Agnikul to launch Agnibaan rocket before 2022
Agnibaan is a two stage rocket with 100 kg payload capacity to orbits around 700 km high (low Earth orbits) and enables plug-and-play configuration.
Agnibaan is a two stage rocket with 100 kg payload capacity to orbits around 700 km high (low Earth orbits) and enables plug-and-play configuration.
Since 1999, India has launched 345 foreign satellites belonging to 36 countries using its Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) rocket.
The second orbital test flight will take the Gaganyaan crew capsule to a higher altitude and undergo a similar abort scenario to perfect the system.
ISRO has all the makings of emerging as a major satellite launch provider at competitive rates in the world.
The space agency has also launched nine satellites from customer nations.
The workhorse Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, on its 50th mission, PSLV-C48, is scheduled to lift off from the first launch pad at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota at 3:25 pm today, ISRO said.
The satellites would be launched by India's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, PSLV-C47 into a Sun Synchronous Orbit from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) SHAR at Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh.
On September 7, ISRO attempted a soft landing of Chandrayaan-2's lander Vikram on the unchartered lunar south pole, before losing contact.
On September 7, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) attempted a soft landing of Vikram on the uncharted lunar south pole, before losing communication with the lander.
Following, the Chandrayaan-2 setback, sports fraternity has come out to salute ISRO for its achievement and urged them to stay optimistic and come back stronger.
