Tag: IRNSS 1I

  • Photos: Indian rocket makes rare nighttime launch

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    Lifting off in the predawn hours from India’s island spaceport, a Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle added a new navigation satellite to the country’s space-based positioning network this week. The 145-foot-tall (44-meter) PSLV lifted off at 2234 GMT (6:34 p.m. EDT) Wednesday from the Satish Dhawan Space Center on India’s east coast. Launch occurred at 4:04…

  • Photos: PSLV poised for navigation satellite launch

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    India’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle sits on its launch pad at the Satish Dhawan Space Center on the country’s eastern coastline, awaiting blastoff with the IRNSS 1I navigation satellite. These photos show the 145-foot-tall (44-meter) four-stage rocket, boosted by six strap-on solid rocket motors, on the First Launch Pad at the Indian spaceport in Sriharikota…

  • ISRO launches for second time in two weeks

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    India’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle lifted off at 2234 GMT (6:34 p.m. EDT; 4:04 a.m. local time) from Sriharikota Island on India’s east coast. This image shows insulation panels falling away from the rocket at liftoff, as planned. Credit: ISRO Riding a column of red-hot rocket exhaust, an Indian Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle fired into…

  • Live coverage: India’s PSLV climbs into space with navigation satellite

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    Live coverage of the countdown and launch India’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle with the IRNSS 1I navigation satellite. Text updates will appear automatically below. Follow us on Twitter. ISRO’s live video stream begins at approximately 2200 GMT (6:00 p.m. EDT) and will be available on this page. If you appreciate what we do, please consider becoming a…