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Vega-C Rocket Successfully Returns to Flight with Sentinel-1C Launch After 2022 Failure
The Vega-C rocket has successfully resumed operations, launching the Copernicus Sentinel-1C Earth-observation satellite. After a failure in 2022, Vega-C’s design was updated, allowing it to complete this mission. Sentinel-1C will work alongside Sentinel-1A to enhance Earth’s monitoring capabilities. The launch took place from the Guiana Space C...
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India's GSAT-24 Satellite Launched Onboard Ariane 5 Rocket, Entire Capacity Leased to Tata Play
NewSpace India Limited (NSIL) launched GSAT-24 in its first "demand-driven" communication satellite mission post space sector reforms, leasing the entire capacity on board to Direct-to-Home (DTH) service provider Tata Play.
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India to Launch GSAT-30 Communication Satellite on January 17
India will launch a heavy communication satellite Gsat-30 on January 17 from Kourou space centre in French Guiana on board an Ariane-5 rocket of the European Space Agency (Arianespace), ISRO chief K. Sivan said on Wednesday.
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Ariane 5 Satellites In Orbit Despite Earlier 'Lost Contact'
"Both satellites were confirmed separated, acquired and they are on orbit," Arianespace said in an updated statement after the lift-off from the Kourou Space Centre in French Guiana.
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France, India Charting New Orbit To Jointly Explore Mars, Venus
With Mangalyaan already an orbiter, putting a lander on Mars would be an interesting prospect and France is ready to work with India on it, says the chief of French Space Agency.
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'Hello Earth': Comet Probe Philae Wakes Up
The European space probe Philae woke up overnight after a months-long sleep as it hurtled towards towards the Sun on the back of a comet, the French space chief said today.
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A 'Naav pe Charcha' as PM Modi Begins 3-Day Visit to France
A boat ride on the Seine river dubbed the "naav pe charcha" will be a highlight of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to France on the first leg of his three-nation tour. PM Modi arrived in Paris late last night and will hold talks with French President Francois Hollande and business leaders.
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Countdown for ISRO's PSLV C23 Begins at Sriharikota
The 49-hour countdown for launch of ISRO's PSLV C23 carrying a French Earth observation satellite along with four others from Singapore, Canada and Germany on June 30, commenced at the spaceport of Sriharikota today.
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Countdown begins for India's 100th space mission
The countdown for the 100th mission of the Indian space agency, slated for September 9, began today at the Sriharikota satellite launch centre in Andhra Pradesh, around 80 km from Chennai. Carrying French and Japanese satellites, an Indian rocket - Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) - will blast off at 9.51 am on Sunday.
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Vega-C Rocket Successfully Returns to Flight with Sentinel-1C Launch After 2022 Failure
The Vega-C rocket has successfully resumed operations, launching the Copernicus Sentinel-1C Earth-observation satellite. After a failure in 2022, Vega-C’s design was updated, allowing it to complete this mission. Sentinel-1C will work alongside Sentinel-1A to enhance Earth’s monitoring capabilities. The launch took place from the Guiana Space C...
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India's GSAT-24 Satellite Launched Onboard Ariane 5 Rocket, Entire Capacity Leased to Tata Play
NewSpace India Limited (NSIL) launched GSAT-24 in its first "demand-driven" communication satellite mission post space sector reforms, leasing the entire capacity on board to Direct-to-Home (DTH) service provider Tata Play.
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India to Launch GSAT-30 Communication Satellite on January 17
India will launch a heavy communication satellite Gsat-30 on January 17 from Kourou space centre in French Guiana on board an Ariane-5 rocket of the European Space Agency (Arianespace), ISRO chief K. Sivan said on Wednesday.
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Ariane 5 Satellites In Orbit Despite Earlier 'Lost Contact'
"Both satellites were confirmed separated, acquired and they are on orbit," Arianespace said in an updated statement after the lift-off from the Kourou Space Centre in French Guiana.
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France, India Charting New Orbit To Jointly Explore Mars, Venus
With Mangalyaan already an orbiter, putting a lander on Mars would be an interesting prospect and France is ready to work with India on it, says the chief of French Space Agency.
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'Hello Earth': Comet Probe Philae Wakes Up
The European space probe Philae woke up overnight after a months-long sleep as it hurtled towards towards the Sun on the back of a comet, the French space chief said today.
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A 'Naav pe Charcha' as PM Modi Begins 3-Day Visit to France
A boat ride on the Seine river dubbed the "naav pe charcha" will be a highlight of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to France on the first leg of his three-nation tour. PM Modi arrived in Paris late last night and will hold talks with French President Francois Hollande and business leaders.
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Countdown for ISRO's PSLV C23 Begins at Sriharikota
The 49-hour countdown for launch of ISRO's PSLV C23 carrying a French Earth observation satellite along with four others from Singapore, Canada and Germany on June 30, commenced at the spaceport of Sriharikota today.
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Countdown begins for India's 100th space mission
The countdown for the 100th mission of the Indian space agency, slated for September 9, began today at the Sriharikota satellite launch centre in Andhra Pradesh, around 80 km from Chennai. Carrying French and Japanese satellites, an Indian rocket - Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) - will blast off at 9.51 am on Sunday.
