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ISRO to launch geo imaging satellite GISAT-1 on March 5 from Sriharikota GISAT-1 will facilitate near real-time observation of the Indian subcontinent, under cloud-free conditions Current Affairs :The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) on Wednesday said that GSLV-F10 will dispatch geo imaging satellite, GISAT-1, from Satish Dhawan Space Center in Sriharikota on March 5. The dispatch is planned to happen at 5.43 pm. “Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV-F10) will dispatch geo imaging satellite (GISAT-1) from the subsequent platform of the SDSC SHAR, Sriharikota. The dispatch is probably booked at 1743 Hrs IST on March 05, 2020, subject to climate conditions,” ISRO said. Weighing around 2,275 kg, GISAT-1 is a best in class lithe Earth perception satellite that will be put in a ‘geosynchronous exchange circle’ by GSLV-F10. Therefore, the satellite will arrive at the last geostationary circle utilizing its locally available drive framework. A four meter...

Govt may set up new rocket launch pad near Kulasekarapattinam in Tamil Nadu Govt may set up new rocket launch pad near Kulasekarapattinam in Tamil Nadu Current Affairs News :Government is wanting to set up another rocket platform in Tamil Nadu. Right now, the Indian Space Research association (Isro) has two platforms at Sriharikotta, Andhra Pradesh. The advancement goes ahead the background of expanding dispatches from India, both for local and worldwide clients. Association Minister of State (Independent Charge) Development of North-Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh in composed answer to an inquiry in Rajya Sabha on Thursday stated, “Government has proposition to set up rocket take off platform close Kulasekarapattinam in the territory of Tamil Nadu”. While the pastor didn’t expand on the utilization and Isro authorities couldn’t be come to quickly, the new platform is planned to be uti...

Chandrayaan-2 begins 48-day journey to the Moon amid anxiety and euphoria President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Isro and its scientists on this feat Current Affairs :- The temperament was euphoric on Monday at the mission control room of the Indian Space Research Organization’s (Isro’s) Satish Dhawan Space Center (SDSC) in Sriharikota. At 2.43 pm the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle-Mk III (GSLV-Mk III), conveying the 3.8-ton Chandrayaan-2 shuttle, lifted off from its launchpad. GSLV-Mk III cost Rs 375 crore and Chandrayaan-2 Rs 603 crore. After a specialized tangle prematurely ending the departure on July 15, the space office prevailing with regards to putting the satellite on the ideal circle, or a superior circle, as the initial step of its 48-day adventure to the moon’s unexplored south post, around 384,000 km away. President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi saluted Isro and its researchers on this accompl...