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launch vehicle news

PSLV-C62 to carry ‘Anvesha' satellite in ISRO's first space launch of 2026

Sriharikota, Jan 11 (ANI): Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) schedules PSLV-C62/EOS-N1 Mission to launch on January 12 from the first launch pad of the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at 10:17 a.m., on Sunday. (@isro X/ANI Photo)
Updated on Jan 12, 2026 03:02 pm IST

ISRO's PSLV-XL to launch Europe's Proba-3 mission for solar studies | Date, time

Sriharikota: The PSLV-C59/PROBA-3 Mission, the 61st flight of PSLV and the 26th using PSLV-XL configuration, is set to carry ESA's Proba-3 satellites into a highly elliptical orbit.
Published on Dec 03, 2024 11:34 am IST

Gaganyaan TV-D1 test successful after initial glitch

Isro’s maiden Test Vehicle Flight TV-D1 (Twitter/@DrJitendraSingh)
Published on Oct 21, 2023 12:29 pm IST

Chandrayaan-2: ISRO performs first orbit raising manoeuvre

India’s heaviest launch vehicle, the GSLV Mark III, placed the Chandrayaan-2 in a 169.7km x 45,475 km after launch.
Updated on Jul 25, 2019 06:09 am IST

‘Technical snags rectified’, says ISRO chief ahead of Chandrayaan-2 launch

ISRO Chairman K Sivan said Chandrayaan-2 is now ready for lift-off.
Updated on Jul 22, 2019 01:50 pm IST

Chandrayaan-2 launch aborted at eleventh hour

A view of the Chandrayaan-2 on board GSLVMkIII-M1 at Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Nellore district, Saturday, July 13, 2019.
Updated on Jul 16, 2019 12:01 am IST

On track for the moon mission

Chandrayaan 2 is a 978-crore mission, which comprises an orbiter and a lander with a rover that is designed to soft-land between two lunar craters in the south pole of the moon to study the topography, seismography and chemical and mineral composition of lunar rocks
Updated on Jul 15, 2019 08:16 pm IST

ISRO gets a viewing gallery, museum to follow

Phase-1 of visitors’ gallery, with 5000 capacity, will go live at SDSC in Sriharikota on March 31.
Updated on Aug 12, 2019 12:44 pm IST

ISRO launches student-made satellite Kalamsat named after Abdul Kalam

The PSLV with two strap-on configuration was identified for this mission and the configuration is designated as PSLV-DL.
Updated on Jan 25, 2019 07:39 am IST

ISRO to launch PSLV-C44 just before midnight today

The PSLV with two strap-on configuration has been identified for this mission and the configuration is designated as PSLV-DL. PSLV-C44 is the first mission of PSLV-DL and is a new variant of PSLV.
Updated on Jan 24, 2019 10:04 pm IST

ISRO to today launch pollution-monitoring satellite, 30 others

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will launch an earth observation satellite, along with 30 micro and nano satellites of eight other countries, on Thursday at 09:58 am. The 16-hour countdown began on Wednesday evening.
Updated on Nov 29, 2018 10:22 am IST

Isro moves closer to human spaceflight with new satellite launch

People look on as ISRO’s communication satellite GSAT-29, on board the eosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV-mark III-D2), launches in Sriharikota.
Updated on Nov 15, 2018 08:18 am IST

ISRO working on smaller launch vehicles to carry satellites up to 700 kg

The small launch vehicle will be different from the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV), ISRO’s trusted workhorse, and should take only 72 hours for integration.
Updated on Sept 06, 2018 06:18 pm IST

ISRO conducts first escape test for India’s manned mision to space

ISRO said the five-hour countdown was smooth. The crew escape system along with the simulated crew module with a mass of 12.6 tonne, lifted off at 7 am at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh.
Updated on Jul 05, 2018 10:46 pm IST