India's ruling National Democratic Alliance government has approved the creation of a Defense Space Research Organization (DSRO) to develop space warfare systems. The agency will also be responsible for finding and implementing defense applications for India’s entire spectrum of space technologies. Additionally, DSRO will provide technical and research support to...
India Successfully Launches Radar Imaging Satellite
On May 21, 2019 state -owned Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) successfully launched a new Earth-observation satellite, boosting the nation's space-based surveillance capabilities. ISRO used Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, the PSLV-C46, to launch its third radar imaging satellite, named RISAT-2B, from the Satish Dhawan Space Center in Sriharikota, a barrier island...
India Launches Satellite 'Big Bird' Successfully
India's Space Research Organization or ISRO's GSAT-11 satellite, also known as the 'Big Bird,' was successfully launched into space from the French space port of Kourou, French Guiana. It will provide satellite-based internet to remote places where cable-based internet cannot reach, as also facilitate internet connectivity in flights within India. "GSAT-11...
Solar Cells from India to Power Satellites in Space
The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) will mass-produce solar cells that can be used in its space programs. ISRO has imported technology from the U.S. and will start manufacturing these products under the supervision of its scientists at the state-owned Bharat Electronics Limited based in Bangalore. Unlike the conventional solar...
India Takes Step Forward toward Human Space Flight Program
ISRO, India's Space Research Organization, moved closer to realizing human space flight by successfully testing the Crew Escape System for its crew capsule in an emergency pad abort situation. The 4 minute unmanned test, was designed to validate the launch escape system that would carry the spacecraft and its crew to...
Australian Startup Launches Satellite in India
India's state-run space agency ISRO, will launch Adelaide-based space startup Fleet Space Technologies' first nanosatellite, Centauri I that weighs less than 22 pounds, and is roughly the size of a shoebox. The launch aboard an Indian Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle by the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) will begin Fleet’s...