kerala. Authorities are leaving no stone unturned in their efforts to contain the outbreak, trace contacts, and gather critical scientific data for a more informed response. Public health remains the top priority as the state works diligently to manage this health challenge.
19 September,2023 03:49 PM IST | Mumbai
As a part of ISRO’s ‘Space Odyssey’, Aditya L1 - India’s first solar mission successfully performed the fourth earth-bound manoeuvre on September 15. ISRO's ground stations at Mauritius, Bengaluru, SDSC-SHAR and Port Blair tracked the satellite during the operation. Meanwhile, a transportable terminal currently stationed in the Fiji Islands for Aditya-L1 will support post-burn operations. ISRO taking to the platform X (formerly Twitter) informed that the new orbit attained is 256 km x 121973 km. The next manoeuvre for Trans-Lagragean Point 1 Insertion (TL1I) is scheduled for September 19 around 02:00 Hrs. IST. After the successful soft landing of Chandrayaan 3 on the Moon, ISRO started its new space mission on September 2. ISRO launched its maiden solar mission ‘Aditya-L1’ to study Sun from point L1. The satellite will travel approximately 15 million kilometres to reach the L1 point. The total travel time from launch pad to L1 will take about four months for ‘Aditya-L1’.
15 September,2023 12:38 PM IST
Chandrayaan-3’s rover Pragyan has been put into sleep mode now as it completed all its assignments. The rover has traversed over 100 metres on the Moon’s surface and now has been parked safely. ISRO on September 02 informed that the APXS and LIBS payloads have been turned off. 11 days ago, India scripted history after Lander Vikram’s safe ‘touchdown’ on Moon’s South Pole. Since then, Rover Pragyan and Lander Vikram have carried out several operations on the Moon’s surface. The temperature profile of the lunar topsoil was checked to understand the thermal behaviour of the Moon. After the success of the lunar mission, India has continued its space exploration with its solar mission Aditya-L1. On Sept 02, ISRO successfully launched its much-anticipated ‘Aditya-L1’ mission to the Sun from Satish Dhawan Space Centre.
03 September,2023 11:06 AM ISTADVERTISEMENT
