Apogee

The Indian Space Research Organisation has successfully tested the Gaganyaan Service Module Propulsion System (SMPS) at ISRO Propulsion Complex (IPRC) at Mahendragiri in Tamil Nadu.

The Indian Space Research Organisation has successfully performed the second orbit-raising manoeuvre (Earth-bound apogee firing) of the Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft.

A full moon during perigee will appear 14 per cent larger and 30 per cent brighter than a full moon during apogee.

Coming this Friday night: the spookiest full moon in 13 years. This Friday the 13th full moon is the first since January 2006. But this full moon, most commonly known as the harvest moon, will appear much smaller than most. That's because the moon will be at apogee, or the farthest point in its roughly four-week orbit.

Moon lander Vikram is scheduled for a powered-descent between 1am and 2am on September 7.

ISRO said the first of its scheduled three orbit raising operations was successfully carried out by firing the liquid apogee motor on board the satellite.

Tonight at 9.35pm IST, the moon will be near its apogee - the farthest point in its orbit around the earth.

For the first time in decades, sky-watchers around the world are witnessing a double spectacle today of a swollen 'supermoon' bathed in the blood-red light of a total eclipse. The total 'supermoon' lunar eclipse, also known as a 'blood moon' is one that appears bigger and brighter than usual as it reaches the point in its orbit that is closest to E...

GSAT-16's Liquid Apogee Motor (LAM) was fired for 6081 seconds and consumed 877.6 kg of propellant, to raise its orbit.

The 440 Newton Liquid Apogee Motor (LAM) engine now in an idle mode on the Mars Orbiter Mission for 300 days will be fired for about four seconds

The manoeuvre started at 2:10 am today and raised the spacecraft's apogee from 40,186 kilometres to 71,636 kilometres.

Stargazers will witness the smallest and faintest full moon of this year as the celestial body reaches the farthest position from the earth tomorrow. Tomorrow's full moon will appear around 12.5 per cent smaller and its light intensity 20 per cent lesser as compared to normal full moon.

The Indian Space Research Organisation has successfully tested the Gaganyaan Service Module Propulsion System (SMPS) at ISRO Propulsion Complex (IPRC) at Mahendragiri in Tamil Nadu.

The Indian Space Research Organisation has successfully performed the second orbit-raising manoeuvre (Earth-bound apogee firing) of the Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft.

A full moon during perigee will appear 14 per cent larger and 30 per cent brighter than a full moon during apogee.

Coming this Friday night: the spookiest full moon in 13 years. This Friday the 13th full moon is the first since January 2006. But this full moon, most commonly known as the harvest moon, will appear much smaller than most. That's because the moon will be at apogee, or the farthest point in its roughly four-week orbit.

Moon lander Vikram is scheduled for a powered-descent between 1am and 2am on September 7.

ISRO said the first of its scheduled three orbit raising operations was successfully carried out by firing the liquid apogee motor on board the satellite.

Tonight at 9.35pm IST, the moon will be near its apogee - the farthest point in its orbit around the earth.

For the first time in decades, sky-watchers around the world are witnessing a double spectacle today of a swollen 'supermoon' bathed in the blood-red light of a total eclipse. The total 'supermoon' lunar eclipse, also known as a 'blood moon' is one that appears bigger and brighter than usual as it reaches the point in its orbit that is closest to E...

GSAT-16's Liquid Apogee Motor (LAM) was fired for 6081 seconds and consumed 877.6 kg of propellant, to raise its orbit.

The 440 Newton Liquid Apogee Motor (LAM) engine now in an idle mode on the Mars Orbiter Mission for 300 days will be fired for about four seconds

The manoeuvre started at 2:10 am today and raised the spacecraft's apogee from 40,186 kilometres to 71,636 kilometres.

Stargazers will witness the smallest and faintest full moon of this year as the celestial body reaches the farthest position from the earth tomorrow. Tomorrow's full moon will appear around 12.5 per cent smaller and its light intensity 20 per cent lesser as compared to normal full moon.