Insat-3A placed in geo-stationary orbit

The Master Control Facility of the Indian Space Research Organisation on Monday placed the Insat-3A in geo-stationary orbit at a distance of 860km perigee and 36,000km apogee from the earth.In the......

INSAT-4A placed in intermediate orbit

The first critical orbit-raising manoeuvre on INSAT-4A, India's most advanced and powerful communication satellite successfully launched onboard an Ariane vehicle from the spaceport of Kourou in......

GSAT-2 orbit raised to 34,000km

The second orbit raising operation ofGSAT-2, the experimental communication satellite placed in space on Thursday by the country's own Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle, GSLV-D2, was......

One step closer to Mars: ISRO successfully test-fires liquid engine on Mangalyaan

In a crucial manoeuvre ahead of India’s Mars orbiter’s entry into the final destination on September 24, the main liquid engine on the spacecraft was on Monday successfully test......