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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...

Gaganyaan mission: Indian astronauts to start training in Russia next week The Rs 10,000-crore ambitious project is expected to be launched in 2022 Current Affairs :The four space travelers shortlisted for the Gaganyaan venture, India’s originally kept an eye on space crucial, get preparing in Russia for 11 months, Union Minister Jitendra Singh said on Wednesday. In an announcement, Singh, who is the Minister of State for Atomic Energy and Space, said their preparation in Russia will begin from the third seven day stretch of January. “Following 11 months of preparing in Russia, the space travelers will get module-explicit preparing in India. In that, they will be prepared in team and administration module structured by Isro, figure out how to work it, work around it and do reenactments,” the announcement read. The Rs 10,000-crore goal-oriented undertaking is relied upon to be propelled in 2022, the time of the 75th commemoration of India’s Independence. India’s heavi...