ISRO to decide Dec 27 on GSAT-14 launch date

Last Updated: Monday, December 16, 2013, 19:42

The Indian space agency Dec 27 would decide the date for the launch of communication satellite GSAT-14 using its heavier rocket geosynchronous satellite launch vehicle (GSLV), said a senior official.

ISRO successfully performs first TCM on Mars Orbiter

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 11, 2013, 09:11

The first Trajectory Correction Manoeuvre of India`s maiden mission to Mars was today carried out successfully by ISRO scientists on the spacecraft, which is presently travelling some 2.9 million kms away from Earth.

Mars Orbiter: ISRO to carry out first trajectory correction manoeuvre on December 11

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 10, 2013, 18:27

India’s first interplanetary mission, the Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM), will get its first Trajectory Correction Manoeuvre (TCM) on December 11, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said on Monday.

Small steps to Mars are a big leap for Indian companies

Last Updated: Monday, December 9, 2013, 11:11

India`s Mangalyaan spacecraft was launched last month and then catapulted from Earth orbit on December 1.

Probe ordered into shutdown at India`s Antarctica station

Last Updated: Saturday, December 7, 2013, 13:39

An inquiry has been ordered by the government into the shutdown of Isro activities at Indian Research Station in Antarctica allegedly due to lack of fuel at the remote site and clashes between the team leader and her subordinates.

ISRO`s GSLV D5 launch likely early next month

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 3, 2013, 16:04

ISRO today announced that the launch of Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle GSLV D5, which was called off at the 11th hour on August 19 due to a fuel leak in its second stage, is likely in the first week of January next year.

ISRO`s Mars Orbiter tracking delayed for 5 min due to S Africa thunderstorm

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 3, 2013, 12:02

Two days after successfully injecting its Mars Orbiter into trans-Mars trajectory, ISRO revealed that a thunderstorm in South Africa, which struck above a ground station identified to track the "crucial moment" had resulted in a five minute delay in following the Indian mission.

India’s Mars Orbiter Mission spacecraft crosses lunar orbit

Last Updated: Monday, December 2, 2013, 18:42

India’s Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM), informally called ‘Mangalyaan’, crossed the distance of the Moon’s orbit on Monday morning, said the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).

ISRO`s Mars Mission enters second stage, begins journey to Red planet

Last Updated: Sunday, December 1, 2013, 09:00

Crossing a major milestone in the country`s space history, ISRO`s Mars Orbiter mission on Sunday ventured out of Earth`s sphere of influence for the first time in an attempt to reach the red planet`s orbit.

How spokesperson`s statement can be attributed to others: Delhi court

Last Updated: Tuesday, November 26, 2013, 20:08

Former IPS officer R B Sreekumar, who has filed a criminal defamation complaint against Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi and BJP leaders, today faced searching questions from a Delhi court which asked him how a party spokesperson`s statement could be attributed to other office bearers.

How spokesperson`s statement can be attributed to others: Delhi court

Last Updated: Tuesday, November 26, 2013, 19:47

Former IPS officer R B Sreekumar, who has filed a criminal defamation complaint against Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi and BJP leaders, today faced searching questions from a Delhi court which asked him how a party spokesperson`s statement could be attributed to other office bearers.

ISRO to launch German, French, British, Canadian satellites

Last Updated: Sunday, November 24, 2013, 15:04

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), that got global recognition for its successful launch of a mission to Mars, will now launch German, French, British and Canadaian satellites, a top official said.