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`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.

ISRO to put Mars Mission spacecraft into Martian orbit on Dec 1

Last Updated: Wednesday, November 20, 2013, 10:17

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), chief Dr. K. Radhakrishnan on Tuesday said the Indian Mars mission spacecraft will be moved from the earth- centric orbit towards the sun-centric orbit on December 1.

ISRO performs last orbit raising manoeuvre on its Mars mission

Last Updated: Saturday, November 16, 2013, 11:03

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) today performed the last of the five orbit-raising manoeuvre on its Mars Orbiter in the early hours, raising the apogee (farthest point from Earth) of the spacecraft to over 1.92 lakh km.

Minor fire in store room of Sriharikota space centre

Last Updated: Friday, November 15, 2013, 19:53

A minor fire, which broke out in the store room at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, some 100 km from here, has been doused off, sources said today.

Minor fire in store room of Satish Dhawan Space Centre

Last Updated: Friday, November 15, 2013, 14:09

A minor fire, which broke out in the store room at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, some 100 km from here, has been doused off, sources said on Friday.

Sonia lauds scientists for Mars mission launch

Last Updated: Tuesday, November 5, 2013, 16:40

Congress President Sonia Gandhi today lauded scientists for the successful launch of Mars Orbiter Mission, saying every Indian is proud of this "outstanding scientific feat".

Preparatory work in full swing for Mars Orbiter Mission

Last Updated: Monday, November 4, 2013, 10:33

India is inching towards a milestone in space technology with preparatory work in full swing at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota to launch the country`s first inter-planetary satellite to Mars tomorrow.

Not engaged in space race with China: ISRO

Last Updated: Sunday, October 27, 2013, 14:37

Indian Space Research Organisation Chairman K Radhakrishnan does not believe the November 5 `desi` Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) will fuel a space race with China which has not yet attempted such a venture to the red planet.