ISRO has completed the development of a Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) capable of producing extremely high-resolution images for a joint earth observation satellite mission with the US space agency NASA. NASA-ISRO SAR (NISAR) is a joint collaboration for a dual-frequency L and S-band SAR for earth observation. “NISAR will be the first satellite mission to […]

This December 17th, ISRO is about to launch PSLV-C50, the 52nd mission of PSLV from Sriharikota, near Chennai. The rocket is supposed to carry a communication satellite named CMS-01 and is scheduled around 03:41 p.m., although it is entirely subject to weather conditions. Speaking on this, ISRO chairman K.Sivan commented, …we have started this mission [PSLV-C49/EOS-01] after COVID pandemic. Now […]

A report by the United Nations has cited efforts by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) to leverage its geospatial tools in assisting the central and state governments towards containing the COVID-19 pandemic and supporting sustainable development projects in the country. The UN report Geospatial Practices for Sustainable Development in Asia and the Pacific 2020′ […]

The countdown for the November 7 launch of earth observation satellite EOS-01 along with nine international customer satellites onboard launch vehicle PSLV-C49 has begun, ISRO said on Friday. The launch is scheduled at 15:02 Hrs IST on Saturday. “PSLV-C49/EOS-01 Mission: The countdown for the launch of PSLV-C49/EOS-01 mission commenced today at 13:02 Hrs (IST) from […]

Scientists have confirmed, for the first time, the presence of water on the sunlit surface of the Moon, a discovery which indicates that water molecules may be distributed across the lunar surface, and not limited to the cold, shadowed places as previously thought. Using NASA’s Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA), the researchers, including those […]

The recently announced space sector reforms are not aimed at privatization of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), its Chairman and Secretary in the Department of Space, K Sivan asserted on Thursday. The space agency also stated that the draft on the proposed space activity bill is almost final and it will soon be placed […]

Allowing the private sector to carry out space activities like building of rockets, satellites, and providing launch services is a major reform, ISRO chief K Sivan said on Thursday. The Cabinet on Wednesday approved participation of the private sector in the entire range of space activities, including planetary exploration missions. Terming this a “major reform”, […]

Madhavan Nair has warned against structural changes in the ISRO, as he sought to draw similarities between the space agency and Elon Musk’s SpaceX in terms of having a unified command for delivering efficient performance. The former Chairman of ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation) said some of the recent media reports project an alarming picture […]

We know that everything on earth has been affected by the pandemic COVID 19. It hasn’t even left the space research projects. Gaganyaan project of ISRO which was supposed to be launched this year has been therefore postponed to 2021. The Gaganyaan project was supposed to be an unmanned flight. It was scheduled to be […]

The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has entered into an agreement with Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences (ARIES) for cooperation in the field of Space Situational Awareness (SSA) and Astrophysics. The Memorandum of Understanding was signed by R Umamaheswaran, Scientific Secretary of ISRO and Dipankar Banerjee, Director of ARIES, Nainital through videoconference mode at […]