India gets its first private launchpad and control centre
2 years ago

India gets its first private launchpad and control centre

Live Mint  

The Indian Space Research Organization on Monday unveiled the first privately designed and operated rocket launchpad and mission control centre in India. The facility, unveiled by S. Somanath, chairman of Isro and secretary Department of Space, is designed and will be fully operated by homegrown space startup Agnikul Cosmos, Isro confirmed in a statement. The launchpad and mission control centre, located in Isro’s Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, is expected to host its first rocket launch in the coming weeks by Agnikul itself. “The first exclusive launch pad for a private launch vehicle has come up at Satish Dhawan Space Centre.

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Video: Moment Isro's PSLV-XL lifted off with Proba-3 to space
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Video: Moment Isro's PSLV-XL lifted off with Proba-3 to space

India Today  

The Indian Space Research Organisation achieved another milestone by successfully launching the European Space Agency’s Proba-3 mission on December 5, 2024, at 4:04 PM IST from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota. WATCH ISRO'S PSLV-XL LAUNCHES WITH PROBA-3 TO SPACE VIDEO | ISRO's PSLV-C59 rocket carrying European Space Agency's Proba-3 mission launched from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota. …

India's First Analog Space Mission: Exploring Life Beyond Earth in Leh
1 month, 3 weeks ago

India's First Analog Space Mission: Exploring Life Beyond Earth in Leh

Live Mint  

India's first analog space mission has been launched in Leh, Ladakh. The mission aims to simulate conditions similar to those on Mars and the Moon while considering Ladakh's extreme climate and geographical terrain. The mission aims to save time, money and manpower by mimicking a similar environment on Earth before investing in space.

Chennai space startup Agnikul successfully launches country’s 2nd privately built rocket
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Chennai space startup Agnikul successfully launches country’s 2nd privately built rocket

Hindustan Times  

Space start-up Agnikul Cosmos successfully launched the world’s first rocket with a single-piece 3D-printed engine from their own launch pad, ‘Dhanush’, at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota on Thursday. Chennai-based private space technology startup Agnikul Cosmos successfully test-launched the Agnibaan rocket powered by the world's first single-piece 3D printed semi-cryogenic engine from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre SHAR, …

ISRO hails Agnikul Cosmos for successful launch of Agnibaan rocket, PM Modi terms it 'remarkable feat'
6 months, 3 weeks ago

ISRO hails Agnikul Cosmos for successful launch of Agnibaan rocket, PM Modi terms it 'remarkable feat'

India TV News  

The Indian Space Research Organisation on Thursday announced a significant milestone for private space ventures in India as Agnikul Cosmos successfully launched its Agnibaan rocket. The Agnibaan rocket's journey was not without challenges as Agnikul Cosmos initially attempted to launch the Suborbital Technology Demonstrator test flight two days prior. "The successful launch of Agnibaan rocket powered by world’s first single-piece …

ISRO’s role in India’s private space sector boom | Explained
8 months, 3 weeks ago

ISRO’s role in India’s private space sector boom | Explained

The Hindu  

April 03, 2024 12:53 pm | Updated 02:56 pm IST The story so far: As the Indian Space Research Organisation forays further into space with missions to the sun and the moon, with space telescopes, landers, and astronauts, the nation’s space sector is also expanding beyond ISRO. While production of launch vehicles, satellites, spacecrafts, and boosters was mainly handled by …

Tamil Nadu creates history with India’s second privately developed rocket
9 months ago

Tamil Nadu creates history with India’s second privately developed rocket

The Hindu  

Tamil Nadu will witness history when one of its space start-ups launches its first rocket on March 22. The Chennai headquartered space start-up Agnikul Cosmos Private Limited will be launching its first rocket Agnibaan Sub Orbital Technology Demonstrator from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, in Andhra Pradesh’s Sriharikota. Commenting on the launch, Mr. Chakravarthy, co-founder and advisor, Agnikul Cosmos, and …

Internet celebrates as Isro touches new milestone with Aditya-L1 mission
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Internet celebrates as Isro touches new milestone with Aditya-L1 mission

India Today  

Social media platforms have been abuzz with excitement following the announcement of the Aditya-L1 mission's success. After a journey spanning over 125 days and covering a distance of approximately 1.5 million kilometers, the Aditya-L1 mission has achieved a significant milestone in space exploration. Launched on September 2, 2023, from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, Aditya-L1 is India's first …

Second spaceport of ISRO to be set up in Tamil Nadu
1 year, 2 months ago

Second spaceport of ISRO to be set up in Tamil Nadu

The Hindu  

October 10, 2023 04:59 pm | Updated 05:00 pm IST - Bengaluru The second spaceport of Indian Space Research Organisation, which will be dedicated exclusively for Small Satellite Launch Vehicles developed by the private sector, will come up in about two years at Kulasekarapattinam in Thoothukudi district of Tamil Nadu. On October 10, Dr. Pawan Goenka, chairman, Indian National Space …

Isro turns its gaze to the sun: 2 Sept, 10 mins to noon
1 year, 3 months ago

Isro turns its gaze to the sun: 2 Sept, 10 mins to noon

Live Mint  

After making a successful moon landing last week, the Indian Space Research Organization on Monday said the launch of its mission to study the sun, called Aditya-L1, is set for 2 September. Aditya-L1, India’s first solar mission, will seek to study solar characteristics, their impact on the earth and the overall space weather from a vantage point. In September 2015, …

Agnikul Cosmos begins integrating rocket on India's first private launchpad
1 year, 4 months ago

Agnikul Cosmos begins integrating rocket on India's first private launchpad

India Today  

Agnikul Cosmos, a space-tech startup incubated at IIT-Madras, has taken a significant step towards its maiden controlled sub-orbital flight. The company began integrating its launch vehicle, Agnibaan SOrTeD on August 15, with its private launchpad at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre SHAR in Sriharikota. The integration process was marked by an official unveiling of the Agnibaan SOrTeD launch vehicle at …

DC Edit | ISRO spot on in launches
1 year, 4 months ago

DC Edit | ISRO spot on in launches

Deccan Chronicle  

Indian Space Research Organisation launched its proven Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle rocket carrying 7 Singaporean satellites from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota and placed them in intended orbits. The fact that the launch created only polite applause of satisfaction in those involved in the work of satellite launches rather than ripples of excitement across the space community is …

ISRO launches PSLV-C56 rocket carrying 7 Singaporean satellites from Sriharikota
1 year, 4 months ago

ISRO launches PSLV-C56 rocket carrying 7 Singaporean satellites from Sriharikota

Hindustan Times  

The Indian Space Research Organisation on Sunday successfully launched its PSLV-C56 rocket carrying seven Singaporean satellites from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota. Indian Space Research Organisation on Sunday successfully launched its PSLV-C56 rocket “The mission is successfully accomplished. “PSLV-C56 carrying seven satellites including the primary satellite DS-SAR and 6 co-passenger satellites have been successfully placed in the right orbit,” …

Startups are powering India's space odyssey 2.0
1 year, 11 months ago

Startups are powering India's space odyssey 2.0

Live Mint  

CHENNAI : Dhruva Space founder Sanjay Nekkanti’s obsession with satellites began early. “India’s share in the $440 billion global space market is just 2%," says Goenka. “Over 100 companies have come up in this sector and in 2022 they raised as much as $110 million, which is more than what private space players had raised cumulatively till 2021," says Goenka. …

India’s first private space launchpad, Agnikul, is set to give the aerospace industry a major boost
2 years ago

India’s first private space launchpad, Agnikul, is set to give the aerospace industry a major boost

Firstpost  

The Agnikul launchpad and the Agnikul mission control centre are the two parts of the privately built launch facility and has been built inside ISRO’s campus at Sriharikota. India’s aviation and aeronautics sector, along with the space research sector, got a major boost as the country’s first private space vehicle launchpad was declared operational recently. Along with the state-of-the-art launchpad, …

New ‘Prarambh’: The successful launch of Vikram-S, India’s first private rocket, and its significance
2 years, 1 month ago

New ‘Prarambh’: The successful launch of Vikram-S, India’s first private rocket, and its significance

Firstpost  

Hyderabad-based Skyroot Aerospace launched India’s first privately made rocket, Vikram-S on a suborbital flight, from ISRO’s Sriharikota launchpad amid cheers and applause. India’s first private space mission, named Prarambh, by Hyderabad-based Skyroot Aerospace was launched from Indian Space Research Organisation’s Satish Dhawan Launch Centre at Sriharikota. Keep watching https://t.co/p2DOuRFiIA#Prarambh #OpeningSpaceForAll pic.twitter.com/jm4u6mJhsL — Skyroot Aerospace November 18, 2022 The mission sees …

ISRO Launches India's First Privately Developed Rocket, Vikram-S, As Part Of Prarambh Mission
2 years, 1 month ago

ISRO Launches India's First Privately Developed Rocket, Vikram-S, As Part Of Prarambh Mission

ABP News  

The Indian Space Research Organisation launched India's first privately developed launch vehicle, Vikram-S, on Friday, November 18, as part of the Prarambh mission. According to Skyroot Aerospace, the mission will help test and validate the majority of the technologies in the Vikram series of orbital-class space launch vehicles. Since Prarambh is successfully launched, Skyroot Aerospace has become the first private …

India's first privately built rocket, Vikram-S, launched by ISRO
2 years, 1 month ago

India's first privately built rocket, Vikram-S, launched by ISRO

Hindustan Times  

India's first privately built rocket - Vikram-suborbital - was launched by the ISRO on Friday. Sriharikota: India's first private rocket Vikram-S built by Skyroot Aerospace lifts off from a launch pad in Sriharikota, Friday, Nov. 18, 2022. Earlier this week, union minister Jitendra Singh tweeted: "Following PM @narendramodi's decision to open Space sector for private participation, India all set to …

India successfully launches Vikram-S, first privately made rocket
2 years, 1 month ago

India successfully launches Vikram-S, first privately made rocket

Al Jazeera  

The Indian government has been pushing to develop a private space industry to complement its state-run space programme. India has successfully launched its first privately developed rocket, a milestone in the country’s effort to create a commercial space industry and to compete on cost. “I am happy to announce the successful completion of Mission Prarambh, the beginning,” Pawan Goenka, who …

India's first private rocket Vikram-S, carrying 3 payloads, lifts off from Sriharikota | WATCH
2 years, 1 month ago

India's first private rocket Vikram-S, carrying 3 payloads, lifts off from Sriharikota | WATCH

India TV News  

India's first private rocket: The country's first privately made rocket Vikram-S was launched by the Indian Space Research Organisation from its spaceport, about 115 km from Chennai. "I am happy to announce the successful completion of Mission Prarambh - the beginning of Skyroot Aerospace," said Pawan Kumar Goenka, Chairman of INSPACe. Developed by four-year-old startup Skyroot Aerospace, today's event marks …

ISRO to launch country’s first privately built rocket today
2 years, 1 month ago

ISRO to launch country’s first privately built rocket today

Hindustan Times  

The Indian Space Research Organisation is set to launch country’s first rocket built by a private company on Friday. Sriharikota: India's first private rocket Vikram-S developed by Skyroot Aerospace ahead of its lift-off, at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota. This is also significant in increasing the presence of private players in the space sector or the country,” said …

Skyroot Aerospace To Launch India First Privately Developed Rocket Vikram S On November 18 IST All You Need To Know Prarambh Maiden Mission First In Indian Private Space Sector
2 years, 1 month ago

Skyroot Aerospace To Launch India First Privately Developed Rocket Vikram S On November 18 IST All You Need To Know Prarambh Maiden Mission First In Indian Private Space Sector

ABP News  

Hyderabad-based India space-tech startup Skyroot Aerospace will launch India's first privately developed launch vehicle on November 18, as part of the firm's maiden mission, Prarambh. Vikram-S, India's first privately developed launch vehicle According to Skyroot Aerospace, the mission will help test and validate the majority of the technologies in the Vikram series of orbital-class space launch vehicles. If Prarambh is …

Mission Prarambh: India to launch its first private rocket, Vikram-S, on 15 Nov
2 years, 1 month ago

Mission Prarambh: India to launch its first private rocket, Vikram-S, on 15 Nov

Live Mint  

A move that will provide a favourable environment to private players in the space sector, India's first privately developed rocket, Vikram-S, is all set to launch from the Indian Space Research Organisation's launchpad at Sriharikota on Tuesday. Vikram S is India's first private rocket developed by a Hyderabad-based startup Skyroot Aerospace. Apart from being the nation's first private launch, it …

In a first, ISRO supplies rocket system to support a private launch vehicle
2 years, 1 month ago

In a first, ISRO supplies rocket system to support a private launch vehicle

Deccan Chronicle  

Bengaluru: The Indian Space Research Orgnisation has for the first time supplied a rocket system to support a private launch vehicle built in the country. Chennai-based space technology startup Agnikul Cosmos received its first flight termination system on November 7 from ISRO, with the support of IN-SPACe, a single-window autonomous government agency to promote, permit, and oversee private sector space-based …

ISRO supplies rocket system to support private launch vehicle
2 years, 1 month ago

ISRO supplies rocket system to support private launch vehicle

Live Mint  

For the first time the Indian Space Research Orgnisation has supplied a rocket system to support a private launch vehicle built in the country. On November 7, Chennai-based space technology startup Agnikul Cosmos received its first flight termination system from ISRO, with the support of IN-SPACe, a single-window autonomous government agency to promote, permit, and oversee private sector space-based activities. …

Private rocket Vikram-S puts India’s space economy in a new-age orbit
2 years, 1 month ago

Private rocket Vikram-S puts India’s space economy in a new-age orbit

Live Mint  

With the expected launch of Vikram-S, a rocket that will put three microsatellites into space at an altitude of 120 km, India’s state-run space programme will evolve into a proper space economy with private sector participation. Skyroot is far from the first private sector company to be part of India’s space programme, but it would be the first company to …

ISRO tests rocket engine of Indian space start-up
2 years, 1 month ago

ISRO tests rocket engine of Indian space start-up

Deccan Chronicle  

NELLORE: Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, the lead centre of Indian Space Research Organisation for development of launch vehicles, has facilitated hot testing of a rocket engine developed by an Indian space start-up. The centre successfully conducted the 15-second hot test of Agnilet Engine for Agnikul Cosmos on November 4, 2022 at its Vertical Test Facility of Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching …

India's first privately developed rocket, Vikram-S, gets ready to be launched between November 12-16
2 years, 1 month ago

India's first privately developed rocket, Vikram-S, gets ready to be launched between November 12-16

Firstpost  

The Vikram-S rocket, in its maiden space mission named Prarambh, will carry three customer payloads to the Low Earth Orbit, and will launch from ISRO’s launchpad at Sriharikota The preparation for the launch of India’s first privately developed rocket, named the Vikram-S, is currently underway at the ISRO launchpad in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh. Developed by Skyroot Aerospace, the rocket’s mission …

Prarambh Vikram S Maiden Mission Of Skyroot Aerospace To Launch India's First Privately Developed Rocket Between November 12 And 16
2 years, 1 month ago

Prarambh Vikram S Maiden Mission Of Skyroot Aerospace To Launch India's First Privately Developed Rocket Between November 12 And 16

ABP News  

Hyderabad-based Indian space-tech startup Skyroot Aerospace is set to launch India's first privately developed rocket between November 12 and 16, as part of the firm's maiden mission, called Prarambh. The mission is also a first for the Indian private space sector, Skyroot Aerospace announced on Twitter Tuesday. Naga Bharath Daka, Chief Operating Officer of Skyroot Aerospace, said in a statement …

India's first private rocket to be launched between November 12-16
2 years, 1 month ago

India's first private rocket to be launched between November 12-16

The Hindu  

India's first privately developed rocket — Vikram-S — is set for a launch between November 12 and 16, Hyderabad-based space startup Skyroot Aerospace announced on Tuesday. The maiden mission of Skyroot Aerospace, named 'Prarambh', will carry three customer payloads and is set for launch from Indian Space Research Organisation's launchpad at Sriharikota. “The Vikram-S rocket is a single-stage sub-orbital launch …

Hyderabad-based startup to launch India\'s first private rocket between Nov 12-16
2 years, 1 month ago

Hyderabad-based startup to launch India\'s first private rocket between Nov 12-16

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Hyderabad-based spacetech start-up Skyroot Aerospace is poised to create history by launching India’s first privately developed rocket — Vikram-S — from the launchpad of the India Space Research Organisation in Sriharikota. Skyroot Aerospace had signed a memorandum of understanding with Isro after the space sector was recently opened to facilitate private sector participation. “We are proud to announce our …

India’s first private rocket launch soon
2 years, 1 month ago

India’s first private rocket launch soon

Live Mint  

Hyderabad-based private space startup, Skyroot Aerospace, is set to launch India’s first private rocket between 12 and 16 November from the Indian Space Research Organisation’s Sriharikota launchpad. Skyroot Aerospace, which has so far raised $68 million, is India’s most funded private space startup, and among the first companies to locally build fully 3D-printed rocket engines — successfully testing the same …

Agnikul Cosmos opens India’s first private rocket engine factory in Chennai
2 years, 5 months ago

Agnikul Cosmos opens India’s first private rocket engine factory in Chennai

Live Mint  

Homegrown space startup, Agnikul Cosmos, the country’s first private factory dedicated to building rocket engines in Chennai on Wednesday, inaugurated by N Chandrasekaran, chairman, Tata Sons, and S Somanath, chairman of ISRO and secretary, department of space. “Since companies and organisations looking to launch satellites no longer have access to Russian facilities, and launching aboard heavy rockets could be expensive, …

ISRO set to launch 3 Singaporean satellites on indigenously developed PSLV-C53 rockets
2 years, 5 months ago

ISRO set to launch 3 Singaporean satellites on indigenously developed PSLV-C53 rockets

Firstpost  

ISRO and NSIL are all set to launch 3 satellites on behalf of Singapore, using the indigenously developed PSLV-C53 rockets. The Indian Space Research Organisation or ISRO is all set to launch three passenger satellites from Singapore in a big mission on June 30. The PSLV or Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle that ISRO will be using for the launch will …

India's first private spacecraft manufacturing facility launched in Bengaluru
2 years, 6 months ago

India's first private spacecraft manufacturing facility launched in Bengaluru

Hindustan Times  

Ananth Technologies Private Limited opened India's largest private spacecraft manufacturing facility in Bengaluru on Wednesday. In terms of infrastructure, the launch will make private spacecraft manufacturing in India easier. With four independent modules existing within the 15,000 sqm facility, four enormous spacecraft can be assembled, integrated and tested at the same time. The ISRO, in a statement, said that this …

ISRO lines up three new space missions
2 years, 11 months ago

ISRO lines up three new space missions

Deccan Chronicle  

Nellore: India’s space agency has said that three science missions are in the pipeline — a mission to the planet Venus, a twin-satellite experiment and a joint science mission with France. An unmanned launch is the first major step before the Big Daddy of them all: Gaganyaan, to launch Indian astronauts to space on an Indian rocket from an Indian …

A launch window for India as a space start-up hub
3 years ago

A launch window for India as a space start-up hub

The Hindu  

The great space race of the 20th century was kicked off by the Soviet Union’s launch of Sputnik in 1957. India, a very marginal player Last year, according to a report, the Government of India created a new organisation known as IN-SPACe which is a “single window nodal agency” established to boost the commercialisation of Indian space activities. A supplement …

Assembly of PSLV stopped to involve private sector in space missions
3 years, 1 month ago

Assembly of PSLV stopped to involve private sector in space missions

Deccan Chronicle  

Nellore: The assembly of the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, which is due to launch an earth observation satellite in the third quarter, has been stopped at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota range, according to reliable sources. On August 4, Union minister of state for space, Jithendra Singh had told Nama Nageswara Rao in Parliament that the PSLV rocket, numbered …

ISRO launches 19 satellites under new business unit
3 years, 9 months ago

ISRO launches 19 satellites under new business unit

Deccan Chronicle  

NELLORE: Entering the new-age of space commerce, the Indian Space Research Organisation on Sunday launched 19 satellites into space from Brazil, the USA and India with textbook precision in its first launch of the year. This was the first dedicated mission of Isro’s commercial arm NewSpace India Limited, a public sector unit set up under the department of space in …

Isro tests satellites developed by private sector for the first time
3 years, 10 months ago

Isro tests satellites developed by private sector for the first time

Hindustan Times  

Two satellites by Indian startups—SpaceKidz India and Pixxel —were tested at the UR Rao Satellite Centre of the Indian Space Research Organisation in Bengaluru. An independent body, Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre, was set up to not only to oversee the space activity of the private sector, but also to handhold and share Isro facilities. Just eight months …

In first mission in 2021, Isro to launch Brazilian, Indian startup satellite: All you need to know
3 years, 10 months ago

In first mission in 2021, Isro to launch Brazilian, Indian startup satellite: All you need to know

India Today  

India's space agency ISRO will launch Brazilian satellite Amazonia-1 and 20 other payloads, including one built by an Indian start-up on February 28. ISRO Chairman K Sivan had earlier described the upcoming mission as beginning of "new era of space reforms" and called it "special for us, special for the entire country". All you need to know about the PSLV-C51/Amazonia-1 …

India in Space This Month: First Private Indian Space Shuttle, ISRO Gaganyaan Delayed
4 years ago

India in Space This Month: First Private Indian Space Shuttle, ISRO Gaganyaan Delayed

News 18  

India is one of the major members of space missions around the world, with the Indian Space Research Organisation leading the nation to the pioneering Mangalyaan and Chandrayaan space missions already. The first pertains to India’s first private space startup agreement with ISRO, while the second affirms the impact that the coronavirus pandemic has had across industries as ISRO announced …

India's Nasa: Why privatisation of Isro is the right call
4 years, 6 months ago

India's Nasa: Why privatisation of Isro is the right call

India Today  

Space is vast and intriguing. IN-SPACe will work on the mechanism for Isro's engagement with industries and to meet demands of the private sector in space programmes. The announcement of opening up of India's space sector to private players does not mean that Isro did not have partnerships with private companies earlier. There has been a demand for greater involvement …

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