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ISRO completes launch rehearsal of PSLV-C51 mission, 2 satellites drop out
The Indian Space Research Organisation on Thursday completed launch rehearsal of the PSLV-C51 mission slated for February 28. India's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C51) is scheduled to launch Brazil's Amazonia-1 as primary satellite and 18 co-passenger satellites from first launch pad of Satish Dhawan Space Centre, SHAR, Sriharkota, about 100 km from Chennai, at 10.24 am on Sunday. The Bengaluru-headquartered space agency had announced on February 5 that there would be 20 co-passenger satellites. Prime Minister Narendra Modi's engraved picture on a co-passenger satellite and sending Bhagavad Gita on-board in electronic format are some of the notable aspects in the launch. Indian Space start-up Pixxel announced two days ago that due to "certain software issues" its first satellite 'Anand' would no longer be part of the payload on board the PSLV-C51 rocket. And on Thursday, ISRO confirmed that its nano satellite INS-2DT will also not be part of the ...
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China's new space carrier rocket launches 5 satellites on its maiden flight
China's new medium-lift carrier rocket Long March-8 made its maiden flight on Tuesday
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Dept of Space inks NDA with small satellite launch vehicle maker Agnikul
Agnikul, a Chennai-based start-up, is building a small satellite launch vehicle
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China successfully launches 13 satellites into orbit with a single rocket
China successfully sent 13 satellites, including 10 from Argentina, into the orbit in what was stated to be the biggest launch of foreign satellites by the country
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GST council exempts satellite launches by Isro, Antrix from 18% GST
But it is not clear whether the relief will be extended to private launch companies
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India's Pixxel partners with Momentus for second satellite launch
Bengaluru-headquartered Pixxel is building a constellation of cutting-edge earth imaging small satellites that can provide real-time remote sensing data across the world
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Launch of Russia's next-generation Glonass-K Satellite set for August
The first Glonass-K satellite was launched in February 2011, while the second one was launched in December 2014
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The sky to get more crowded
Tracking space debris is now an area of commercial interest as satellite launches go up
Next Capital-backed Vestaspace to launch constellation of 35+ satellites
The company plans to replace traditional fibre networks with the satellite constellations and provide high-speed 5G network connections pan-India with its unmanned Software Data processing
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Isro begins 26-hour countdown for launch of CARTOSAT-3 satellite
According to Isro, the Cartosat-3 is an advanced agile satellite to obtain panchromatic and multispectral imagery with an operational life of five years
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India's record satellite launch ramps up space race: Chinese media
China may fast-track the commercialisation of its rocket launches after India's success
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