India all set to give go ahead for Mars mission

Last Updated: Saturday, July 14, 2012, 16:17

India is all set to give the go-ahead for an ambitious mission to Mars, expected in November next year, a top Space Department official said here today.

ISRO mulling hiving off satellite production to industry

Last Updated: Sunday, June 24, 2012, 14:54

As it prepares for Moon and Mars missions, ISRO is planning to hive off production of communication satellites and PSLV to the industry.

RISAT-1 capable of imaging without sunlight

Last Updated: Thursday, May 3, 2012, 15:45

Indigenously built RISAT-1 satellite launched on April 26 is capable of imaging even without sunlight and could penetrate through clouds.

India yet to arrive on military satellite scene: US expert

Last Updated: Wednesday, May 2, 2012, 12:41

With the development of SAR imagers and applications, India is increasingly capable of producing satellites that could be used for surveillance and military reconnaissance.

India to ferry heaviest foreign satellite

Last Updated: Sunday, April 29, 2012, 22:08

India will ferry two foreign satellites on board its Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C21) rocket in August this year for a price.

India to ferry heaviest foreign satellite in August

Last Updated: Sunday, April 29, 2012, 12:55

India will ferry two foreign satellites - French and Japanese - on board its Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C21) rocket in August this year for a price.

India`s remote sensing satellite set for launch

Last Updated: Monday, April 23, 2012, 17:20

The countdown for the Thursday early morning launch of a rocket laden with remote sensing satellite Risat-1 has begun in Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh.

ISRO in active mode for Mars mission

Last Updated: Thursday, April 19, 2012, 21:12

India has completed a significant amount of work on next year’s planned Mars mission for which scientific payloads have been short-listed, with formal government approval for the ambitious venture expected soon.

Jugnu launch marks watershed in Indian space tech

Last Updated: Tuesday, October 25, 2011, 13:00

The successful launch of Jugnu, a loaf-sized nano satellite designed by IIT-Kanpur, on Oct 12 marks a watershed in Indian space technology.

Indo-French satellite in `good health`: ISRO

Last Updated: Saturday, October 15, 2011, 20:26

ISRO on Saturday said an Indo-French satellite, which was launched from Sriharikota to study climatic and atmospheric changes in tropical regions, has been put in its final orbital configuration and "is in good health".

PSLV rocket launch countdown makes smooth progress

Last Updated: Tuesday, October 11, 2011, 11:40

The countdown to Wednesday`s launch of the Indian PSLV rocket ferrying four satellites is progressing smoothly, with the fourth stage fully fuelled up, said an official of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).

Countdown for launch of PSLV-C18 starts

Last Updated: Monday, October 10, 2011, 13:29

The 50-hour countdown for the launch of Indo-French climate monitoring satellite Megha-Tropiques and three other nano satellites on board PSLV-C18 on October 12 from the spaceport of Sriharikota is progressing well, the ISRO today said.