Indian Space Research Organisation
Astrosat captures first images of supernova Crab Nebula
14 Oct 2015
ISRO has released images of outer space captured by India’s first space observatory, Astrosat, launched on 28 September
Isro's Antrix to pay Rs4,432-cr damages to Devas for breach of contract
30 Sep 2015
The scrapped contract, which is another example of official ineptitude, could cost the commercial arm of Isro more than it gained so far
Isro launches space observatory Astrosat
28 Sep 2015
The first dedicated multi wavelength space observatory will help understand the high energy processes in binary star systems containing neutron stars and black holes
Isro's GSLV D-6 heavy-lift rocket places GSAT-6 satellite in orbit
27 Aug 2015
The 2,117 kg GSAT-6 communication satellite is primarily intended for use by the country's strategic users and other specific authorised users
Countdown starts for launch of Isro’s GSAT-6 satellite
26 Aug 2015
GSAT-6 will provide communication through five spot beams in S-band and a national beam in C-band for strategic users
Nasa, Isro jointly working on synthetic aperture radar mission
30 Jul 2015
The two space agencies are jointly working to co-develop the Nasa-Isro Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR), a dual frequency synthetic aperture radar satellite
Isro eyes mission to Venus; may partner NASA
25 Jul 2015
Isro is likely to partner NASA as it plans space missions to planet Venus and beyond
Isro’s PSLV-C28 successfully places 5 British satellites in orbit
11 Jul 2015
With an overall lift-off mass of 1,440 kg of the five satellites, this launch becomes the heaviest commercial mission till date undertaken by ISRO
Isro to launch 5 British satellites on 10 July
06 Jul 2015
With the overall lift-off mass of the five satellites amounting to about 1440 kg, this mission becomes the heaviest commercial mission ever undertaken by Isro and its commercial arm, Antrix Corporation
Clean Ganga Mission to utilise geospatial and crowd-sourcing technologies for pollution monitoring of Ganga
23 Jun 2015
Isro set to test space shuttle technology in July
23 May 2015
Isro is developing a reusable space vehicle, and the first scaled-down model of the space shuttle will be test-launched towards the end of July
India’s Astrosat space observatory undergoing pre-launch tests
20 May 2015
Astrosat, the first mission to be operated as a space observatory by Isro, will be launched 650km into space near the equatorial orbit around the Earth during the second half of 2015, using a PSLV C-34 rocket
India plans to launch 6 satellites in 2015-16
02 May 2015
ISRO launches its fourth navigational satellite IRNSS-1D
28 Mar 2015
Isro plans to follow this up with two more launches this year and a third next year, completing the seven-satellite regional navigational system
ISRO gets Gandhi Peace Prize for 2014
28 Mar 2015
Isro to flight-test reusable launch vehicle technology
04 Mar 2015
The reusable launch vehicle technology demonstrator (RLV-TD), which could bring down the cost of satellite launches, will be test flown by the second quarter of 2015
Shailesh Nayak takes over as ISRO chief as K Radhakrishnan retires
01 Jan 2015
Senior scientists like AS Kiran Kumar, director of Isro Space Application Centre (SAC) Ahmedabad and MYS Prasad, director of Satish Dhawan Space Centre, were in contention for the post
Isro chief Radhakrishnan, computer scientist Radhika Nagpal among Nature’s top 10 scientists
26 Dec 2014
Nature picked Radhakrishnan for successfully leading India’s first interplanetary mission Mangalyaan, while another scientist of Indian origin, Radhika Nagpal, who used biology-inspired robotics to get a swarm of 1,024 robots to assemble and form various shapes, also found a place among the top ten
Isro tests lunar crew module on its heaviest rocket GSLV-Mark III
18 Dec 2014
GSLV-Mk III will make India fully self-reliant in launching heavier communication satellites of the INSAT-4 class and enhance the country’s capability to be a competitive player in the multimillion dollar commercial launch market
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