India to launch five rockets in 2013 including mission Mars

PR N° 122013 - The second flight of ESA's newest launch vehicle has been completed from Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. Two Earth observation satellites, ESA's Proba-V and Vietnam's VNREDSat‑1A, were released into different orbits, ...

Ahead of its crucial and long-awaited launch in July or August, fully indigenous satellite launch vehicle GSLV-D5 is being readied to be shifted to the Sriharikota launch port by May 15, according...

A country that can launch a 229-tonne rocket with seven international satellites into space does not need to import trucks, howitzers or helicopters, says Claude Arpi, who was present at the PSLV launch in Sriharikota on Monday. In recent months India has been a depressing country to observe. One scam follows another; the latest being the chopper scam for the procurement of 12 AW101 helicopters from the Anglo-Italian firm Agusta-Westland. Choppergate is the symptom of a deeper malady; ...

India's first military satellite which will be used for the Navy's telecommunication needs will be launched this year.

Chennai, Feb 23: The 59-hour countdown for the February 25 launch of Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle to put into orbit seven satellites, including Indo-French spacecraft SARAL, commenced at 6.56 AM today at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in the spaceport of ...

Indias workhorse space launch vehicle PSLV-C20 on Monday successfully placed Indo-French satellite Saral and six smaller ones in orbit. The launch, witnessed by President Pranab Mukherjee, was delayed five minutes to avoid collision with space debris. The ...

A 300-member task force from the state is back after the successful launch of polar satellite launch vehicle (PSLV) C-20, which placed Indo-French satellite Saral and six other satellites on space, from the Sriharikota launch pad on February 25.

It is almost nineteen years since Indias Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) made its first successful flight. On Monday, this trusty rocket, with a distinctive configuration involving solid and liquid propulsion in its core stages, maintained its richly ...

India's polar satellite launch vehicle continued with its success streak today, launching Indo-French satellite Saral and six other satellites.