The 51-hour countdown for the 17th flight launch of Indian space agency's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle PSLV-C 15 from Sriharikota spaceport is expected to begin tomorrow morning. Read more
After two setbacks, Isro set to launch five satellites on 12 July
After two setbacks this year, Indias space agency is set to launch five satellites on 12 July, including one that can shoot pictures of small objects on land and compress the time needed for building high-resolution maps by half. Read more
Ed ~ Launch was scheduled for 03:53 GMT, 28th July, 2010.
The Indian Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle with the Cartosat 2B satellite is scheduled to launch from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India, at 03:53 GMT, 4th June, 2010.
The Indian space agency is expected to launch June 5 its Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C15), carrying a cartography satellite and a couple of other payloads, according to the US-based space consultancy firm Futron Corp. But a source in the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) told IANS that the launch is most likely to happen during the second week of June. The 44-metre tall PSLV is a four-stage (engine) rocket powered by solid and liquid propellants alternatively. Read more
India's advanced, high-resolution remote-sensing satellite Cartosat-2B would be launched on May 9 at 9.23 am from Sriharikota spaceport, ISRO said today. Read more
After the failure of the GSLV-D3 launch, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Saturday morning flagged off the Cartosat 2B high resolution satellite's journey to Sriharikota. The remote sensing satellite is now en route to Sriharikota from where it will be launched by PSLV-16, along with four other satellites, on May 9 Read more
Undeterred by the GSLV-D3 mission failure, India is going ahead with the launch of an advanced remote-sensing satellite Cartosat-2B, now tentatively fixed for May 9 from Sriharikota spaceport. The high-resolution spacecraft, designed for an operational life of five years, is slated to be launched from the first launchpad on May 9 around 10 am. Read more
India will shortly launch Cartosat-2B, a high-resolution remote sensing satellite, that will aid in infrastructure and urban planning, Indian Space Research Organisation Chairman K Radhakrishnan said on Thursday. The launch was expected by March end or mid-April and the exact date would be finalised at the mission readiness review meeting on February 10, he told reporters here. Read more