ISRO has completed development of a Synthetic Aperture Radar capable of producing extremely high-resolution images for a joint earth observation satellite mission with the US space agency NASA
Emirates SkyCargo brings the satellite from Brazil to Chennai
The Indian Space Research Organisation announced that the fuel filling and oxidiser process for the second stage of PSLV-C50 has been completed
Tracking space debris is now an area of commercial interest as satellite launches go up
India's observatory data collection has gone up several notches in the last few years, which helps in making accurate prediction, something that wasn't the case a few years ago
ISRO has planned some 500 Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle launches in the next five years, a press release quoting Haridas said
In five years revenue generated by launching satellites for other countries stood at Rs 1,245.17 crore
The satellite RISAT-2BR1, experts say, will help keep a check on infiltration by allowing round-the-clock surveillance across the border
The Indian space agency will soon be launching radar imaging satellites RISAT-2BR1, RISAT-2BR2
Isro has set up a Directorate of Space Situational Awareness and Management aimed at protecting high-value space assets
GSAT-31 will be used for supporting VSAT networks, television uplinks, digital satellite news gathering, DTH-television services and cellular backhaul connectivity
The missions include the second lunar mission Chandrayaan-2 to land on the moon with lander and rover
The ISRO will need 50-60 such vehicles every year and the prime focus of the space research agency would be on the Gaganyan
The railways is also working to use ISRO's satellite-based system to check accidents at unmanned railway crossings and track train movements
This is country's first satellite built by private firms
Satellite to be carried by PSLV-C39 rocket
The IRNSS-1H is the eighth satellite in the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System
So far, private firms have only built components and systems for India's satellites and rockets