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ISRO to board merchandise market with its assets
Chennai, Jan 19 (IANS) India's space agency Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has boarded the merchandise market with its logos and other assets. According to ISRO, it has been approached for themes by several agencies interested in creating customised articles...
National News
Ushering more space sector reform is the priority for 2021: Sivan
Chennai, Dec 31 (IANS): The priority for the year 2021 will be to usher in increased space sector reforms by putting in place a permanent Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre (IN-SPACe) and other sectoral policies, said K.Sivan, Secretary,...
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Sivan gets one year extension as Space Secretary
Chennai, Dec 30 (IANS) The Centre on Wednesday extended the services of Space Secretary and Space Commission Chairman K. Sivan by one year. Sivan is also Chairman of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved...
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India puts into orbit its 42nd communication satellite
By Venkatachari Jagannathan, Dec 17 (IANS) India on Thursday successfully placed its 42nd communication satellite CMS-01 (formerly GSAT-12R) in the geosynchronous transfer orbit in a textbook style. India's brand new communication satellite CMS-01 with a life span of seven years...
Science News
ISRO to launch communication satellite CMS-01 on Dec 17
Chennai, Dec 11 (IANS) India will launch a communication satellite CMS-01, formerly named GSAT-12R, on December 17 evening, using its Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) rocket's XL variant numbered as PSLV-C50, the Indian space agency said on Friday. According to...
Science News
Pixxel plans to have its satellite constellation up in sky by 2022
By Venkatachari Jagannathan, (IANS) Bengaluru-based private satellite company Syzygy Space Technologies Pvt Ltd, commonly known as Pixxel, plans to have its constellation of 30 small earth observation satellites up in the sky by the end of 2022, said a...
Science News
ISRO’s PSLV rocket to launch Pixxel’s earth imaging satellite
Chennai, Dec 4 (IANS) The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said on Friday that NewSpace India Limited, the commercial arm of the Department of Space, has entered into a launch agreement with the country's private satellite company Pixxel. According to...
Science News
ISRO opts for generic name for communication satellites too
By Venkatachari Jagannathan, Nov 7 (IANS) Now it is official. The Indian space agency has decided go generic in naming its communication satellites as well after earth observation satellites (EOS). On Saturday, post the successful launch of the Polar Satellite...
Science News
India adds 1 more eye in sky, radar imaging satellite & 9 foreign sats launched
By Venkatachari Jagannathan, Nov 7 (IANS) India on Saturday successfully placed into orbit one more eye in the sky -- a radar imaging earth observation satellite EOS-01 (Earth Observation Satellite, formerly RISAT-2BR2) -- and nine other foreign satellites in...
Science News
India’s PSLV rocket lifts-off with radar imaging satellite
Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh), Nov 7 (IANS) India's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C49) rocket carrying radar imaging earth observation satellite EOS-01 (formerly RISAT-2BR2) and nine foreign satellites lifted off from the rocket port at Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh on Saturday. The...
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Bullet Train Project: 7 cos willing to construct undersea tunnel
By Anand Singh (IANS) At least seven Indian companies have shown interest for the construction of the undersea tunnel...