The Launch Authorisation Board (LAB) for PSLV-C17/GSAT-12 mission, which met on July 12, 2011 at Satish Dhawan Space Centre – SHAR, Sriharikota has cleared the launch of PSLV-C17 at 16:48 hrs (IST) on Friday, July 15, 2011.
Stellarium : Best Free Planetarium Software
Before this post I have already shared some nice astronomy related software & stellarium is one of the best free planetarium software . It shows a realistic sky in 3D, just like what you see with the naked eye, binoculars or a telescope.
Communication Satellite GSAT-8 Launched Successfully
India’s advanced communication satellite, GSAT-8, was successfully launched at 02:08 hrs IST today (May 21, 2011) by the Ariane-V launch vehicle of Arianespace from Kourou. French Guiana. Ariane V placed GSAT-8 into the intended Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (GTO) of 35,861 km apogee and 258 km perigee, with an orbital inclination of 2.503 deg with respect to equator.
PSLV-C16 Launch Successfully
In last post about ISRO , I have mentioned time and date of PSLV . As per deiced PSLV launches on Wednesday . PSLV-C16, is the eighteenth flight of ISRO’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, PSLV. In this flight, the standard version of PSLV with six solid strap-on motors is used.
PSLV-C16 Will Launch 3 Satellites On April 20, 2011
PSLV-C16 WillLaunch 3 satellites On April 20, 2011 .Preparations for the launch of Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C16) carrying RESOURCESAT-2 satellite are progressing well at Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota. In this mission, PSLV-C16 will launch RESOURCESAT-2, YOUTHSAT and X-SAT satellites.
ISRO & EADS Astrium Communication Satellite Launched
An advanced communication satellite HYLAS (Highly Adaptable Satellite) built by ISRO on a commercial basis in partnership with EADS-Astrium of Europe, was successfully launched today, November 27, 2010 at 00.09 hours Indian Standard Time (IST) by the European Ariane-5 V198 launch vehicle. The launch took place from the Guyana Space Centre at Kourou in French Guyana.
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