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India's space agency completes RLV tech demonstration

STORY: India's space agency completes RLV tech demonstration SHOOTING TIME: June 23, 2024 DATELINE: June 25, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:06 LOCATION: KARNATAKA, India CATEGORY: SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Reusable Launch Vehicle (RLV) technology demonstration (source: ISRO official site) STORYLINE: The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) on Sunday completed its Reusable Launch Vehicle (RLV) technology demonstration by carrying out its third and final consecutive success in the RLV Landing Experiment (LEX), the space agency announced in an official statement. The third and final LEX test was conducted at the Aeronautical Test Range in Chitradurga in the southern state of Karnataka. "The RLV LEX-03 re-demonstrated the autonomous landing capability of the RLV under more challenging release conditions and more severe wind conditions," said the ISRO in the statement. The winged vehicle, named Pushpak, was released from an Indian Air Force's Chinook Helicopter at an altitude of 4.5 km. Pu

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India liberalizes foreign direct investment for space sector

STORY: India liberalizes foreign direct investment for space sector SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 23, 2024/ File DATELINE: Feb. 24, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:56 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of India gate 2. various of parliament building 3. various of Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) STORYLINE: The Indian government has liberalized foreign direct investments (FDI) in its space sector in a bid to generate employment, enable modern technology absorption, and make the sector self-reliant, a federal government official confirmed on Thursday. According to an official statement issued by the federal cabinet, Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved the amendment to FDI policy on the space sector at a cabinet meeting on Wednesday. The satellite sub-sector has been divided into three different activities with defined limits for FDIs in each such sector. "The non-government entities have developed capabilities and expertise in the areas of satellites and launch vehicles. With incre

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India launches weather satellite INSAT-3DS

STORY: India launches weather satellite INSAT-3DS SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 17, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 18, 2024 LENGTH: 0:00:56 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of India Gate 2. various of the launching of new weather satellite INSAT-3DS STORYLINE: The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) Saturday launched new weather satellite INSAT-3DS into orbit, officials said. The meteorological satellite, aboard a Geosynchronous Launch Vehicle (GSLV-F14) rocket, took off from Sriharikota in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh at 5:35 p.m. local time. "The vehicle has successfully placed the satellite into the intended geosynchronous transfer orbit," ISRO said in a brief statement posted on social media. According to ISRO, the satellite is designed for enhanced meteorological observations, and monitoring of land and ocean surfaces for weather forecasting and disaster warning. "The satellite will augment the meteorological services along with the presently operational IN

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India's Gaganyaan test flight lifts off

STORY: India's Gaganyaan test flight lifts off DATELINE: Oct. 22, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:22 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. India gate 2. various of the liftoff (courtesy: Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)) STORYLINE: Indian Space Research Organization on Saturday launched the first test flight for its Gaganyaan (skycraft) mission after putting it on hold due to an anomaly. "Mission Gaganyaan TV D1 Test Flight is accomplished. Crew Escape System performed as intended," reads a brief statement put out by the space agency after some delays. The launch was carried out at Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, in the southern state of Andhra Pradesh. The uncrewed flight test with a single-stage liquid propulsion rocket, equipped with a Crew Module and Crew Escape System, was earlier scheduled to lift off at 8:00 a.m. (local time) on Saturday. Then it was rescheduled twice and finally put on hold until 10:00 a.m. (local time) so that the reason for the launch hold could be id

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India successfully launches 1st solar mission

STORY: India successfully launches 1st solar mission DATELINE: Sept. 2, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:19 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: SCIENCE SHOTLIST: 1. various of India gate 2. various of the launching STORYLINE: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has confirmed that India successfully launched its maiden solar mission named "Aditya-L1" on Saturday, onboard the PSLV-C57 rocket (in XL configuration). The country's ambitious mission to study the Sun was launched from the Satish Dhawan Space Center in Sriharikota in the southern state of Andhra Pradesh. Aditya-L1's separation from the launch vehicle is projected to happen nearly 63 minutes after the rocket blasts off from the second launch pad at Sriharikota. This is said to be one of the longest PSLV missions ever undertaken. The launch was telecast live on domestic TV media channels, besides various social media platforms of the ISRO. Science and Technology Minister Jitendra Singh and ISRO Chairman S. Somnath were among those present at the launch eve

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INDIA-BENGALURU-LUNAR-MISSION

(230824) -- BENGALURU, Aug. 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People celebrate as they watch a live telecast of the landing of Chandrayaan-3 on the lunar surface in Bengaluru, India, Aug. 23, 2023. India's Moon Mission-3, or Chandrayaan-3, landed on the lunar surface at around 18:04 (1234 GMT) on Wednesday, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said. (Str/Xinhua)

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INDIA-BENGALURU-LUNAR-MISSION

(230824) -- BENGALURU, Aug. 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Scientists of Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) are projected on a screen waiting for the landing of Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft on the moon in Bengaluru, India, Aug. 23, 2023. India's Moon Mission-3, or Chandrayaan-3, landed on the lunar surface at around 18:04 (1234 GMT) on Wednesday, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said. (Str/Xinhua)

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INDIA-BENGALURU-LUNAR-MISSION

(230824) -- BENGALURU, Aug. 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People celebrate as they watch a live telecast of the landing of Chandrayaan-3 on the lunar surface in Bengaluru, India, Aug. 23, 2023. India's Moon Mission-3, or Chandrayaan-3, landed on the lunar surface at around 18:04 (1234 GMT) on Wednesday, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said. (Str/Xinhua)

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INDIA-BENGALURU-LUNAR-MISSION

(230824) -- BENGALURU, Aug. 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Staff members of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) celebrate as they watch a live telecast of the landing of Chandrayaan-3 on the lunar surface in Bengaluru, India, Aug. 23, 2023. India's Moon Mission-3, or Chandrayaan-3, landed on the lunar surface at around 18:04 (1234 GMT) on Wednesday, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said. (Str/Xinhua)

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INDIA-BENGALURU-LUNAR-MISSION

(230824) -- BENGALURU, Aug. 24, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People celebrate as they watch a live telecast of the landing of Chandrayaan-3 on the lunar surface in Bengaluru, India, Aug. 23, 2023. India's Moon Mission-3, or Chandrayaan-3, landed on the lunar surface at around 18:04 (1234 GMT) on Wednesday, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said. (Str/Xinhua)

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India's Chandrayaan-3 Successfully Lands On The Moon

General public observing live telecast of the Chandrayaan-3 Mission Soft-landing successfully on the Moon near the lunar south pole by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) at the Birla Industrial & Technological Museum, on August 23, 2023, in Kolkata City, India. Photo by Biswarup Ganguly/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM.

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India's Chandrayaan-3 Successfully Lands On The Moon

General public observing live telecast of the Chandrayaan-3 Mission Soft-landing successfully on the Moon near the lunar south pole by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) at the Birla Industrial & Technological Museum, on August 23, 2023, in Kolkata City, India. Photo by Biswarup Ganguly/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM.

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India's Chandrayaan-3 Successfully Lands On The Moon

General public observing live telecast of the Chandrayaan-3 Mission Soft-landing successfully on the Moon near the lunar south pole by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) at the Birla Industrial & Technological Museum, on August 23, 2023, in Kolkata City, India. Photo by Biswarup Ganguly/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM.

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India's Chandrayaan-3 Successfully Lands On The Moon

General public observing live telecast of the Chandrayaan-3 Mission Soft-landing successfully on the Moon near the lunar south pole by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) at the Birla Industrial & Technological Museum, on August 23, 2023, in Kolkata City, India. Photo by Biswarup Ganguly/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM.

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India's Chandrayaan-3 Successfully Lands On The Moon

General public observing live telecast of the Chandrayaan-3 Mission Soft-landing successfully on the Moon near the lunar south pole by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) at the Birla Industrial & Technological Museum, on August 23, 2023, in Kolkata City, India. Photo by Biswarup Ganguly/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM.

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India's Chandrayaan-3 Successfully Lands On The Moon

General public observing live telecast of the Chandrayaan-3 Mission Soft-landing successfully on the Moon near the lunar south pole by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) at the Birla Industrial & Technological Museum, on August 23, 2023, in Kolkata City, India. Photo by Biswarup Ganguly/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM.

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India's Chandrayaan-3 Successfully Lands On The Moon

General public observing live telecast of the Chandrayaan-3 Mission Soft-landing successfully on the Moon near the lunar south pole by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) at the Birla Industrial & Technological Museum, on August 23, 2023, in Kolkata City, India. Photo by Biswarup Ganguly/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM.

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India's Chandrayaan-3 Successfully Lands On The Moon

General public observing live telecast of the Chandrayaan-3 Mission Soft-landing successfully on the Moon near the lunar south pole by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) at the Birla Industrial & Technological Museum, on August 23, 2023, in Kolkata City, India. Photo by Biswarup Ganguly/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM.

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India's Chandrayaan-3 Successfully Lands On The Moon

General public observing live telecast of the Chandrayaan-3 Mission Soft-landing successfully on the Moon near the lunar south pole by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) at the Birla Industrial & Technological Museum, on August 23, 2023, in Kolkata City, India. Photo by Biswarup Ganguly/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM.

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India's Chandrayaan-3 Successfully Lands On The Moon

General public observing live telecast of the Chandrayaan-3 Mission Soft-landing successfully on the Moon near the lunar south pole by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) at the Birla Industrial & Technological Museum, on August 23, 2023, in Kolkata City, India. Photo by Biswarup Ganguly/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM.

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India's Chandrayaan-3 Successfully Lands On The Moon

General public observing live telecast of the Chandrayaan-3 Mission Soft-landing successfully on the Moon near the lunar south pole by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) at the Birla Industrial & Technological Museum, on August 23, 2023, in Kolkata City, India. Photo by Biswarup Ganguly/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM.

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India's Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft lands on moon

STORY: India's Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft lands on moon DATELINE: Aug. 24, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:47 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: SCIENCE SHOTLIST: 1. various of launch center 2. various of Chandrayaan-3, landing on lunar surface STORYLINE: India's Moon Mission-3, or Chandrayaan-3, landed on the lunar surface at around 18:04 (1234 GMT) on Wednesday, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said. India became the fourth country in the world to land a spacecraft on the moon, after the former Soviet Union, the United States, and China. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated the country's scientific community and its people on the achievement. The mission was launched on July 14. The lander module, comprising the Vikram lander and the Pragyan rover, separated from the spacecraft on Aug. 17. Xinhua News Agency correspondent reporting from New Delhi. (XHTV)

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Indian space agency launches PSLV-C56 carrying DS-SAR satellite, 6 others

STORY: Indian space agency launches PSLV-C56 carrying DS-SAR satellite, 6 others DATELINE: July 30, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:11 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of India gate 2. various of PSLV-C56's launching STORYLINE: The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) on Sunday successfully launched the PSLV-C56 carrying DS-SAR satellite, along with six other satellites, from a launch site in southern India, the ISRO said in a tweet. The DS-SAR satellite blasted off from the first launch-pad of Satish Dhawan Space Center (SDSC)-SHAR located at Sriharikota in India's southern state of Andhra Pradesh, said the space agency. It added the DS-SAR satellite was developed under a partnership between India, Singapore and ST Engineering, a multinational aerospace company. The satellite will be used to support the satellite imagery requirements of Singapore government departments, while ST Engineering will use it for multi-modal imagery and geospatial services for its commercial cust

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India launches Moon Mission-3

STORY: India launches Moon Mission-3 DATELINE: July 15, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:50 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: SCIENCE SHOTLIST: 1. the India gate 2. various of the Chandrayaan-3 STORYLINE: India launched its third moon mission, called Chandrayaan-3, on Friday on the Launch Vehicle Mark-3 rocket from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre located in the southern state Andhra Pradesh's Sriharikota area, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said. The propulsion module will be carrying the lander, named Vikram, and the rover, named Pragyan, till the 100-km lunar orbit. The moon mission will last nearly two months. The moon mission's objectives include developing and demonstrating new technologies required for interplanetary missions. The lander will have the capability to land at a specified lunar site and deploy the rover which will carry out chemical analysis of the lunar surface during the course of its mobility. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from New Delhi. (XHTV)

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Indian lunar mission's spacecraft put on launch vehicle

STORY: Indian lunar mission's spacecraft put on launch vehicle DATELINE: July 6, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:14 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of India gate 2. various of lunar mission's spacecraft assembling (VIDEO SOURCE: ISRO Official site) STORYLINE: The spacecraft of India's lunar mission "Chadrayaan-3" was integrated with its launch vehicle LMV3 on Wednesday, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said. The lunar mission is set to be launched later this month. This would be India's third lunar mission and the second attempt at soft-landing equipment on Moon's surface. The last lunar mission, launched in July 2019, failed as communication from the Lander to the ground stations was lost. The integration between the spacecraft and the launch vehicle was done at the Satish Dhawan Space Center in Sriharikota in the southern state of Andhra Pradesh. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from New Delhi. (XHTV)

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India launches next-gen navigational satellite

STORY: India launches next-gen navigational satellite DATELINE: May 30, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:31 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of India gate 2. various of launch of the GSLV-F12/NVS-01 STORYLINE: The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) on Monday successfully launched a second-generation navigation satellite NVS-01, officials said. The navigational satellite weighing about 2,232 kg was launched on board an expendable Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle rocket from Satish Dhawan Space Center in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh state. According to the ISRO, NVS-01 is the country's first second-generation satellite envisaged for the Navigation with Indian Constellation services (NavIC). Officials said an indigenous atomic clock was flown in NVS-01 for the first time. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from New Delhi. (XHTV)

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INDIA-ANDHRA PRADESH-SRIHARIKOTA-NAVIGATIONAL SATELLITE-LAUNCH

(230529) -- SRIHARIKOTA, May 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- The second-generation navigation satellite NVS-01 is launched on board an expendable Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle rocket from Satish Dhawan Space Center in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh state, India, on May 29, 2023. The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) on Monday successfully launched a second-generation navigation satellite NVS-01, officials said. (UNI via Xinhua)

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INDIA-ANDHRA PRADESH-SRIHARIKOTA-NAVIGATIONAL SATELLITE-LAUNCH

(230529) -- SRIHARIKOTA, May 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- The second-generation navigation satellite NVS-01 is launched on board an expendable Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle rocket from Satish Dhawan Space Center in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh state, India, on May 29, 2023. The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) on Monday successfully launched a second-generation navigation satellite NVS-01, officials said. (UNI via Xinhua)

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Indian rocket places 36 satellites into orbits

STORY: Indian rocket places 36 satellites into orbits DATELINE: Oct. 23, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:57 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the launch (courtesy of ISRO) STORYLINE: Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) early Sunday successfully launched 36 satellites using its heaviest rocket LVM3, officials said. The satellites were launched from Satish Dhawan Space Center (SDSC) in Sriharikota, off the Bay of Bengal coast located in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh at 12:07 a.m. local time. "LVM3 M2/OneWeb India-1 mission is completed successfully. All the 36 satellites have been placed into intended orbits," ISRO said in a brief statement. According to ISRO, the LVM3-M2 mission is a dedicated commercial mission for a foreign customer OneWeb, through New Space India Limited (NSIL). Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from New Delhi. (XHTV)

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India's space body says newly-launched small satellites "no longer usable"

STORY: India's space body says newly-launched small satellites "no longer usable" DATELINE: Aug. 8, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:13 LOCATION: New Delhi CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of India gate 2. various of SSLV-D1/EOS-02 Mission (courtesy of Indian Space Research Organization) STORYLINE: The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) on Sunday said the two small satellites launched earlier in the day are "no longer usable." The Earth Observation Satellite (EOS-02) and the AzadiSAT (Independence Satellite) developed by school students, were put into orbit, but the "orbit achieved was less than expected," said the ISRO. The AzadiSAT is a CubeSat developed by 750 girl students to mark the 75th anniversary of India's independence on Aug. 15, according to media reports. "AzadiSAT is an 8U CubeSat weighing around 8 kilograms. It carried 75 different payloads each weighing around 50 grams and conducting femto-experiments. Girl students from rural regions across the country were provided guidance to build

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INDIA-BANGALORE-HUMAN SPACE FLIGHT EXPO

(220722) -- BANGALORE, July 22, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People look at a rocket model at the Human Space Flight Expo organised by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) at the Jawaharlal Nehru Planetarium, in Bangalore, India, July, 22, 2022. (Str/Xinhua)

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INDIA-BANGALORE-HUMAN SPACE FLIGHT EXPO

(220722) -- BANGALORE, July 22, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People look at space equipment models at the Human Space Flight Expo organised by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) at the Jawaharlal Nehru Planetarium, in Bangalore, India, July, 22, 2022. (Str/Xinhua)