BENGALURU: Chandrayaan-4 India’s planned lunar sample return mission that aims to soft land near the Moon’s south pole, collect samples from the lunar surface, and return them to Earth for analysis will have a mass of approximately 9,200kg compared to Chandrayaan-3’s 3,900kg. Since Isro’s current capability to lift payloads to geotransfer orbit (GTO) is limited…
BENGALURU: India’s first privately manufactured Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV), being built by a consortium of HAL and L&T, will carry a technology demonstration satellite (TDS-1) that will test up to 35 new indigenous technologies.Isro chairman V Narayanan revealed this in an exclusive interview to TOI and said the launch, scheduled for the third quarter…
BENGALURU: The satellite Isro launched in its much celebrated 1ooth launch mission on Jan 29 has suffered a failure of a valve designed to supply the oxidiser to the liquid apogee motor (LAM) onboard the spacecraft, multiple sources have confirmed to TOI.What this means is that the space agency has been unable to operate the…
NEW DELHI: To give boost to India’s space-based navigation system and make it more easily accessible to civilians, Isro is set to launch new-generation navigation satellite NVS-02 by GSLV-F15 rocket at 6.23 am from the second launchpad at Sriharikota on Wednesday.GSLV-F15 is the 17th flight of the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle and the 11th flight…
BENGALURU: In what will be another landmark moment for India’s space programme, the Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) is geared up for its 100th launch from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SHAR) in Sriharikota with the GSLV-F15 mission, tentatively scheduled for January 29, at 6.23 am. This launch will deploy the NVS-02 satellite, furthering India’s…
NEW DELHI: The successful docking of two Isro spacecraft in space on Thursday has paved the way for future space and outer space missions as India desperately needs a permanent station in space for parking its spacecraft before pursuing a long space journey.The docking mission is a very challenging task as it involves reducing the…
BENGALURU: In a milestone for India’s space capabilities, Isro completed its first-ever satellite docking manoeuvre early Thursday (Jan 16), marking a crucial step toward multiple future missions — including Chandrayaan-4 and the country’s own space station — in the pipeline. Poll What do you think of ISRO’s successful satellite docking maneuver? The final command for…
NEW DELHI: The Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) on Sunday said the two satellites were moved back to a safe distance after a trial attempt to reach up to 15 meters and further to 3 meters was completed.The space body said the “docking process will be done after analysing data further”. Isro’s final docking mechanism…
Bengaluru: The two Space Docking Experiment (SpaDeX) satellites, by Saturday evening, achieved a distance of 230m from the distance of 1.5km.“Arrested at Inter Satellite Distance (ISD) of 230 m, all sensors are being evaluated. Spacecraft’s health is normal,” Isro said. Again, the space agency did not commit to the time or date it plans to…
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: V Narayanan, who is set to take over as Isro chairman on January 14, described his task ahead as challenging, with many things, including a series of experiments for future missions, lined up in the coming months. Narayanan will also take charge from incumbent S Somanath as secretary of dept of space and chairman…
