polar synchronous orbit
LAST UPDATED : Sep 07, 2019, 11:18 PM IST
- Isro sowing seeds of future technology to help next generation go beyond Earth
On the golden jubilee year of Isro, chairman K Sivan told TOI, “In the last 50 years, Isro’s key mission was to develop space technologies that would benefit the common man." He said,“We are now looking to..develop technologies required for future...Mars Orbiter Mission and Chandrayaan-1 and -2 missions are in that direction...sowing the seeds of future tech."
- 'Our heart was almost stopping', Isro chairman K Sivan after lunar orbit insertion
"Our heart was almost stopping", was how ISRO Chairman K Sivan described the tense moment when team Chadrayaan-2 attempted to inject the spacecraft into the lunar orbit. As ISRO scientists started firing Chandrayaan-2's onboard liquid engine to put the spacecraft in an orbit around the Moon, Sivan said "our heartbeat increased".
- PSLV-C44 launch: Here’s why this mission lifted off at midnight
“Launch time depends on the requirement of the satellite. They wanted the satellite to cross south to north of equator around noon, maybe due to sunlight condition. Our launcher goes from north to south of the equator. To meet the requirement, we needed to have a night launch,” said K Sivan, Isro chairman. Microsat-R has been designed for military by DRDO.
- First in India's space history, Isro’s PSLV-C45 to release payloads in 3 orbits
For the first time in the country’s space history, Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) is going to launch a PSLV mission in March where it will release payloads in three different orbits. On January 24, the PSLV C44 rocket had carried a student satellite ‘Kalamsat’ that was attached to PS-4, which students are nowadays using for doing space experiments.
- Countdown for launch of Isro's PSLV-C38 begins
Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, in its 40th flight (PSLV-C38), would launch the 712 kg Cartosat-2 series satellite for earth observation and 30 co-passenger satellites together weighing about 243 kg at lift-off into a 505km polar Sun Synchronous Orbit (SSO) at 09.20 hours tomorrow, the Isro said.
- Lift off for Mars: Ahmedabad ready to join the thrill
As the entire nation waits with bated breath for the biggest fireworks of the season - the launch of Mangalyaan (the Mars orbiter) on Tuesday - ordinary people as well as members of the scientific community in the city will also be able to participate in the excitement.