by Matt Wilson | Jun 22, 2016 | commercial launch services, India, Launches, Satellites, Seradata News
An early morning lift-off from Satish Dhawan Space Centre SHAR, Sriharikota, in South-East India saw a PSLV (Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle) launch in its “XL” configuration carry 20 satellites into Low Earth Orbit (LEO). The launch occurred at 0356 GMT...
by David Todd | May 23, 2016 | India, Seradata News, Space Shuttle, Suborbital, Technology
India’s space agency, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), has made a test flight of a new design for winged reusable space travel. The endo-atmospheric suborbital test flight, dubbed HEX-1, of the Reusable Launch Vehicle Technology Demonstrator (RLV-TD) was...
by David Todd | Apr 28, 2016 | India, Launches, Satellites, Seradata News
Whilst India fights a proposed continuation of the US ban on its rockets bidding against US launch vehicles, at lower prices on the grounds that India is not part of the US Commercial Space Launch Agreement, the PSLV rocket continues to perform with admirable economy...
by David Todd | Mar 14, 2016 | India, Satellites, Seradata News
At 1031 GMT on 10 March 2016, India launched the latest satellite, IRNSS R-1F, in its IRNSS (Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System) satellite constellation from the Satish Dahwan Space Centre, in Sriharikota, India. The launch was by a PSLV-XL launch vehicle and...
by David Todd | Dec 16, 2015 | India, Launches, Satellites, Seradata News
The Core alone variant of India’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, the PSLV-CA while flying on its PSLV-C29 mission, successfully launched six satellites from Singapore into a 550 km circular orbit inclined at 15 degrees to the equator. The launch took place from...
by David Todd | Dec 9, 2015 | China, Commercial human spaceflight, commercial launch services, ESA, History, India, Launches, Military space, NASA, Russia, Satellites, Seradata News, SLS, Space Insurance, Space tourism, Spaceport, Technology, Virgin Galactic
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