Satellite
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Pakistan gives cold response to SAARC satellite project
India | Jun 07, 2015, 10:49 AM ISTNew Delhi: Pakistan's ‘cold response' to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ambitious SAARC satellite project has prompted India to go ahead with consultations with other member states of the regional grouping without Islamabad's participation.“All SAARC countries
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India to launch heavy satellite by December next year
India | Apr 29, 2015, 02:44 PM ISTNew Delhi: With the successful testing of indigenous cryogenic engine, India has attained the capability of putting heavy satellites in orbit and the first one is expected to be launched by December next year, government
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India to launch fourth navigation satellite March 9
India | Mar 02, 2015, 02:23 PM ISTChennai: India will move closer to its own satellite navigation system with the launch of its fourth satellite tentatively slated for March 9, a senior official of the Indian space agency said on Monday."The launch
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NASA launches deep space solar monitoring satellite
World | Feb 12, 2015, 02:32 PM ISTWashington: The US space agency has launched a new mission called the Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR) to monitor solar activity in deep space.Launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40
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In a first, ISRO to launch Google's skybox satellite for GPS maps
India | Feb 11, 2015, 12:03 PM ISTNew Delhi: ISRO is all set to launch Google's Sky Box Imaging satellite for GPS maps this year.The satellite will be launched from its spaceport at Sriharikota.According to a report published in The Asian Age,
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Satellite sees hot spot of methane in US Southwest
World | Oct 10, 2014, 07:33 AM ISTWashington: A surprising hot spot of the potent global-warming gas methane hovers over part of the southwestern U.S., according to satellite data.That result hints that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and other agencies considerably underestimate
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Develop SAARC satellite to benefit neighbours: Narendra Modi
India | Jun 30, 2014, 05:07 PM ISTSriharikota (Andhra Pradesh): Prime Minister Narendra Modi Monday called for developing a SAARC satellite that can be "dedicated to our neighbourhood as a gift from India".Following the successful launch of five foreign satellites by an
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Google buying satellite maker Skybox for $500M
Jun 12, 2014, 04:47 PM ISTSan Francisco: Google is buying Skybox Imaging in a deal that could serve as a launching pad for the Internet company to send its own fleet of satellites to take aerial pictures and provide online
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Indian navigation satellite's orbit raised
Apr 05, 2014, 10:29 PM ISTChennai: The Indian space agency Saturday raised further the orbit of its second navigation satellite by around 4,200 km by firing the space craft's onboard motor for around seven minutes, said a senior official.“The satellite's
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ISRO examining business model for industries in satellite, rocket production
Apr 04, 2014, 09:45 PM ISTSriharikota (Andhra Pradesh): The Indian space agency is working at preparing a business model to partner with industries - public and private - so that they have a higher level of participation in the space
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ISRO: After GSLV launch, PSLV C24 with IRNSS-1B likely in March
India | Jan 05, 2014, 06:55 PM ISTChennai: Even as ISRO is gearing up for the launch of GSLV D5 from Sriharikota tomorrow, preparations are on for launch of the PSLV C24 carrying IRNSS-1B, which is likely in March. "The integration process
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Narendra Modi to woo Indian Americans via satellite
National | Sep 18, 2013, 02:09 PM ISTWashington: Denied a US visa for years, Narendra Modi, the Bharatiya Janata party's newly-anointed prime ministerial candidate, is all set to woo Indian diaspora via satellite video ahead of the 2014 parliamentary poll.The Gujarat chief
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Indian 'military' satellite put into earth's orbit
India | Sep 03, 2013, 11:05 PM ISTBangalore: India's first 'military' satellite was on Wednesday put into the geosynchronous orbit, about 36,000 km above the earth, five days after it was launched Aug 30 onboard an European rocket from Kourou in French
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India's first defence satellite all set for launch
India | Aug 29, 2013, 01:04 PM ISTBangalore: India's maritime security will get a fresh impetus as the stage is now set for the launch of an exclusive home-built satellite for the Navy by European space consortium Arianespace from Kourou spaceport in
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NASA, ISRO in talks for developing satellite jointly
India | Jul 29, 2013, 06:25 PM ISTBangalore, July 29: US space agency NASA and India's premier space agency ISRO are in talks for jointly building a satellite for the first time."Now, there is a feasibility study going on whether we can
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India to send Mars orbiter spacecraft: ISRO chairman
India | Jan 24, 2013, 04:18 PM ISTBhubaneswar, Jan 24: Describing prospects of India's space programme as exciting and challenging, ISRO Chairman Dr K Radhakrishnan on Wednesday said the country's next venture would be the Mars orbiter mission while the first navigation
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Satellite data shows warming of Great Barrier Reef
World | Sep 26, 2012, 06:25 PM ISTSydney, Sep 26: Clear evidence of major changes taking place in the Great Barrier Reef, off Australia, have emerged, based on satellite measurements of sea surface temperatures.The changes have big implications for the future management
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GSAT-10 to be launched on Sept 29
India | Sep 22, 2012, 05:26 PM ISTBangalore, Sept 22: India's communication satellite GSAT-10, slated to be launched early today, will now be launched on September 29 following a technical problem on board Ariane 5 launcher from the spaceport of Kourou in
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North Korea Says It Will Launch Long-Range Rocket
World | Mar 16, 2012, 10:26 AM ISTPyongyang (North Korea), Mar 16: North Korea announced Friday it plans to launch a long-range rocket mounted with a satellite next month, a surprise move that comes weeks after it agreed to nuclear concessions including