India to get new 'eye in the sky' courtesy ISRO

Military use apart, the new satellite would be useful for urban and rural applications, coastal land use and regulation, utility management and various related applications. Remember the ‘eye......

President lauds ISRO

President A P J Abdul Kalam on Thursday congratulated the Indian Space Research Organisation scientists for the successful launch of CARTOSAT-1 and HAMSAT satellites.ISRO's Polar Satellite Launch......

First Look: PSLV ready for launch

The 44-metre Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle-C6 is ready for launch at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota, about 110 km from Chennai.The launch is scheduledfor 1019 IST on May 5 from a......

PSLV places satellites in orbit

India's remote sensing satellite CARTOSAT-1 was on Thursday successfully placed in orbit, 18 minutes after the PSLV-C6 carrying it lifted off from Sriharikota.Thirty seconds later, the PSLV-C6......