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Jan 20, 2016

ISRO successfully launches IRNSS-1E satellite

1/20/2016
ISRO successfully launches IRNSS-1E satellite


Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has successfully launched India’s fifth navigation Indian Regional Navigational Satellite System (IRNSS) 1E satellite.
It was launched on board of PSLV-C31 rocket from Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SHAR), Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh.


Points to Note
  • IRNSS-1C was launched on October 16, 2014 and IRNSS-1D on March 28, last year.
  • The four satellites that were already launched include IRNSS-1A on July 1, 2013, while IRNSS-1B on April 4, 2014.
  • IRNSS-1E has a lift off mass of 1,425 kg and carries Corner Cube Retro Reflectors for laser ranging and a highly accurate rubidium atomic clock (also part of the navigation payload of the satellite).
  • RNSS-1E is the fifth navigation satellite in the IRNSS space system, comprising seven satellites, which would be on par with US-based GPS once the full complement of spacecraft is launched.
  • The Indian Regional Navigation Satellite system, IRNSS, consists of seven satellites to provide real-time data on the position of objects to aid road, air and maritime traffic apart from providing mapping and tracking services.

Dec 16, 2015

ISRO’s PSLV to launch 6 Singapore satellites today

12/16/2015
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has begun the 59-hour countdown for the launch of 6 Singapore satellites onboard its Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) C29, from Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh.
PSLV is scheduled to launch at 6.00 pm on December 16, from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota. The 59 hr countdown activity of PSLV-C29/TeLEOS-1 Mission has started at 07:00 hr IST, Monday, December 14, 2015.
This would be PSLV’s 32nd flight carrying satellites. Antrix Corporation Ltd., the commercial arm of ISRO, has provided launch services in PSLV for 51 customer satellites from 20 countries. Of the six being carried on PSLv C29, TeLEOS-1 is the primary satellite weighing 400kg whereas the other five satellites include two micro-satellites and three nano-satellites. These would be launched into a 550-km circular orbit inclined at 15 degrees to the equator. TeLEOS-1 is the first Singapore commercial earth observation satellite and would be launched into a low Earth orbit for “remote sensing” applications.
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