Vikram-1 launch is slated to be a landmark event for the Indian space sector as its first private orbital rocket launch, and follows the remarkable suborbital space launch of India's first private rocket- the Vikram-S by Skyroot in November 2022.
ISRO's Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) Director Dr S Unnikrishnan Nair said that through this repeated success, ISRO could master the terminal phase maneuvering, landing and energy management in a fully autonomous mode, which is a critical step towards the future Orbital Re-entry mission
Last year was a record for Chinese space launches, with 67 rockets putting 207 satellites into orbit, of which many were for military or dual-use purposes.
Russia on Thursday launched into space Pars 1, an Iranian imaging satellite, which has the capability of sending high-resolution images of surface locations from its orbit 500 km above Earth, Russian state media reported.
"INSAT-3DS update: All four planned Liquid Apogee Motor (LAM) firings are completed. The spacecraft is now in the geosynchronous orbit," ISRO posted on 'X,' formerly Twitter.
"The 'Naughty boy' has now become a mature, very obedient and disciplined boy. Like PSLV, GSLV has also become a very robust vehicle for ISRO. I congratulate and salute all the family members of ISRO on this occasion," Joseph said addressing his fellow scientists after the launch.
"I am very happy to announce the successful accomplishment of the mission GSLV-F14 INSAT-3DS. The spacecraft has been injected into a very good orbit. We also noted that the vehicle has performed very well. Congratulations to everyone who has been a part of the team which built the the IN
In its 16th mission, the GSLV aims to deploy the INSAT-3DS meteorological satellite into the Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (GTO). Subsequent orbit-raising maneuvers will ensure that the satellite is positioned in a Geo-stationary Orbit.
According to the report, the next generation H3 rocket had a "successful liftoff" at 9:22 am Tokyo time (12:22 GMT) and entered its planned orbit carrying a dummy satellite and two functioning microsatellites, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) said in a live broadcast.
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], February 15: Hyderabad-based XDLINX Labs Private Ltd., an end-to-end nano and micro satellite platform developer, announced today that it has secured a contract with US-based Almagest Space Corporation to build, launch and operate in-orbit XDLINX's XDSAT-NS sat