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ISRO to launch geo imaging satellite GISAT-1 on March 5 from Sriharikota

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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...

NASA declares end of Opportunity rover’s mission on Mars

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NASA declares end of Opportunity rover’s mission on Mars NASA has reported the finish of its  Opportunity  wanderer’s central goal, 15 years after its landing on Mars. The declaration was made on Wednesday at a question and answer session at the office’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, following NASA’s last endeavor to speak with the meanderer on Tuesday night which got no reaction, Xinhua announced. The meanderer keep going spoke with Earth on June 10, 2018, as a planet-wide residue storm covered the sun based fueled wanderer’s area on Mars. It has not been gotten notification from for eight months from that point forward. Opportunity  likely encountered a low-control blame, a mission clock blame and an up-misfortune clock blame, as per the mission group. Colleagues have endeavored to energize the meanderer from that point onward, and transmitted in excess of a thousand directions to reestablish contact. Be that as it may, no flag w...