Tag: Indian
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Indian PSLV rocket launches RISAT-2B
India upgraded its reconnaissance capabilities through the launch of a RISAT-2B radar imaging satellite Wednesday. Liftoff from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre aboard a PSLV rocket occurred at 05:30 local time (00:00 UTC), with the launch lasting fifteen and a half minutes from liftoff to spacecraft separation. The satellite launched on Wednesday was the first…
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Indian PSLV lofts IRNSS-1C satellite
India has launch its third navigation satellite Thursday morning local time, with a Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) successfully carrying the IRNSS-1C satellite on the first leg of its journey towards geostationary orbit. Liftoff was on schedule at 01:32 local time (20:02 Wednesday) from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre. Indian Launch: IRNSS-1C forms part of…
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India’s PSLV successfully launches the IRNSS-1B spacecraft
India’s ISRO launched its second navigation satellite on Friday, with a Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle orbiting the IRNSS-1B spacecraft in a mission originating from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre. Liftoff was on schedule at 11:44 UTC. IRNSS-1B, is the second of seven which comprise the first-generation Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS). ISRO Mission: The IRNSS…
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Indian GSLV successfully lofts GSAT-14 satellite
India’s Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) has ended a run of four consecutive launch failures by deploying the GSAT-14 communications satellite on Sunday, following launch at 10:48 UTC. The mission – from the Second Launch Pad at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre – was a realigned attempt, following the scrub and rollback for repairs on…
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Indian PSLV successfully launches SPOT-6 for France
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) have launched a Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle on Sunday, carrying the French SPOT-6 Earth observation satellite, along with a 15-kilogram Japanese microsatellite. Liftoff from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre was on schedule at 04:23 UTC (09:53 local time). ISRO Launch: The sixth satellite in France’s Système Probatoire d’Observation de la…