India to make its own GSLV-Mk III and SSLV: DoS

The Department of Space (DoS) plans to realise entirely-built rockets -- GSLV-Mk III and SSLV -- from Indian industry partners, in addition to PSLV, according to a top official of its commercial......

ISRO's 100th Mission Lifts Off In Style

A GSLV rocket carrying navigation satellite NVS-02 lifted off from the Sriharikota spaceport on Wednesday, January 29, 2025, marking ISRO's 100th mission.   The mission was also the first for......

ISRO to launch Chandrayaan 3 with new launch vehicle LVM-3 on July 14

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Thursday announced that its lunar mission Chandrayaan-3 will be launched on July 14 from the space port at Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh. IMAGE:......

What Deals Will Be Signed On Macron's Visit?

Officials hint the visit could finally see a formal defence industrial road map being adopted by both nations. IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra Damodardas Modi meets French President Emmanuel Macron......

Bharti's OneWeb to bring satellite broadband to India in 2022

Bharti Group-backed OneWeb on Monday said it has entered an arrangement with the commercial arm of ISRO, NewSpace India Limited (NSIL), to launch its satellite in India from 2022. The arrangement......

Isro's Fat Boy to go commercial only in 2020

GSLV-MK III, which uses a homegrown cryogenic engine, has to do at least two more launches before it begins commercial operations, report Raghu Krishnan and T E Narasimhan. The Indian Space......

Moon mission to cost Rs 400 crore

The government has kick-started the funding of the mission to the moon, and has provided Rs 70 crore (Rs 700 million) in the Budget for 2004-05. The mission, including the launch of the lunar......

DTH boom: ISRO eyes Rs 1,250 cr

The Indian Space Research Organisation is set to rake in a revenue of about Rs 1,250 crore (Rs 12.5 billion) with the launch of INSAT-4B satellite as transponders are fully booked on the back of......