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Union Cabinet approves Indian Space Policy, 2023
The government had earlier opened up the space sector for the private sector to help boost development of the segment."In brief, it will offer clarity in the role of the components set up (in the recent past)," said Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Thursday.
'Boost for ISRO's human space mission': India's LVM3 rocket places 36 OneWeb satellites in orbit
The 43.5-metre tall LVM3 rocket that weighed 643 ton carried 36 satellites, totalling 5,805 kg or about 5.8 ton, to the space. The rocket blasted off from the second launch pad at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at 9 a.m. here and ascended towards the skies with thick orange flames at its tail. Just over 19 minutes into its flight.
WATCH | India's LVM3 rocket lifts off with 36 OneWeb satellites
The 43.5-metre tall LVM3 rocket that weighs 643 ton is carrying 36 satellites, totally weighing 5,805 kg or about 5.8 ton. It blasted off from the second launch pad at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at 9 a.m. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has named the mission as LVM3-M3/OneWeb India-2 Mission.
ISRO begins countdown for launch of LVM3 rocket carrying OneWeb satellites
"The countdown started at 8.30 a.m and is progressing smoothly," a senior ISRO official told IANS. During the countdown, the rocket and satellite systems will be checked, while fuel for the rocket will also be filled. The Indian rocket LVM3 standing 43.5 metre tall and weighing 643 tonne will blast off at 9 a.m. from the second launch pad at the rocket port in Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh carrying OneWeb's final instalment of 36 Gen1 satellites weighing 5,805 kg.
36 OneWeb satellites will be launched on March 26: ISRO
In a tweet, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said: "LVM3-M3/OneWeb India-2 mission: The launch is scheduled for March 26, 2023, at 0900 hours IST from the second launch pad at SDSC-SHAR, Sriharikota". The LVM3-M3 is ISRO's heavy lift rocket. OneWeb is backed by India's telecom major Bharti Group.
ISRO test fires cryogenic engine of its moon mission rocket
The 25 seconds hot test was conducted on February 24 at the ISRO Propulsion Complex, Mahendragiri in Tamil Nadu. "All the propulsion parameters during the test were found satisfactory and closely matched with predictions. The cryogenic engine will be further integrated with the propellant tanks, stage structures and associated fluid lines to realise the fully integrated flight cryogenic stage," ISRO said.
OneWeb's 36 satellites integrated with Indian rocket, gearing up for orbit
"An exciting update from our team in India as we confirm the successful integration of our 36 satellites ahead of our upcoming launch with @ISRO and @NSIL_India. Thanks to our team working on site as we mark another step closer to completing the OneWeb global constellation," OneWeb tweeted.
Chandrayaan-3: India's moon lander clears key tests successfully
According to ISRO, the Chandrayaan-3 lander successfully underwent EMI/EMC test during January 31-February 2 at the U.R. Rao Satellite Centre, Bengaluru. The EMI-EMC test is conducted for satellite missions to ensure the functionality of the satellite subsystems in the space environment and their compatibility with the expected electromagnetic levels.
India gets one more rocket, SSLV-D2 orbits 3 satellites successfully
On its second developmental flight the SSLV-D2 put into orbit an earth observation satellite-07 (EOS-07) weighing about 156.3 kg and two others - 10.2 kg, Janus-1 belonging to ANTARIS of the US and 8.7 kg AzaadiSat-2 belonging to Space Kidz India, Chennai. Speaking after the successful launch S. Somanath, Chairman, Indian Space Research Organisation said the country has one more rocket to launch satellites. In 2023, ISRO will launch a navigation satellite with its GSLV rocket.
Countdown for 2nd flight of ISRO's SSLV rocket with 3 satellites to begin at 2.48 am Friday
"The six-and-a-half hours countdown for the launch of SSLV-D2 (D-Developmental flight number 2) will begin at 2.48 a.m. on Friday," the official told IANS, preferring anonymity. The SSLV rocket carrying three satellites -- ISRO's Earth Observation Satellite - EOS-07, Janus-1 belonging to ANTARIS of the US and AzaadiSat-2 belonging to Space Kidz India.
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