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ISRO’s ASTROSAT launch: India reaches for the stars

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Barely a year has passed since its first interplanetary mission, Mangalyaan, entered the orbit of Mars, and ISRO has crossed yet another important milestone. The ASTROSAT, launched this morning, is India’s first attempt at setting up an observatory in space, a place from where it can study cosmological phenomena. ASTROSAT, which is carrying five payloads, […]

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India’s first dedicated space observatory launched successfully

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Astrosat, India’s first dedicated space observatory, was launched on Monday at 10 AM from the spaceport of Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh. It is aimed at studying celestial objects. PSLV-C30 carrying Astrosat along with six other co-passengers, one satellite each from Indonesia and Canada, and four nanosatellites from the US. Mission Readiness Review (MRR) committee and

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