by David Todd | Nov 16, 2015 | commercial launch services, India, Launches, Satellites
The commercial launch provider Arianespace has announced that the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has chosen Arianespace to launch its GSAT-17 and GSAT-18 telecommunications satellites. The two satellites will be launched by Ariane 5 launch vehicles at the...
by David Todd | Oct 21, 2015 | ESA, India, JAXA, NASA
The city of Jerusalem played host city to the International Astronautical Congress 2015 (IAC 2015). Due to concerns about security, attendance was about 30% down on usual years, although with over 2,000 participants attending from 58 different countries the...
by David Todd | Sep 28, 2015 | commercial launch services, India
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) conducted a successful launch of the PLSV-XL launch vehicle at 0430 GMT on 28 September 2015. The launch, which took place from the Sriharikota launch site, more formally known as the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, was...
by David Todd | Aug 29, 2015 | India, Launches, Satellites
India’s GSLV, which even officials of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) described as its “naughty boy”, seems to be well over its past reliability problems. It successfully launched GSAT-6 (INSAT 2E) into a 35,945 x 170km transfer orbit at 19.96 degrees...
by David Todd | Jun 30, 2015 | India, Satellites
Having been criticised for having a space programme while at the same time receiving Western aid, India’s space programme has shown it can be a giver itself. The nation’s space agency ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation) is giving a communications...
by David Todd | Mar 30, 2015 | India, Launches, Satellites
A PSLV-XL launch vehicle flying from its Sriharokota launch site (officially the Satish Dhawan Space Centre) in India, successfully launched the IRNSS-1D navigation satellite for the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). The launch took place at 1149 GMT on 28...
