The CMS-03 satellite will travel onboard the 43.5 metre tall LVM3-M5 rocket, dubbed “Bahubali (Strong arms)” for its heavylift capability. The previous mission of the LVM3 rocket was the successful launch of the Chandrayaan-3 mission, wherein India became the first country to land successfully near the lunar South Pole in 2023, according to ISRO.
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ISRO invites proposals from Indian scientists to study, analyse archival data related to past Venus missions
ISRO has issued an Announcement of Opportunity (AO) inviting scientists within India to utilise the archival data available from past Venus missions
ISRO successfully launches NISAR satellite
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Wednesday launched the NISAR satellite
India-US NISAR satellite set for launch from Sriharikota today
NISAR, which stands for NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar, will be the first satellite to use dual-frequency synthetic aperture radar to observe the Earth. It combines NASA’s L-band radar with ISRO’s S-band radar, enabling high-resolution imaging of the Earth’s surface regardless of time of day or weather conditions.
ISRO-NASA NISAR satellite to launch on July 30
The satellite will be placed in orbit at an altitude of 740 kilometres and is equipped with advanced radar imaging technology. It has the capability to capture images of Earth throughout the day and night, even during cloudy weather and rainfall.
ISRO celebrates 2 years of Chandrayaan success by finishing critical part of Gaganyaan mission prep
A full duration hot test of SMPS for 350 seconds was conducted to validate the integrated performance of the SMPS for flight off-nominal mission profile of the Service Module based mission abort on Friday.
Axiom-4 Mission: Shubhanshu Shukla, crew members enter Dragon spacecraft, undocking from ISS soon
Indian astronaut Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla and the crew for the Axiom-4 mission (Ax-4) enter Dragon Spacecraft
NASA-ISRO joint mission: USD 1.5bn Earth-observing NISAR satellite to be launched next month
NASA-ISRO’s NISAR satellite to be launched next month
Axiom-4 launch rescheduled to June 22; India Shubhanshu Shukla to pilot space mission
The mission will include Shubhanshu Shukla from the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), who will serve as the mission pilot. Shukla’s participation marks a significant milestone for India’s presence in international commercial spaceflight.
Sunita Williams plans visit to India, excited about ISRO’s future astronauts
Williams, whose father Deepak Pandya hails from Gujarat, said she was looking forward to visiting her father’s home country. She also expressed excitement about the future of Indian astronauts, particularly those who will be part of ISRO’s upcoming space missions.
