INSAT-4CR's orbit raised

Space scientists on Monday raised the orbit of INSAT-4CR to 2983 km by remotely firing thrust motor on-board the satellite that was launched successfully on Sunday. "The first orbit raising......

Insat-3A placed in geo-stationary orbit

The Master Control Facility of the Indian Space Research Organisation on Monday placed the Insat-3A in geo-stationary orbit at a distance of 860km perigee and 36,000km apogee from the earth.In the......

INSAT-4A placed in intermediate orbit

The first critical orbit-raising manoeuvre on INSAT-4A, India's most advanced and powerful communication satellite successfully launched onboard an Ariane vehicle from the spaceport of Kourou in......

GSAT-2 orbit raised to 34,000km

The second orbit raising operation ofGSAT-2, the experimental communication satellite placed in space on Thursday by the country's own Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle, GSLV-D2, was......