The launch of 'heaviest satellite ever lifted from Indian soil using Indian launcher' is being viewed as a key step in strengthening foundation for Gaganyaan programme.
Consortium will invest over Rs 1,200 cr over 5 yrs to launch a constellation of 12 EO satellites in what is being billed as coming of age of India’s private space industry.
The launch is scheduled to take place at Vandenberg Space Force Base at around 10:45 AM Pacific Time Tuesday - just after midnight the next day in India - subject to final approvals.
Report by WEF & McKinsey & Co outlines how space technologies are going from 'niche to ubiquitous' for reasons like drop in launch costs of satellites, rapid diversification & awareness.
Kyoto University engineers plan to launch the tiny wooden satellite, LignoSat, to reduce space pollution. It is expected to fly this yr and operate in space for at least 6 months.
The PSLV-C54 mission will carry ISRO's earth observation satellite, a Bhutan collaboration satellite, 4 IoT satellites, a private hyperspectral nanosat and 2 ham radio picosats.
As luck would have it, India’s domestic policy matrix as well as the international space regulatory scenario are currently aligned with the geopolitical aims.
The study estimated that rocket bodies are three times more likely to land at the latitudes of Indonesia and Bangladesh than in the US, China, or Russia.
At Wings India 2022 civil aviation event last month, organisation demonstrated functional, sub-scale model that runs on solar power during day & high-density lithium ion batteries at night.
In 2022, athletes claimed they were asked to wind up training early at Thyagraj Stadium so that the IAS couple could walk their dog. Then came the memes and public outrage.
Instead of buying more Mirages outright in early 2000s, the requirement was tweaked in favour of a medium-weight, multi-role fighter with Mirage-like performance.
Pakistan not only has zero chance of catching up with India in most areas, but will inevitably see the gap rising. Its leaders will offer its people the same snake oil in different bottles.
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